SOCOTEC’s Environment and Safety team provides expert environmental, health and safety consultancy and compliance services that help organisations manage risk, protect people and safeguard the environment. Our services include environmental monitoring and consultancy, water safety and hygiene solutions with Legionella risk assessments and water system management, fire safety consultancy and inspections, occupational hygiene assessments and workplace exposure monitoring, and specialist advisory support on regulatory and sustainability challenges. We use industry-leading tools and science-based approaches to deliver accurate data, practical guidance and innovative solutions that ensure compliance with UK legislation, minimise environmental impact and create healthier, safer workplaces for clients
What's in it for you?
Your expertise deserves recognition. Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday (with the option to buy more), an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition programmes, family-friendly support, exclusive retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, and an enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK & Ireland are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.
Are you interested in driving business growth and securing new opportunities? This could be your opportunity to excel as a Business Development Manager, playing a vital role in supporting SOCOTEC's continued success and expanding its environmental and occupational services offering across Ireland.
As SOCOTEC continues to grow, we are looking for a dedicated Business Development Manager to lead the development of our environmental and occupational services offering. This includes Occupational Hygiene, Water Hygiene, Asbestos, Noise Monitoring and Environmental Consultancy, complementing the company’s established Stack Emissions service based in Naas, Ireland. The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying new markets, developing customer relationships and creating new commercial opportunities across these service lines.
The role will focus on securing profitable new contracts and ad hoc work to achieve annual sales targets through proactive business development, building strong relationships with both new and existing customers, leading competitive tender submissions and maximising reactive sales opportunities. You will work closely with Operations Managers, Directors and the wider sales team to identify and secure larger SOCOTEC-wide opportunities, while collaborating with the existing Stack Emissions team in Naas to maximise cross-selling opportunities and provide customers with a comprehensive, joined-up service offering.
Through a strong commercial focus and close collaboration across the business, you will help establish and expand SOCOTEC’s environmental and occupational services proposition in Ireland, supporting the delivery of sustainable, long-term growth.
The tasks you will undertake will include (but are not limited to):
To be a successful Business Development Manager, you should be able to demonstrate:
Why SOCOTEC?
Join a thriving community of over 2,000 industry professionals who are passionate about making a real difference. At SOCOTEC UK, we're not just delivering services - we're shaping the future of testing, inspection, and certification across the nation.
What sets us apart? Our people. We've built our reputation on attracting exceptional talent like you and empowering them to deliver excellence at every turn. Our comprehensive range of TIC services means you'll have the opportunity to work on diverse, challenging projects that truly matter.
In this role, you won't just be another employee - you'll be a key player in our continued success story. Your expertise will directly contribute to our mission of building a safer, more sustainable world, while you grow your career alongside some of the industry's finest professionals.
Build a traditional career path or explore opportunities across multiple disciplines - all within SOCOTEC. Your choice, your direction.
Local, national, or global projects. Office-based, remote, or hybrid. We offer the flexibility that empowers you to perform at your best.
From day one, you'll have access to comprehensive training, mentorship, and development programs. We support every step of your professional journey. #YouGrowWeGrow
Think you've got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.
Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.
SOCOTEC UK is a network of industry-leading experts we empower ambitious businesses at every stage of the asset lifecycle.
With 2,000 team members, working with over 5,000 companies, everything we do is for the benefit of our clients, who to us become partnered with our entire group.
Whether we’re carrying out a one-off inspection or playing our part in creating a city’s most inspiring spaces, our clients trust our people’s extensive expertise and integrity. Whether in the field, in the lab, on-site or in the courtroom, our advice is built on a foundation of substance.
From testing, inspection and compliance to technical expertise, real estate and risk management, all our services come with a focus on technological innovation and sustainable delivery. We distil and share the most complex data in ways which are accessible and ready to action.
SOCOTEC UK is grounded in real-lived expertise, and proud of our team’s tenure, who often start on-site or in-lab and grow with our business.
For us, integrity means reports backed by people on the ground, legal advice backed by the largest testing facilities in Europe, and a team committed to problem-solving, delivering world-class projects accurately and safely, day in, day out.
