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This is an exciting opportunity for sales professionals who thrive in a consultative sales environment and enjoy developing new opportunities, securing complex projects, and creating long-term customer partnerships.\nRole Purpose:\nReporting to the UKI Head of Sales, the Business Development Manager is responsible for winning new logos and project-based assessment work across priority markets. This is a growth-critical role focused on market entry, opportunity creation, and converting complex projects into long-term client relationships.\nKey Responsibilities:\nIdentify, target, and secure new logo clients, with a strong focus on project-based opportunities\nDevelop and execute proactive business development strategies to penetrate this customer segment\nOwn the full sales lifecycle from lead generation through qualification, bid submission, negotiation, and contract award\nBuild senior-level relationships with key stakeholders within target organisations\nLead and contribute to strategic bids and tenders, shaping technical scope, commercial strategy, and value propositions\nCollaborate with internal technical, operations, and delivery teams to ensure proposals are competitive, deliverable, and margin-aligned\nMaintain a robust new business pipeline with accurate forecasting and reporting\nMeet and exceed monthly, quarterly and annual revenue targets\nMaintain CRM hygiene, forecast accurately, and contribute to sales reporting\nRepresent the business at industry events, conferences, and client workshops\nWhat You’ll Bring:\nProven success in winning new logo business and securing assessment-led projects\nStrong technical and commercial understanding\nExperience selling into complex industrial/technical engineering, automation, F&B or Energy & Renewables organisations\nDemonstrable ability to originate and close high-value, project-based opportunities\nConfidence presenting technical and commercial solutions to senior & executive stakeholders\nExperience managing bids, tenders, and proposals, with a strong grasp of pricing strategy and margin control\nWho are LRQA?\nLRQA is a leading global assurance partner, combining deep industry expertise with innovative solutions to help organizations manage risk, improve performance, and drive sustainable growth.\nOperating in over 50 countries with a team of 2,500+ professionals, we support more than 60,000 clients worldwide through assurance, certification, cybersecurity, inspection, and training services. Our purpose is simple: to help businesses build a safer, more secure, and more sustainable future.\nWhat We Offer\nJoin a global team where your expertise is valued and your development is supported. We offer a collaborative work environment, clear career progression into Senior BDM or Strategic Accounts, flexible working arrangements where applicable, a competitive salary aligned with the market with uncapped commission and a comprehensive benefits package.\nAt LRQA, we belive that as a leading Global Leading Assurance and Risk Management Service provider, our talented people are our risk management advantage.\nWe belive the best outcomes come from diverse perspectives, shared ambition and working together with integrity. That's how we buid a workplace where everyone can contribute, grow and thrive.\nGuided by Vision and powered by Expertise, we're united by a shared purpose. If you're driven to make a difference, you'll belong here.\nAll rights reserved. Terms of use. 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