Senior Director, Business Development - Midwest - Jensen Hughes

Company OverviewAt Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose + Principles and value our people.
Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939.
Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation.
As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -- we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.  Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.Job OverviewJensen Hughes has an exciting job opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Director, Business Development for our Midwest fire protection engineering business.  This is a hybrid position with regular days in the office to coordinate with operations staff and occasional travel for client meetings.
The candidate will ideally be based in a Midwest metropolitan area (e.g., Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Milwaukee).  The Senior Director will work with the Operations Leader and the Midwest team to strategically drive new proposals and orders for the full range of professional consulting services across the sub region.
Core services include Fire & Building Safety (FBS), Industrial & Process Safety (IPS), as well as fire protection design services.
The successful candidate will be a confident sales leader, with a client focused service-oriented attitude, both internally and externally, and report to the Vice President Business Development, North Region.ResponsibilitiesResponsible for developing new business for our Midwest fire protection consulting services.Collaborate with operations staff to identify opportunities and support/manage the proposal process.Maintain and track performance against established personal and sub-regional sales goals.Drive the sub-regional Business Development strategy in alignment with regional and national objectives.Participate in local marketing strategies, industry events, trade shows, etc.Requirements and QualificationsBachelor’s degree (or higher) from a four-year college or university5+ years demonstrated experience in engineering services and partnering with operations teams to drive orders and proposals for professional consulting services.Candidates with prior business development experience in engineering services or related professional services are highly desirable.A network of contacts with architectural engineering firms and end-users is a plus.Record of success demonstrated by over achievement of sales goals, awards, sales ranking, etc.Advanced communication and negotiation skills as well as proficiency with common office tools such as MS PowerPoint, MS Dynamics, Excel, CRM, etc.Ability to promptly engage with both prospects and clients via phone/email/video conferences/face to face meetings, and presentations. Ability to build and manage an expense budget.Willingness to travel up to 20% within North America.Engineering education or practice experience welcomed.#LI-KV1Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.The security of your personal data is important to us.
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