Element has an opportunity for a new Business Development Associate to represent our Warringtonfire business. In this role you will be an inside seller, responsible for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with a defined group of clients and prospects. This is a great time to join us - leading, global player within the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry.

Come join our growing team in 2026!

Our new Business Development Associate will expand business with dormant and existing accounts, responsible for 30-70 quotations per week. This is a customer-focused roles, assuring customer satisfaction while continuously and effectively interacting with our site General Manager as well as our Sales and our lab / technical teams.

• Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationships with key decision makers
• Identify current and future customer service requirements, driving to access the full potential of each opportunity
• Ensure timely follow up with customers and stakeholders
• Utilise our CRM to record activities
• Participate in regular pipeline reviews
• Achieve sales goals on a monthly and quarterly basis

• Business Development, Sales or Account Management experience is required
• Ability to produce weekly and monthly sales reports
• Strong communicator - with customers via phone and email
• Passionate about solving practical customer problems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Flexibility to represent the company at a broad range of events
• Comfortable managing multiple streams of work, ability to prioritise effectively and liaise with various stakeholders and customers at all levels
• Please note that some ad hoc overnight travel may be required

For more information on Element's BUILT division, check out our e- brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/7032c5bd-3645-4c48-86d4-b568d53de400

A little more on what we offer:

33 days annual holiday | 4 x Life Assurance | L&G Pension scheme | Element Academy L&D opportunities | Paid Volunteering opportunities | Cycle to Work Scheme | Free Onsite Refreshments | Colleague Resource Networks | Refer a Friend Bonus scheme | Perks At Work Discount Scheme

please email derek.grist@element.com

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.