Field Specialist- Mechanical Sales

Reliable Safety & Flow Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation in Houston, TX is seeking a Field Specialist- Mechanical Sales to drive demand and opportunities in the commercial mechanical construction market. You will educate customers, influence product selection, and support project pursuit.

This role requires deep knowledge of mechanical piping systems and PVF products, strong relationship-building skills, and willingness to travel 50–75% across the territory to grow the customer base and close high-value

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical construction, piping systems, fabrication, or related trades.
• Working knowledge of PVF products and commercial mechanical systems.
• Preferred: 5+ years outside sales experience and established industry relationships.

Responsibilities

• Jobsite demonstrations.
• Contractor training.
• Installation support.
• High value project execution.
• Quoting and bidding.
• Market development and market intelligence gathering.

Skills

Outside sales

PVF products

Piping systems

Engineering support

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CRM

Project tracking tools

Job description

Field Specialist- Mechanical Sales

Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation is looking for a Field Specialist- Mechanical Sales to cover our Houston, TX territory. The Mechanical Specialist is a highly adaptive, technically fluent sales professional responsible for creating demand and driving project opportunities within the commercial mechanical construction market. This individual serves as Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation’s field expert, supporting contractors through technical knowledge, installation expertise, relationship development, and project pursuit activities. The role is responsible for growing territory sales by educating customers, influencing product selection, supporting project execution, and identifying opportunities to expand Reliable Safety and Flow Corporation’s presence within the market.

Department: Sales

Location: Houston, TX

How You Will Help

Sales & Territory Management

• Develop and execute an annual territory business plan
• Build, maintain, and expand relationships with contractors and engineers
• Identify, qualify, prioritize, and advance project opportunities
• Manage a healthy sales pipeline using CRM and project tracking tools
• Develop account growth strategies for existing and prospective customers
• Utilize market intelligence to identify geographic growth opportunities.
• Forecast project opportunities
• Collaborate with the broader sales team to execute account and project strategies
• Customer & Market Focus: Acts as a trusted advisor, drives product adoption through education, and builds long-term partnerships.
• Performance & Ownership: Self-motivated, accountable, results-oriented, and proactive in territory growth.
• Professional Competencies: Technical curiosity, problem-solving, adaptability, resilience, collaboration, and professional presence.

What You Will Bring

• Required: Experience in mechanical construction, piping systems, fabrication, engineering support, or related trades; working knowledge of PVF products and commercial mechanical systems.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree, 5+ years outside sales experience, PVF/grooved systems/valve experience, estimating experience, and established industry relationships.
• Typical Responsibilities: Jobsite demonstrations, contractor training, installation support, High value project execution, quoting, bidding, market development, and market intelligence gathering.
• Technical & Product Knowledge: In-depth understanding of mechanical piping systems, PVF products, grooved joining systems, valves, hangers, press, threaded, and fabrication equipment. Knowledge of construction processes, fabrication operations, piping applications, competitive methods, industry standards, large project execution phases and areas of influence.
• Sales & Business Development: Solution selling, opportunity development, territory planning, pipeline management, CRM utilization, and strategic growth execution.
• Communication & Relationship Management: Strong presentation, training, customer education, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Travel: 50-75%