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SGS’s Industries and Environment services help businesses ensure safety, sustainability, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and consulting—supporting sectors from manufacturing to infrastructure and environmental management.
Job Description- Job Title - Environmental Business Development Executive
- Job Type - Permanent
- Location - Field Based UK - UK wide travel expected
- Hours - 37.5 per week - Monday to Friday
- Salary - Competitive base with Sales Performance Bonus
- Industry - Environmental
- To identify and develop new profitable revenue business opportunities, assist in marketing activities, identifying and engaging new customers for the SGS Environmental division
- Selling Climate Change Solutions - specifically GHG accounting and verification
- Completing full lifecycle of sales, from presentations, tender processes, contract negotiations
- This is a revenue focused, business development, field sales role with targets
The ideal candidate for this role is someone who has experience in business development or high level account management within a technical service field, whilst delivering customer service excellence
Essential:
- Degree qualified in Environmental Sciences or similar discipline
- Project management experience
- Proven sales background hitting targets
- Full clean driving license for use in the UK
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
- Company car or car allowance (subject to eligibility criteria)
- Performance related sales bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover (immediate access)
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
- Discounted Gym Membership
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Skills Required
- Degree in Environmental Sciences or similar discipline
- Project management experience
- Proven sales background with a track record of hitting targets
- Full clean UK driving licence
- Experience in business development or high-level account management within a technical service field
- Knowledge and experience selling climate change solutions, specifically GHG accounting and verification
- Ability to manage full sales lifecycle including presentations, tender processes, and contract negotiations
SGS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SGS and has not been reviewed or approved by SGS.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is part of the U.S. package and is generally viewed as adequate even if not standout. Company information also underscores healthcare coverage as a standard element of the offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) is commonly included in the U.S., and group disclosures reference post‑employment benefit plans in select regions. These components provide a baseline of retirement security beyond core pay.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Annual incentive/bonus structures are part of the compensation mix and cited positively in some regions and roles. Punctual pay is also highlighted as a plus.
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