Outside Sales Engineer-Commercial HVAC

Texas AirSystems; Fort Worth, Irving (TX, TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas AirSystems, with 500+ team members and seven Texas offices, seeks a proven Service Sales Executive to drive service solutions to building owners and management companies.

In this outside sales role, you will identify opportunities, present ROI-based proposals, negotiate terms, and expand multi-year service contracts while partnering with our service and sales teams to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field with 5+ years’ account management and leadership experience.
• HVAC, Mechanical Contracting, Engineering or Construction industry experience required.
• Excellent initiative and interpersonal communication with demonstrated influence.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, handle ambiguity and manage high-volume projects.
• Strong PC skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities with existing and new customers and assesses project needs to meet HVAC service requirements.
• Uses ROI selling to address customer objectives and asset management needs.
• Demonstrates technical expertise to develop credibility and trust.
• Builds partnerships with customers to steer service offerings.
• Understands customer business and speaks their language.
• Writes, presents and negotiates proposals; negotiates price, terms and conditions.
• Presents and negotiates proposals with customers.
• Creates competitive estimates, bids, proposals, and cost/benefit analyses.
• Manages multiple opportunities focusing on service contracts, turnkey projects and repairs.
• Sells, renews and expands renewable service agreements, including multi-year agreements.
• Coordinates with service and sales teams and keeps management informed.
• Provides weekly/monthly activity reports and annual forecasts.
• Willing to work outside normal hours.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Influence others

Account management

Project management

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related field

Job description

Texas AirSystems has been shaping the HVAC landscape in Texas for over four decades. With 500+ team members and seven offices statewide, we partner with over 60 leading manufacturers to deliver custom, high-performance solutions that stand the test of time.

Here, your work matters. You’ll be part of a team that values collaboration, rewards curiosity, and gives you the tools to keep growing. Whether you’re just getting started or looking for your next big challenge, this is a place where you can thrive and make a real impact.

The Opportunity

Seeking a proven Service Sales Executive with a demonstrated ability to navigate the existing building market and influence customers at multiple levels. Under minimal direction, this outside sales role is responsible for the sale of service solutions and products to targeted building owners and management companies.

Responsibilities

• Identifies potential opportunities with existing and new customers by determining project needs, constraints and responsibilities to meet the customer’s HVAC service requirements
• Use ROI selling strategies to address customer operational and environmental objectives, needs and asset management requirements
• Demonstrates technical expertise to develop credibility, loyalty, trust and commitment
• Builds partnering relationships with the customers and individuals responsible for the decision‑making process to steer the sale of service offerings
• Understands the customer's business and speaks their language
• Effectively writes, presents and communicates proposals. Negotiate value and close the sale
• Reviews, approves and presents the proposal, negotiates price, terms and conditions with customer
• Positively and credibly influences system / service solutions with customers. Frequently creates competitive, high quality and timely estimates, bids, proposals, and cost/benefit analysis
• Manages multiple, ongoing, opportunities focusing on selling service contracts, turnkey projects and repairs
• Sells, renews and expands renewable service agreements, including multi‑year agreements, to both new and existing customer
• Solicits support from and communicates effectively with the entire service and sales team and support staff
• Keeps management informed of progress and account status. Knows when to call for assistance from management and team members to keep the sales process moving
• Provides weekly / monthly account business activity reports and annual forecasts
• Flexibility to work outside normal work hours, as required

The Required Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or related field and 5+ years account management and leadership experience; or equivalent experience
• HVAC, Mechanical Contracting, Engineering or Construction industry experience a must
• Excellent initiative, and interpersonal communications skills and a demonstrated ability to influence others
• Ability to prioritize, multi‑task, deal with ambiguity and manage high volume projects
• Strong PC skills in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Other Skills/Abilities

Strategic Skills

Ability to learn new skills and knowledge. Ability to understand concepts and complexity comfortably. Open to change and will try anything to find solutions. Able to handle uncertainty and make decisions without knowing the whole story

Operating Skills

Ability to discern between tasks to determine how best to accomplish goals and organize task/people assignments to get results in a timely way. Ability to figure out processes and simplify them in order to maximize work flow.

Behavior Skills

Ability to manage people and situations when conflicts arise. Ability to seize opportunities with the drive to complete goals.

Personal and Interpersonal Skills

Ability to establish and grow relationships with customers through effective verbal and written communication. Dedicated to the needs of the customers, manufacturers and peers and has the patience to actively listen to all business partners. Able to solve problems and skillfully negotiate with a minimum of noise while managing stress. Demonstrates integrity and trust through appropriate directness and truthfulness. Ability to understand personal strengths and weaknesses, seek feedback and improve upon shortcomings.

Negotiating Skills

Ability to settle differences, compromise or reach agreement while avoiding argument and dispute.

Presentation Skills

Ability to communicate and transfer knowledge in a precise, concise and logical manner. Demonstrates professional facilitation skills and has a professional presence.

Will be required to work in an office environment and frequently in the field.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone, reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

Salary ranges listed are dependent upon a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the specific role and location.