Empire Recruitment is partnering with a long-established provider of specialist fire-protection and life-safety solutions. Our client delivers a comprehensive range of services, including the design, supply, installation and maintenance of electrical fire-safety systems used across commercial and residential construction projects.
Their capabilities span fire detection and alarm systems, suppression technologies, emergency lighting, life-safety equipment, ventilation-related safety systems and full regulatory compliance support. They work closely with developers, main contractors and building services teams to deliver fully integrated, project-specific safety solutions. As the business continues to grow nationwide, they are now seeking a Business Development Manager to strengthen their presence within Ireland’s construction and property-development markets.
The Business Development Manager will play a key role in expanding the company’s footprint across new commercial and residential developments. The successful candidate will:
• Have a minimum of 3 years sales and business development experience within electrical services to commercial clients at scale.
• Drive B2B sales to property developers, construction firms, main contractors, and electrical/M&E subcontractors.
• Generate and win new opportunities for fire-safety and electrical-related system installations in new-build projects.
• Build long-term relationships with key decision-makers including developers, consulting engineers, architects and project managers.
• Support tender submissions, proposals and technical quotations in collaboration with the engineering and project delivery teams.
• Attend site meetings, pre-construction discussions and client briefings to progress opportunities.
• Promote the benefits, compliance requirements and added value of integrated fire-protection and life-safety solutions.
• Achieve set sales targets and contribute to the growth of the company’s pipeline and order book.
• Provide market analysis on trends, competitor activity and emerging project opportunities.
• Strong background in electrical B2B sales, ideally selling into developers, construction companies, M&E contractors or building services consultancies.
• Proven success developing new business within the Irish construction or building-services sector.
• Good understanding of electrical installations, fire-safety systems or building-safety technologies (experience with alarms/detection/suppression is a strong advantage).
• Confidence discussing technical products and solutions with engineering teams, main contractors and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, self-driven sales approach with the ability to manage a long sales cycle.
• Willingness to travel nationally to meet clients and attend project-related meetings.
• Full clean driver’s licence.
Salary NEG: €50,000 basic + Commission - OTE €85,000
Benefits Include : company vehicle & pension
Empire Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a leading international transport company currently undertaking a major systems transformation project.
Our client is migrating from a legacy platform to a new integrated Transport, Compliance and Customer Management system. They are seeking an experienced IT Systems Super User to lead onboarding, project coordination, and the ongoing management, optimisation and continuous improvement of the new system across the organisation.
Project & Onboarding Management
• Lead the internal implementation and rollout of the new Transport Management System (TMS).
• Coordinate with external software providers and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and manage onboarding plans, timelines and training schedules.
• Oversee data migration from the legacy system, ensuring accuracy and integrity.
• Identify and mitigate implementation risks.
Systems Management & Super User Support
• Act as the primary Super User and subject matter expert.
• Provide ongoing user support and troubleshooting.
• Deliver structured training sessions across departments.
• Develop SOPs, user guides and best practice documentation.
• Monitor system usage and drive full adoption across teams.
Continuous Improvement
• Analyse workflows and identify opportunities to optimise system usage.
• Work with compliance and transport teams to enhance reporting and operational efficiency.
• Recommend and implement system upgrades, integrations and automation improvements.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to support management decision-making.
Compliance & Data Oversight
• Ensure the system supports transport compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
• Maintain data accuracy, security and reporting standards.
• Support audit preparation and compliance reporting functions.
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