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You will take ownership of your market - identifying and winning project opportunities across brownfield sites, engineering upgrades, piping design, process improvements and specialist technical project support - and build the kind of long-term client partnerships that turn into repeat work and preferred-supplier status.\nIt suits a commercially driven BD professional who has sold technical, engineering or project-based services into pharma, life sciences, manufacturing, EPCM or regulated industrial environments, and who wants real autonomy to build something.\nWhat you'll do\nIdentify, develop and win new project opportunities across Ireland and European markets - with a particular focus on brownfield works, site upgrades, modifications, piping design and process engineering support.\n\nBuild trusted relationships with decision-makers across Engineering, Projects, Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Facilities and senior management.\n\nDevelop strategic partnerships with EPCM organisations, engineering consultancies and project delivery partners to open doors on pharma and life sciences projects.\n\nOwn commercial engagement end to end - from opportunity and qualification through proposal, negotiation and handover - working with internal technical teams to shape viable solutions.\n\nTranslate technical customer requirements into commercially and technically sound proposals, quotations and presentations.\n\nGrow long-term accounts into repeat business, preferred-supplier status and ongoing project engagement.\n\nTrack market activity, customer investment plans and competitor movement to spot emerging opportunities early, and feed that intelligence back into growth strategy.\n\nMaintain an accurate pipeline and forecast, and represent the business at client meetings, industry events and trade shows.\n\nWork closely with engineering, design, project management and leadership teams to ensure smooth handover from win to delivery.\n\nRequirements\nSignificant business development / technical sales experience , typically 8+ years, in engineering, technical, project, construction, manufacturing, life sciences or regulated-industry services.\n\nA track record of project-based, relationship-led selling on long sales cycles - not transactional volume sales.\n\nIdeally, exposure to pharma, biotech, life sciences, EPCM, engineering consultancy or regulated manufacturing - and to piping design, process engineering, mechanical services or site-based engineering. 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