Business Development Executive

Quest Energy Group • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Quest Energy Group is conducting a confidential search on behalf of an established industrial services contractor for a Business Development Manager to build and grow plant relationships across the Texas Gulf Coast, from Corpus Christi through the Houston Ship Channel and Southeast Texas. The role focuses on turnarounds, shutdowns, maintenance, and small capital projects at refineries, petrochemical facilities, and chemical plants. Greater Houston is the primary location; Corpus Christi-based candidates are also considered.

The successful candidate will develop a structured territory plan, maintain a regular customer visit schedule, and become a trusted contact for facility-level decision-makers. The position calls for someone who can understand customer priorities and connect them with the contractor’s execution capabilities. The first full year will emphasize building relationships, developing qualified opportunities, and establishing a foundation for sustainable revenue growth.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in industrial services, industrial construction, mechanical contracting, maintenance, or turnaround services.
• Familiarity with refinery, petrochemical, or chemical plant environments and how work gets scoped, bid, and awarded.
• Ability to build credibility with decision-makers at the plant level.
• Disciplined approach to territory planning, customer visits, and opportunity follow-up.
• Technical and operational understanding sufficient to discuss customer needs and involve the appropriate execution personnel.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout the Texas Gulf Coast territory.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical and instrumentation experience.
• Project management or operations experience combined with relevant plant relationships, commercial aptitude, and a strong understanding of project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop target accounts and a consistent facility visit schedule throughout the territory.
• Build relationships with plant leadership, maintenance teams, project personnel, and procurement.
• Identify upcoming turnarounds, shutdowns, maintenance requirements, and small capital projects.
• Understand how customers qualify contractors, establish master service agreements (MSAs), issue requests for quotation (RFQs), and award work.
• Position the company early for relevant opportunities and coordinate introductions, site visits, and scope discussions.
• Work closely with estimating and operations to qualify opportunities, support proposals, and set clear customer expectations.
• Maintain an accurate pipeline with defined next steps, project timing, and regular follow-through.
• Expand initial project wins into ongoing customer relationships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed