Annual salary: up to £45,000.00 IRT Account Manager Remote or Hybrid office dependant on location Full Time role, starting salary of £45,000, with the potential increase of earnings of up to £54,500 after successful completion of your 6 month probation. Mears has made excellent progress in meeting the carbon reduction and sustainability agenda as a business. IRT part of the Mears group, supports our network of social housing and private sector clients with thermal imaging technology services which help diagnose issues and support decarbonisation plans. We are looking for an IRT Account Manager with Strong NEW business development skills. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and be at the forefront of building our capability to meet the needs of our clients and the business now and in the future. You will be able to provide support to our wide network of clients across the UK and Mears Group as an organisation. The purpose of this role is to position IRT as a leader in the sector, promoting capability, ambition and the positive impact our products and services have on our client’s journey to NetZero. The successful IRT Account Manager must have elevated NEW Business Development skills, be a strong salesperson, be able to communicate effectively and build strong relationships. Role Criteria The role requires the IRT Account Manager to work across the UK, supporting the Business Development & Improvement Manager in all sales and marketing activities for the development of our Thermal Imaging services. Your role will be to initiate, cultivate, and maintain excellent relationships amongst new clients, colleagues and new contacts and to work closely with the wider IRT team to enable successful project delivery, key account management and performance improvement in order to maintain a position as market leaders. Identifying opportunities for new client acquisitions Grow and maintain the business delivery targets Build & Manage relationships with clients. Create compelling content for internal & external audiences Clearly present and articulate to a wide variety of audiences Gather critical feedback from clients to ensure we diversify and continuously improving Implement a customer communications strategy for existing and new customers Conduct market and competitor research. Support IRT and contribute to wider new business development strategy. Our Pathway to Net Zero supports the UK Governments aim to achieve Net Zero by 2050 and sets out the step change we will implement to achieve our vision to become: Net Zero across Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 Net Zero across Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2045 Mears has made good progress in meeting the carbon reduction and sustainability agenda as a business. We recognise that there is more we need to do in terms of our capability to deliver our Net Zero aspirations as a Group and to support our network of clients in this area. Role Criteria: To be successful in this role you must hold the below: Extensive experience working within New Business Development. Good presentation skills. Proven track record managing customer/client contacts. Relevant experience working within energy efficiency, building surveying or building decarbonisation. Strong influencing skills. Ability to build effective relationships at all levels. Strong communicator at all levels – attentive listener. All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. Benefits Car Allowance Enhanced Pension Scheme Company Sick Pay Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more. Share saver scheme Eye test vouchers Employee Assistance Programme (Access to Free counselling service) Wellbeing service (Access to trained mental health & wellbeing advisors) Mears Annual Family Fun Day for you and your family to places like Blairdrummond Safari Park, M&Ds Themepark, fully paid for including lunch Mears Rewards - A performance recognition platform whereby you can be rewarded in high street vouchers Required Qualifications: Business Development Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk) If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way. At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all. We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers. In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply. We are the people behind the smile! At Mears we look for people who share our vision and values - to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. We are proud of our business and the opportunities we provide to colleagues working across the UK. Our Values - Customers / Innovation / Teamwork / Responsibility