KnowHireMatch

Business Development Manager

KnowHireMatch

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Senior Business Development Manager — Fire Protection (National)
  • We’re hiring a strategic Business Development leader to grow our national fire protection consulting business. You’ll sell and advise on engineering and life-safety services across the lifecycle — consulting, system design, testing & inspection, maintenance programs, and third-party certifications — while shaping go-to-market strategy and expanding our footprint with developers, REITs, architects and large property owners.

Requirements

  • Required
  • - Demonstrated track record growing services revenue in fire protection, life-safety, or related engineering services.
  • - Deep familiarity with fire protection codes, standards and industry stakeholders.
  • - Experience shaping proposals and pricing for consulting/design/testing programs.
  • - Proven ability to build and maintain strategic client relationships (developers, REITs, A/E, owners).
  • Nice to have
  • - Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or engineering background.
  • - Experience with third-party certification programs and recurring service revenue models.
  • - National accounts / multi-region rollout experience.
  • - Technical background in fire systems design, commissioning, or inspection.
Benefits
  • Why join
  • - Competitive benefits: medical/dental/vision + 401(k) with 5% employer match.
  • - Unlimited PTO (manager-approved), covered travel & business expenses.
  • - Support for training, certifications and PE licensure.
  • - Bonus opportunity and relocation support (as applicable).
  • - A high-visibility role on a growth team where your commercial and technical leadership will shape the future of fire protection services.
  • To apply, send your resume and a brief note describing a recent strategic win you led in fire protection or life-safety services.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
fire protectionlife-safety servicessystem designtestinginspectionmaintenance programsthird-party certificationsproposal shapingpricing strategiesfire systems design
Soft skills
strategic leadershipclient relationship managementcommunicationnegotiationbusiness development
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure