Automation Growth Lead – Smart Buildings & Data Centers

Primaire Consulting Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Primaire Consulting Ltd. is seeking an experienced Automation Business Development Manager to drive automation sales across the Southern UK, with a focus on Smart Building and Data Centre markets.

You will blend technical expertise with consultative sales, collaborating with customers, partners and internal teams to identify opportunities and deliver automation solutions across industry, infrastructure and building applications.

Qualifications

• Approximately five years' experience in automation sales or a similar role.
• Engineering background with automation focus preferred.
• Experience in building automation or data centres is advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing new and existing customer relationships across the territory.
• Identifying and converting new business opportunities.
• Providing technical pre-sales support to customers and business development teams.
• Meeting and exceeding agreed sales targets and KPIs.
• Supporting tenders, technical documentation and project bids.
• Conducting customer visits, presentations, seminars and exhibitions.
• Providing technical training and coaching to internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintaining a strong understanding of the automation market, competitors and available solutions.
• Supporting the development of Smart Building and Data Centre strategies and go-to-market initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with sales, applications, engineering, product management and customer support teams.

Skills

Automation sales

Client relationships

Pre-sales support

Negotiation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree / Level 5 qualification

Tools

BACnet

KNX

DALI

EtherCAT

PROFIBUS

PROFINET

Modbus

Job description

Primaire Consulting Ltd. is seeking an experienced Automation Business Development Manager to drive automation sales across the Southern UK, with a focus on Smart Building and Data Centre markets.

You will blend technical expertise with consultative sales, collaborating with customers, partners and internal teams to identify opportunities and deliver automation solutions across industry, infrastructure and building applications.