Sales Executive (Technical/Construction)

An established and market-leading specialist subcontractor operating within the leisure, wellness and aquatic construction sector is seeking a Sales Executive to support its continued growth across the UK and Ireland.This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual with a Sales background ideally linked to construction, engineering, built environment, looking to continue to develop their career in business development and project sales.Rather than focusing on direct sales alone, the role is centred around identifying opportunities, researching projects, building industry relationships and generating new business opportunities across the construction and leisure sectors.
Working closely with the UK management team, you will play a key role in identifying and developing future project opportunities across the UK and Ireland.Responsibilities will include:

• Researching schemes from planning and feasibility stages through to procurement and construction.
• Mapping key project stakeholders including local authorities, developers, architects, consultants, engineers and contractors.
• Building relationships with prospective clients and industry contacts.
• Monitoring planning applications, procurement frameworks and market activity.
• Conducting competitor and market research to identify new opportunities for growth.
• Generating introductions, meetings and qualified opportunities for the wider sales team.
• Supporting quotations, tenders, presentations and commercial proposals.
• Maintaining and developing the UK & Ireland sales pipeline and CRM database.
• Attending client meetings, exhibitions, conferences and industry events.
• Developing a strong network across the construction, leisure and built environment sectors.

About YouApplications are welcomed from individuals with experience in Business Development, Sales, Marketing ideally linked to Construction, Engineering, Architecture or the Built Environment.
The key is to have Sales /Business Development skills and to be able to understand or learn technical processes.
Why Apply?

• Opportunity to join a recognised specialist within a niche and growing market.
• Diverse role combining business development, project research and client engagement.
• Exposure to high-profile leisure, wellness and sports facility construction projects across the UK & Ireland.
• Excellent training and career development opportunities.
• Hybrid and home-based working model with autonomy and flexibility.
• Competitive salary, bonus structure, company car and benefits package.

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