Business Development Consultant - Geospatial

Business Development Consultant - Geospatial, Cork (Hybird)

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking. Woolpert is an award‑winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting‑edge technology to deliver exceptional client value, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, we embrace progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth. 

As part of Woolpert, Murphy Geospatial – A Woolpert Company contributes deep geospatial expertise across Europe, supporting complex infrastructure, property, manufacturing, utilities, and natural‑environment projects through world‑class data capture, verification, and governance. 

Position Overview

Murphy Geospatial – A Woolpert Company is looking for a commercially minded Business Development Consultant – Geospatial to join our team in Cork.

This is a client-facing, commercially focused role for someone with experience in the surveying, geospatial, engineering, construction or infrastructure sectors who enjoys developing relationships, identifying opportunities and connecting client challenges with technical solutions.

You will work with both new and existing clients to understand their requirements, identify potential opportunities and develop commercially viable solutions in partnership with our technical and operational teams.

The role combines business development, relationship management and technical understanding. You'll be comfortable starting conversations with prospective clients, leading discovery meetings, shaping opportunities and contributing to proposals and commercial submissions.

What You Will Do

• Proactively identify and develop new business opportunities through prospecting, outbound engagement and client meetings.

• Build strong relationships with new and existing clients, becoming a trusted advisor on their geospatial requirements.

• Lead discovery conversations to understand client challenges, objectives and existing workflows.

• Translate technical requirements into practical, commercially viable geospatial solutions.

• Develop high-quality proposals, including scope, methodology, resources, pricing and value propositions.

• Work closely with sales, bid and project teams to progress opportunities from initial conversation through to delivery.

• Provide technical geospatial expertise and advice to clients and internal teams.

• Support project delivery with technical direction, troubleshooting and mentoring where required.

• Maintain awareness of developments within the geospatial industry, including emerging technologies and market trends.

• Support ongoing account development by identifying further opportunities to add value for clients.

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience in business development, sales or client-facing consultancy, with a proactive approach to developing new opportunities.
• Experience in geospatial, construction or a related industry, with strong technical knowledge.

• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to translate technical solutions into clear business value.

• Experience developing proposals and bids for complex projects.

• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.

• A proactive, organised and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage multiple opportunities and priorities.

• Fluency in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Applicants must have the existing right to work in Ireland.

Benefits You Will Love

At Murphy Geospatial – A Woolpert Company, you’ll join a collaborative and innovative team where your expertise makes a real impact. Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary with a comprehensive benefits package aligned to your experience

• Access to cutting‑edge geospatial technology and industry‑leading tools

• Flexible working options designed to support work–life balance

• Enhanced wellbeing support, including employee assistance initiatives

• Opportunities within a growing, globally connected organisation through our partnership with Woolpert

• Principal Programme: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.

• Performance‑related bonus scheme that rewards your contribution

• Fitness and Wellbeing reimbursement programme
  

Equal Employment Opportunity

Woolpert is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, and promote without regard to protected characteristics. For more information, see our EEO resources. 

Applicants requiring accommodation during recruitment may contact [email protected]

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