Key Account Manager - Real Estate

Make your mark at BRE!

We’re looking for an experienced Key Account Manager to join our Sales team, focusing on the UK and international Real Estate sector. This role is all about building, growing, and maximising high‑value client relationships - with a strong emphasis on winning business for the BREEAM family of products, while identifying cross‑sell opportunities across the wider BRE portfolio.

BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting‑edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science‑led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

• Competitive package, including a car allowance and uncapped commission structure.

You’ll work closely with our central Business Development team, playing a key role in delivering our sales strategy and driving sustainable commercial growth.

• Manage and grow a portfolio of key Real Estate accounts, driving revenue from existing clients.
• Lead client‑level Key Account Management, focusing on selling the BREEAM family of products and identifying cross‑sell opportunities across the wider BRE portfolio.
• Develop and execute account and sector strategies, including business planning and pipeline management.
• Generate new business through targeted prospecting, warm outreach, and collaboration with the Business Development and Marketing teams.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of high‑value opportunities to support current and future revenue targets.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to deliver coordinated sales activity, including events, campaigns, and client engagement initiatives.
• Monitor performance against sales targets and contribute to the delivery of the wider sales strategy.

• Proven success in a consultative sales or Key Account Management role, preferably within Real Estate or Construction.
• Experience selling to large organisations and engaging with C‑suite or senior stakeholders.
• Track record of growing accounts and achieving revenue targets.
• Strong relationship management skills and experience using CRM systems to manage pipelines.
• Structured and creative approach to sales planning, forecasting, and account development.
• Self‑motivated, goal‑driven, and able to manage time and priorities effectively.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Pension scheme – 5% employer‑matched contribution
• Life assurance – 4x your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity package

• Health Partners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
• Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at‑cost EV charging points

• Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform
• Professional membership reimbursement

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits

Hybrid – This role offers a mix of home and office working. You will need to be within commuting distance of our Watford office, as you will be expected to attend in person.

At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science‑led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world‑leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world‑class, innovative, science‑led and provide solutions.