Strategic Commercial Sales Engineer for HVAC & Retrofit

Ellingsons; Plymouth (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short-term disability

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Holidays

Uniform allowance

Job summary

Ellingson is seeking a driven Commercial Sales Engineer to support and grow our Twin Cities customer base by combining technical expertise with relationship-focused sales.

The role delivers reliable solutions across mechanical systems; you will estimate and sell replacement equipment and retrofit projects, prepare proposals, and manage opportunities within the CRM system.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to acquire new commercial customers through outreach and networking.
• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with estimating and system design for commercial HVAC/plumbing/electrical projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with commercial customers; identify new sales opportunities.
• Estimate and sell replacement equipment and retrofit projects; prepare accurate proposals.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless project execution across trades.
• Stay current on equipment, codes, rebates, and grant opportunities; track and report goals.

Skills

Customer acquisition

Sales relation-building

HVAC expertise

Estimating

CRM proficiency

Code knowledge

MS Office

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

AboutUs:EllingsonPlumbing,Heating,A/C&Electricalisafamily-ownedcompanywithover40yearsofexperienceandatrustedleaderincommercialandindustrialconstruction.Builtonafoundationofintegrity,dedication,family,service,andexcellence,wetakeprideinbothourworkandourpeople.Ourteam-drivenculturecreatesanenvironmentthatfeelslikehomewhileprovidingtheresourcesandopportunitiesforlong-termcareergrowth.Ellingsonemployeesmakeameaningfulimpactinthecommunitiesweserveeveryday,andtheyarethecornerstoneofourcontinuedsuccess.

Aswegrow,weareexpandingintotheTwinCitiestoextendourstrongculture,values,andcommitmenttoqualityintoabroadermarket.

PositionOverviewWeareseekingadrivenCommercialSalesEngineertosupportandgrowourcustomerbaseintheTwinCitiesmarket.Thisrolecombinestechnicalexpertisewithrelationship-focusedsales,deliveringreliablesolutionsacrossmechanicalsystems.TheCommercialSalesEngineerwillplayakeyroleinbuildinglong-termpartnerships,supportingourexpansion,andupholdingEllingson’sreputationforquality,integrity,andserviceexcellence.

KeyResponsibilities:

TheCommercialSalesEngineerdevelopsandmaintainsstrongrelationshipswithcommercialcustomerswhileactivelyidentifyingandpursuingnewsalesopportunitiesthroughoutreachandnetworking.ThisroleisresponsibleforestimatingandsellingreplacementequipmentandretrofitprojectswhilepreparingaccurateproposalsandmanagingallopportunitieswithintheCRMsystem.

Thepositioncollaboratescloselywithinternalteamstoensureseamlessprojectexecutionandsupportsbothlightcommercialnewconstructionandretrofitopportunitiesacrossalltrades.Additionally,theCommercialSalesEngineerstayscurrentonequipment,codes,andavailablerebatesorgrantopportunities,whileconsistentlytracking,reporting,andachievingestablishedsalesgoalsandperformancemetrics.

KeyQualifications:

• Strongcustomeracquisitionofnewcustomersbymeansofcoldcalling,emailandotherstrategicmethods
• Goodcustomerserviceandrelationship-buildingskills
• Establishrelationshipswithlocalgeneralcontractors
• 5+yearsofcommercialHVAC,plumbing,electrical,ormechanicalexperience
• Strongestimatingandsystemdesigncapabilities
• Results-drivenwithexcellentorganizationandfollow-through
• Effectivecommunicatorwithstrongrelationship-buildingskills
• ProficientinMicrosoftOfficeandCRMsystems
• Knowledgeofcommercialcodes,systems,andapplications
• Strongverbalandwrittencommunicationskills

WhatWeOffer?

Competitivepaybasedonexperience.

Weofferthreedifferenthealthinsuranceplans.Ourdental,vision,short-termdisability,andlifeinsuranceplansarefree.Weoffera401(k)planwith3%match,paidtimeoff,holidaysandanannualuniformallowance.

Ouremployeesandtheirfamiliesareveryimportanttous,andwesponsorregulareventsincludingemployeebreakfasts,fishingexcursions,skeet,sportingevents,holidaydinner,andothereventsthroughouttheyear.

WhyJoinUs?

AtEllingson,wearemorethanjustaworkplace–weareafamily.Wearededicatedtofosteringaconnectedandsupportiveenvironment,valuingwork-lifebalance,andcreatingapositiveandrewardingatmosphere.JoinourteamasaCommercialSalesEngineerandbecomepartofacompanythatiscommittedtoyoursuccessanddedicatedtomaintainingthehigheststandardsofserviceandexcellence.