Sales Account Manager

U.S. Engineering; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 67,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Year-end bonus

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement matching

529 plan matching

Job summary

U.S. Engineering Service in Missouri seeks a Sales Account Manager to develop and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.

You will sell repair work, project work, and service agreements addressing HVAC and plumbing needs across multiple markets. Responsibilities include prospecting, evaluating equipment, preparing tailored proposals, and renewing contracts while collaborating with marketing and operations to maximize customer value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in sales/marketing or HVAC/mechanical preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of sales/marketing experience preferred.
• Sales experience in a technical industry preferred.
• Practical experience in HVAC field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leverage a methodical sales process to identify and build new customer relationships across commercial, healthcare, government, science, technology, industrial, and education markets.
• Prospecting, targeting, calling, and qualifying new business opportunities.
• Survey and evaluate equipment systems to determine repair approaches and maintenance requirements.
• Sell, manage, and renew service agreements; increase maintenance coverage at renewal.
• Collaborate with marketing to develop and update sales materials.
• Qualify customers and present proposals using professional visual aids.
• Conduct market research and provide insights to increase market penetration.

Skills

Market research

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Mechanical systems knowledge

MS Office

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in sales/marketing or HVAC

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

Do you believe no challenge is too complex to solve? You’ll fit right in at U.S. Engineering Service. We deliver award‑winning mechanical contracting, construction, service, and maintenance solutions with a focus on performance and innovation. Our team of skilled and collaborative professionals drives every project from preconstruction through final testing, always aligned with our clients’ goals.

SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER

The Sales Account Manager is a vital part of the U.S. Engineering Service team and is responsible for continuously developing and building favorable relationships with new and existing customers. This role is integral in identifying and adding value to U.S. Engineering customers through selling repair work, project work, service agreements, and service agreement renewals that address their mechanical systems needs in HVAC and Plumbing.

Principal Duties and Accountabilities:

• Leverage a methodical sales process to identify, target, and build new customer relationships, introducing them to and sellingservices in multiple markets including commercial, mission-critical, healthcare, government, science, technology, industrial, and education.
• Prospecting, targeting, calling, and qualifying new business opportunities.
• Survey and evaluate equipment systems to determine the correct repair approach, modification and/or maintenance requirements. Utilize technical experts to recommend the best maintenance programs and recognize project opportunities.
• Sell, manage, and renew service agreements. At renewal time, increase existing maintenance coverage and/or services that address customer needs.
• Collaborate with the marketing department to develop, enhance, and maintain updated sales and marketing materials.
• Qualify prospective customers and make effective sales presentations using professional visual aids. Gather knowledge of the prospective customer’s organization and decision‑making process to anticipate objections and work with them to determine an appropriate timetable.
• Conduct research and provide insight and suggestions on ways to improve and increase market penetration. This may include the presentation of promotional items and events as well as attending targeted industry group meetings.
• Field customer questions, resolve complaints, and upon request interface with them to resolve collection issues.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the regional business unit’s overall success.
• Utilize CRM software to record and track all sales efforts, including cold calls, initial presentations, qualifying calls, quotations, retention meetings, and overall communications.
• Ensure all contracts are fully executed and all necessary documents are prepared before the turn‑over meeting.
• Continuous customer engagement of assigned accounts to include problem-solving, proposal generation, qualifying and selling quoted repair or project solutions, selling additional lines of service, and identifying additional work opportunities to maximize value to the customer base.
• Works with Operations to ensure customer expectations are consistently met or exceeded. Sales Account Managers should have visibility on customer invoices, but as a general rule should not be in the invoice approval escalation process.

Education:

• A bachelor’s degree in sales/marketing or an HVAC/mechanical discipline is preferred.

Experience:

• Sales or Marketing training is preferred.
• A minimum of three year’s work experience in sales and marketing is preferred.
• Sales experience in a technical industry is preferred.
• Practical experience in the HVAC field is preferred.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Ability to research the marketplace, identify target customers and prepare individualized sales and marketing campaigns.
• Ability to develop and foster mutually beneficial professional relationships, both internally and externally.
• Ability to persuade and influence. Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to learn basic understanding of mechanical systems – HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, etc.
• Computer proficiency – specifically, MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint required.
• Strong organizational skills required, as well as ability to handle multiple projects sales campaigns and prioritize.
• Must have good time management skills and ability to meet firm deadlines.
• Ability to work both within a team atmosphere, and self‑sufficiently and exhibit keen sense of urgency.

Physical and/or Travel demands:

• Must be able to perform the essential function of the job without posing significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others.
• Extended periods of driving and moving in/out of vehicles.
• Frequent movement through a facility including the climbing of ladders, walking on uneven surfaces, bending, kneeling, and being in tight spaces.

Benefits and Compensation:

• The range for this position has been established at $67,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year and is U.S. Engineering Services'sgood faith and reasonable estimate at the time of the posting. The compensation offered to the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.
• Your total compensation will go beyond the number on your paycheck. Team members are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance as well as paid time off. An industry-leading benefits package including health, dental, and vision plans, matching retirement contributions, and matching 529 contributions all add to your bottom line.

This position will be posted until April 30 th , 2026.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring future sponsorship for employment visa status.

U.S. Engineering Service is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and shall provide equal employment opportunities to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

U.S.Engineering Service is compliant with the Drug Free Workplace Act, and all offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and job specifications required of employees so classified. U.S. Engineering Service reserves the right to revise as needed. The job description does not constitute a written or i mplied contract of employment.