Sales Consultant

Onterris; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Onterris seeks a Sales Consultant to drive strategic growth and promote our consulting services across diverse regions in the United States. You will identify opportunities, cultivate client relationships, cross-sell services, and coordinate bids with the Growth Enablement team.

The role requires frequent travel (often >50%), strong communication, and the ability to manage CRM activity, MS Office, and client engagements while delivering results for Federal, industrial, and infrastructure markets.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Science or related field is required.
• 2–6 years in sales, client relations or business development in technical services preferred.
• Strong ability to learn technical content and present to clients.

Responsibilities

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Build strategic relationships and cross-sell across Onterris segments.
• Coordinate proposals, RFPs and mobilizations with Growth Enablement.
• Manage CRM leads, opportunities, and client engagements to improve activity.
• Travel frequently to develop opportunities across the US.

Skills

Sales experience

Client relationships

Business development

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Salesforce CRM

Travel availability

Team collaboration

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

BA/BS in Science or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

About Us

At Onterris, we build careers grounded in purpose, responsibility and real-world impact.

At Onterris, we build careers grounded in purpose, responsibility and real-world impact.

“For Planet and Progress” is our north star that guides everything we do. We believe environmental responsibility and human progress are interconnected, interwoven and international. Our scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants and professionals collaborate across disciplines and geographies, guiding industries and governments, ensuring that communities and environments thrive.

When you join us, you’re not just forging a career, you’re joining a movement. A movement for better thinking, smarter solutions and lasting impact.

Together, we will advance our way of life and protect the integrity of our environment every step of the way.

A Day in the Life

The Sales Consultant is responsible for the strategic growth and promotion of consulting services wherever opportunities arise. The Sales Team focuses on geographical areas that complement our operational footprint, with an emphasis on the Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf Coast, Mountain West, and West Coast regions. Other locations/territories will be considered for strategic growth in a region identified by existing clients, additional market pursuits and areas of growth in Onterris office locations.

The Consultant will recognize and solicit opportunities with existing clients and establish meaningful business relationships with new clients and prospective clients to provide services in new markets. This position will act as a subject matter consultant regarding different lines of services offered by Onterris Consulting Division to include traditional environmental consulting and engineering, remediation, emergency response, resilience and recovery, response management, industrial hygiene, safety preparedness, toxicology, risk assessment, etc. to key client sectors including: Federal and State Brownfields; upstream, midstream, and downstream oil & gas; chemical, bio-pharma, manufacturing; in-land marine; railroad; power generation; disaster recovery and restoration; mining; infrastructure and transportation; government services; and, emergency response contractors and specialized service providers.

The Sales Consultant will primarily be responsible for the identification and business development of new opportunities with existing and new customers, cultivating relationships and cross-selling across Onterris segments, proposal coordination and implementation with our Growth Enablement team, support of effective and expeditious mobilizations of personnel and equipment and acting as a project resource when needed by Operations.

The compensation range for this role is $120,000 to $140,000 USD, with eligibility for commission, commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain relationships targeted at strategic growth and development of opportunities;
• Responsible for expansion of and maintenance of existing Sales Team’s strategic accounts to include active contract management and current rate sheet communication;
• Works with the Marketing team to create outreach marketing material and strategy for conference participation;
• Maintains Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (i.e., Salesforce) with all leads, opportunities, prospects, and logged customer engagements to track metrics, share analysis and insights with leaders to drive activity and support the overall health of the business;
• Active communications with prospective and existing clients including office visits, lunch n learns, and entertainment activities;
• Develops and implements creative sales and marketing techniques;
• Achieves sales objectives at the margins specified by leadership;
• Attend conferences, symposiums, trade shows, and industry meetings to market the services of the business;
• Assists with obtaining master service agreements (MSAs) and collection efforts, as needed;
• Prospect and identify strategic accounts within the geography, qualify leads, and serves as the main point of contact between Customers and resources of the business;
• Schedule opportunity appointments with prospects and clients, coordinate meetings, host presentations and webinars, and travel with subject matter experts (SME);
• Lead strategy development processes for organic growth and bring the required strategic market and competitive knowledge necessary to achieve growth;
• Facilitate and coordinate quote/proposal/RFP production and delivery to client from initial contact through purchase order;
• Conduct and support client engagement activities to strengthen our relationships with our clients and increase our
• understanding of their needs;
• Provide input into the development and implementation of the sales and business development plan;
• In some instances, the position may require greater than 40-hour workweeks and occasional remote and/or in-person weekend travel/work, especially as it pertains to opportunistically chasing work arising from natural disasters and emergency responses;
• Travel greater than 50% of time;
• Grow the sales pipeline through the identification and qualification of new business opportunities that are consistent withstrategic priorities in a manner that takes full advantage of the entire company’s capabilities;
• Support the development of strategies that improve the quality and depth of market and competitor intelligence to influenceand enhance win probability; and,
• Performs such other duties as assigned.

Your Expertise And Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• BA/BS in Science or other related field;
• Minimum two to six years of experience in sales, client relationship management, and business development roles, preferably in technical/scientific services.
• Strong scientific background with the ability to learn and understand technical content;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to listen and problem-solve;
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in creating and delivering presentations to clients, often composed of industry experts;
• Dynamic, motivated, and results-oriented creative thinker and problem-solver, willing to work hands‑on as needed in a strong team-oriented environment;
• A good planner who multi‑tasks efficiently and maintains a productive balance between gaining new and servicing existing customers across a diverse geography;
• Possesses strong computer skills in a Mac and Windows‑based environment and strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); and,
• Possess knowledge of utilizing Salesforce as a CRM,
• Enjoy traveling for business opportunities across the country, arranging for yourself hotel, airfare, rental car, etc.,
• Enjoy people, conversation, entertainment, and socializing.
• Skilled in expense management and efficient spending of company resources.
• Responsive and quick to engage in solutions;
• Manage multiple streams of communication including email, phone conversations, Teams chat, group text threads, Slack, LinkedIn, and other social media content engagement.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

The physical and environmental requirements below reflect what’s typically needed to perform the essential functions of this role safely and effectively. We may provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, consistent with applicable law, to support performance of the essential functions.

• Sitting, standing, and walking
• Infrequently lifting up to 50(>) pounds (ex. Luggage, conference booth)
• Infrequent overhead lifting of over 25 pounds
• Bending, climbing, and stooping
• Keyboarding/typing, phone/texting
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen and paper copy
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable with video call/camera enabled
• Generally works in a remote environment.
• Frequent travel to include driving and flying across the US and sometimes internationally.
• May have a homebase office.

Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.