Business Development Executive – Inspection & Certification

Location: Dubai
Salary: Based on experience
Job Code: 368/001/574
Industry: Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC)

Job Brief:

We are seeking a Business Development Executive – Inspection & Certification to develop new business opportunities for third-party inspection, certification, and related compliance services.

The role will focus on identifying prospective clients, generating new accounts, understanding customers' inspection and certification requirements, and developing long-term business relationships across industrial and commercial sectors in the UAE.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop new business opportunities for third-party inspection, certification, and related compliance services.
  • Identify and approach prospective clients across construction, oil & gas, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, facilities management, marine, and other industrial sectors.
  • Generate new clients through cold calling, networking, referrals, site visits, and market research.
  • Understand customers' inspection and certification requirements and recommend appropriate services.
  • Promote the company's inspection and certification capabilities to new and existing clients.
  • Prepare quotations, proposals, and commercial offers and follow up with clients through to closure.
  • Build relationships with HSE, QA/QC, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Facilities, and Project departments.
  • Coordinate with inspectors, engineers, and internal technical teams to arrange inspections and certification services.
  • Develop repeat business and annual/periodic inspection contracts with existing clients.
  • Maintain an active pipeline and report on enquiries, quotations, client meetings, and sales conversions.
  • Monitor market requirements, upcoming projects, and competitor activities to identify potential business opportunities.

Products / Services:
The candidate will be responsible for business development of inspection and certification services, including:
  • Third-party industrial inspection
  • Lifting equipment inspection and certification
  • Lifting accessories inspection and certification
  • Crane, forklift, hoist, and related equipment inspection
  • Earth-moving equipment inspection
  • Pressure equipment inspection
  • Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
  • API inspection and inspector supply
  • Project QA/QC inspection services
  • Expediting and project inspection services
  • Pipeline inspection
  • Vehicle/equipment inspection
  • Product certification
  • ISO/management system certification and related compliance services

Job Requirements:

  • Minimum of 3 years of relevant business development/sales experience within inspection, certification, testing, or the wider TIC industry.
  • Strong preference for candidates who have previously sold third-party inspection and certification services.
  • Good knowledge of the UAE industrial, construction, and engineering market.
  • Understanding of lifting equipment, industrial inspection, certification, QA/QC, or related compliance services would be highly advantageous.
  • Proven ability to generate new accounts and build relationships with technical and commercial decision-makers.
  • Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and client relationship management skills.
  • Ability to understand technical requirements and coordinate with inspectors and engineering teams.
  • UAE market experience is preferred.
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