Business Development Specialist
Jensen Hughes
| Company | Jensen Hughes |
| Category | Sales |
| Location | New York |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Company Overview
Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk-based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.
Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most. For over 80 years, we have helped mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations. Through technology, expertise and industry-leading research, we remain dedicated to our purpose of making our world safe, secure and resilient.
At Jensen Hughes, we believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth starts with putting our people first. Our employees are our greatest strength, and we value the unique perspectives and talents they bring to our organization.
Our wide range of Global Employee Networks connect people from across the organization, supporting career development and providing forums for individuals to share experiences on topics they're passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.
Job Overview
Jensen Hughes is looking for a motivated and well-spoken Business Development Specialist to join our global sales team ideally from our New York NY office. The candidate will be responsible for Identifying and developing new leads/opportunities, communicating with clients, understanding their needs, connecting those needs to our services, and ensuring a smooth sales process. This candidate is expected to be able to retain long term relationships clients while expanding services, close sales, and meet sales targets.
Our goal is to hire a candidate that is eager to expand our service lines through existing clients, with new sales, and identify additional opportunities for global company wide growth. The candidate will make use of skills in communication and sales to highlight the advantages of our services in the existing market/s.
This position will be a base salary with opportunity for additional financial incentives following the onboarding and one (1) year tenure.
Responsibilities
Develop sales opportunities by exploring and identifying potential accounts, soliciting new accounts, building rapport, providing some technical information and explanations of our service, and preparing proposals
Communicating with Clients, making outbound calls to potential customers, and following up on leads/opportunities
Answering potential customers' questions and sending additional information as needed
Creating/maintaining relationships, while managing existing clients accounts, support retaining existing services for renewal, and identify value add for upselling additional services
Support the Business Development team with a general understanding of current pipeline and help the team move proposals through the pipeline and closing orders
Regularly maintaining sales data of current and potential customer, pipeline, orders, and projects/contracts up for renewal or phase II project work
Explaining and demonstrating services and how they meet the prospect/existing client’s needs, understand when to engage operations and subject matter experts to support the business development
Keeping up with industry standards and updates, as well as staying informed about competing firms as well as risks within existing clients
Proactive planning and support around support annual growth initiatives
Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and/or two (2) plus years’ experience as an Insi