Business Development Executive

CEC Energy • Houston, TX

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position originates and closes both capital project and maintenance work for CEC across the Texas Gulf Coast. It is accountable for building a qualified pipeline in the industrial accounts that make up the company's base load of business, and for holding the customer relationships that cause CEC to be invited early rather than at bid list assembly. The role is a hunting role. It exists to decide what shows up rather than to respond to what does, and it is measured on originated opportunity, conversion and the durability of the accounts it opens. It carries no direct reports and works closely with estimating, project delivery and commercial administration to convert opportunity into contract.

Requirements

• Seven or more years of business development, sales or account management in industrial construction, electrical and instrumentation, industrial services or a closely related field.
• Established relationships in Gulf Coast industrial accounts, and working knowledge of how maintenance and capital work is scoped, bid and awarded in those facilities.
• Demonstrated record of originating new accounts rather than managing assigned ones.
• Working understanding of electrical and instrumentation scope sufficient to qualify opportunity and communicate credibly with plant technical staff.
• Comfort with CRM discipline and with forecasting that will be reviewed by executive management.
• Valid driver's license and the ability to meet customer site access, safety and background requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Equivalent industry experience will be considered in place of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Origination and Pipeline Development: Identify and develop new industrial accounts across the territory, with priority on customers positioned to award repeat and multi-year work. Originate opportunities directly through account development rather than through inbound invitation, and build a qualified pipeline sufficient to support the assigned revenue target. Expand scope within existing accounts, including moving from single awards into maintenance agreements, alliances and master service arrangements.
• Customer Relationships: Build and hold relationships at the levels that control award, including maintenance and reliability leadership, plant engineering, procurement and contract administration. Position CEC ahead of solicitation so the company is engaged during scope development rather than at bid list assembly. Maintain presence on active jobs and with operating crews so that performance on current work converts into the next award.
• Pursuit Strategy and Bid Support: Qualify opportunities against CEC's capability, capacity and risk profile, and make the bid and no-bid recommendation. Hand qualified pursuits to estimating with the scope definition, schedule expectation and commercial terms required to price the work. Support pricing strategy, proposal positioning and negotiation through award and turnover to project delivery.
• Qualification and Commercial Agreements: Originate prequalification and vendor registration with target accounts, and work with commercial administration to keep CEC in good standing. Support negotiation of master service agreements, rate schedules and terms, working with commercial administration and executive management on risk positions.
• Market Intelligence: Track capital plans, turnaround schedules, competitor activity and pricing conditions across the territory, and bring that intelligence into planning and forecasting. Recommend where CEC should concentrate and where it should decline, based on account quality rather than opportunity count.
• Pipeline Discipline and Reporting: Own the accuracy of all assigned records in the CRM, including stage, value, dates and the scoring inputs behind weighted pipeline. Participate in weekly business development and estimating reviews and in periodic pipeline reviews with executive management.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive