Fire Protection Sales Professional

Viking Automatic Sprinkler Company; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401k with match

EPSP

Job summary

A leading fire protection firm in Lexington, KY is seeking a Fire Protection Professional to develop client relationships and craft tailored fire protection solutions. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years in fire sprinkler sales, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently. This role offers competitive benefits including PTO, medical, and a 401k plan with match.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in design or fire sprinkler sales required.
• Experience in commercial, residential, and industrial areas of the fire protection industry is preferred.
• NICET in Water-Based Layout preferred.
• Ability to work independently and with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; professional with leadership and customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop client relationships and craft tailored fire protection solutions.
• Review construction project drawings, project schedules, and specifications.
• Complete detailed take-off, estimate, and proposal based on construction documents.
• Perform hazard analysis and value engineering tasks for design/build projects.
• Perform hazard analysis and value engineering for design/build projects.
• Build and maintain an active proposal backlog aligned to sales plan.
• Maintain records of sales and bidding documents and statistics.
• Participate in project kickoff meetings to ensure success.
• Other duties as assigned to support business needs.

Skills

Relationship building

Technical expertise

Strong oral and written communication

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

Do you enjoy helping owners and end users understand their fire protection needs and becoming a trusted advisor? Are you a driven by doing things right by leveraging your technical expertise? Then we are interested in speaking with you.

Our Lexington, KY office is seeking a Fire Protection Professional who combines strong relationship-building with technical expertise. In this role you will proactively develop client relationships, craft tailored fire protection solutions, and guide projects from proposal through completion alongside a project team. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and take pride in delivering projects from start to finish, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships owners and General Contractors to increase out design build revenue
• Working with customers to define their needs and developing solutions that meet them.
• Reviewing construction project drawings, project schedules, and specifications
• Complete detailed take-off, estimate, and proposal based on construction documents
• Performing hazard analysis and value engineering tasks for design/build projects.
• Developing and maintaining an active proposal backlog that supports the established sales plan.
• Maintaining historical record of all sales and bidding documents/stats.
• Actively participate in project kick-off meetings to ensure project success
• Other duties as assigned and as the business needs adjust.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in design or fire sprinkler sales required
• NICET in Water Based Layout preferred
• Experience in commercial, residential, and industrial areas of the fire protection industry is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and with proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong oral and written communications skills; ability to professionally communicate with all levels of leadership, customers, and employees.
• Strong organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, ability to be resourceful and proactive when completing duties
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long-term disability, 401k with match, EPSP

EEO statement/Affirmative Action:

• Viking Fire Protection Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, disability, protected veteran status, age, sex, race, color, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Viking Fire Protection Group complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and qualified employees with disabilities. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Dan Broich.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.