Account Manager - Water

Celnor; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental solutions company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Account Manager / Water Business Development Manager to support its growth in water testing and inspection services. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in expanding the client portfolio, meet sales targets, and work collaboratively with internal teams. Key responsibilities include engaging clients, maintaining sales records, and closing contracts. The company offers a competitive salary, commission structure, and several employee benefits including a company vehicle, annual leave, and training opportunities.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

Commission on sales

25 days of annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday bonus after two years

Free on-site parking

Fully funded training and development

Office dog

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional sales, including cold calling and generating leads.
• Confident engaging customers via phone, email, and face-to-face.
• Ability to nurture long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective clients through inbound and outbound sales.
• Maintain accurate sales records within Salesforce.
• Negotiate contracts and close deals that deliver value.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Strong commercial mindset

Knowledge of the water sector

Proactive and resilient

Negotiation and persuasion skills

Self-motivated

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

We’re hiring: Account Manager / Water Business Development Manager

We’re seeking an experienced and driven Account Manager / Water Business Development Manager to support the growth of our water testing and inspection services. This role plays a key part in our expansion strategy, helping us deliver compliance, risk management, remedial works, and consultancy services to an expanding client portfolio. You’ll work towards clear targets with a competitive salary and commission structure.

About Us

Founded in 2011, Primary Water Solutions—part of the Celnor Group—are specialists in water hygiene and treatment. Backed by industry-leading experts in legionella management and compliance, we deliver consultancy, legionella risk assessments, water treatment, monitoring, and training across all aspects of water hygiene and legionella control.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and engage prospective clients through inbound and outbound sales, converting leads into long-term relationships
• Collaborate with our marketing team on targeted lead‑generation campaigns
• Follow up on inbound leads from PPC and online marketing activity
• Maintain accurate sales records within Salesforce to support forecasting and strategic planning
• Work with internal teams to prepare accurate pricing, proposals, and service information
• Negotiate contracts and successfully close deals that deliver value for both clients and the business
• Meet and exceed individual and team sales targets, with excellent opportunities for career progression

We’re looking for someone with exceptional communication skills, a strong commercial mindset, and solid knowledge of the water sector.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Ideally a member of WMSOC
• Proactive, resilient, and driven, with the ability to excel in a fast‑paced sales environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, confident engaging customers via phone, email, and face‑to‑face
• Excellent relationship‑building skills with the ability to nurture long‑term partnerships
• Experience in transactional sales, including cold calling and generating leads through market tools
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills, capable of identifying opportunities and closing deals
• Highly self‑motivated, able to work independently and within a collaborative team
• Confident IT user, including Microsoft Office
• Passionate about business development, sales, and the environmental/water sector, with a desire for continuous learning

Job Benefits

• Company Vehicle
• Commission on sales
• 25 days of annual leave including bank holidays, plus the option to buy additional
• Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support whenever you need
• £250 work birthday bonus after two years of service
• Free on‑site parking
• Fully funded training and development, supporting you to progress into new roles
• And yes — we even have an office dog to brighten your day!