Sales Engineer / Account Mannager

The Industrial Service Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Compressor & Turbine Services (CTS) in Houston is seeking a motivated Sales Engineer/Account Manager to expand our industrial service offerings with refinery and petrochemical customers.

The candidate will build relationships, identify opportunities, and coordinate with engineering and project teams to deliver competitive proposals. Local market knowledge and strong communication are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial sales or rotating equipment services is preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to understand technical equipment and repair processes.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills required.
• Willingness to travel throughout the assigned territory and visit industrial facilities.
• Local to the Greater Houston area with knowledge of the regional market.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with refineries, petrochemical plants, and power-generation sites in Greater Houston.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities and expand existing accounts.
• Pursue opportunities involving steam turbines, compressors, pumps, gearboxes, and field services.
• Conduct customer visits, technical presentations, and plant walkdowns.
• Collaborate with CTS engineering, estimating, and project management to develop scopes and proposals.
• Maintain CRM data for customer activity and sales opportunities.

Skills

Industrial sales

Relationship building

Mechanical aptitude

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Eng

Job description

Description

About CTS

About CTS

Compressor & Turbine Services (CTS), an Industrial Service Group (ISG) company, specializes in the repair, overhaul, maintenance, and field service of critical rotating equipment supporting refineries, petrochemical facilities, chemical plants, and power generation industries.

Our core capabilities include steam turbines, compressors, pumps, gearboxes, blowers, industrial valves, precision machining and reverse engineering. With an established presence in the Houston market, extensive in-house machining and repair capabilities, and the backing of ISG's national industrial service platform, CTS provides customers with responsive, technically driven solutions to their most critical equipment needs.

CTS has an established customer base, a national presence and competitive benefits.

About the Opportunity

Compressor & Turbine Services (CTS) is seeking a motivated, technically inclined Sales Engineer / Account Manager to join our growing sales team in Houston, Texas.

We are looking for a professional with strong technical aptitude, a competitive mindset, and the ability to develop lasting customer relationships. The ideal candidate is familiar with the Greater Houston industrial market, understands plant operations and maintenance environments, and recognizes the importance of responsiveness, technical credibility, and customer service.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships across refineries, petrochemical plants, chemical facilities, and power generation sites throughout Greater Houston and the surrounding region.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities while expanding existing accounts.
• Pursue opportunities involving steam turbines, compressors, pumps, gearboxes, industrial valves, precision machining, and field services.
• Conduct routine customer visits, technical presentations, lunch-and-learns, and plant walkdowns.
• Develop relationships with maintenance managers, reliability engineers, rotating equipment engineers, planners, and procurement personnel.
• Identify upcoming turnarounds, planned outages, emergency repairs, preventative maintenance requirements, and capital maintenance opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with CTS engineering, estimating, project management, and shop leadership to develop accurate scopes of work and competitive proposals.
• Maintain customer activity, sales opportunities, and pipeline information through CRM.
• Support customers throughout the repair process, ensuring clear communication, responsiveness, and customer satisfaction.
• Represent CTS professionally at industry events, trade shows, networking functions, and customer meetings.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

• Local to the Greater Houston area, with an understanding of the regional industrial market.
• Previous experience in industrial sales, rotating equipment services, mechanical repair, or related industrial markets strongly preferred.
• Existing relationships within Houston-area refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial facilities are a significant advantage.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and the ability to understand technical equipment, applications, and repair processes.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, competitive, and comfortable pursuing new business opportunities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with an established sales and operations team.
• Professional, responsive, and committed to delivering exceptional customer service.
• Comfortable visiting industrial facilities, participating in plant walkdowns, and traveling throughout the assigned territory.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred, but not required. Relevant industry experience will be strongly considered.