Industrial Fire Protection Pre-Construction Sales Representative

J. F. Ahern Co.•Fond du Lac, WI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a great opportunity to showcase your Fire Protection knowledge to expand into a project development role for the Industrial Fire Protection product line. In this role you will play a key role in hazard analysis, developing protection criteria and scope of work for our customers as precursor to acquiring profitable industrial fire protection work for the company. You will facilitate solution develop by working with customers and other internal Ahern team members. You will respond to customer requests to create protection options/solutions to finalize scope of work which estimates can be developed for. You will facilitate the development of comprehensive proposal narratives and project narratives with your internal team members. You will be responsible for providing timely and accurate estimates within the specifications and customer requirements of each project. This person is a technical expert and is therefore a key participant in bid/no bid decisions, in partnership with management.

Requirements

Associate Degree, or the equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Experience in the Fire Sprinkler or Special Hazards product lines.
Prior experience designing or estimating in a construction environment is highly desirable.
Experience may have been attained through other related roles such as design, project management, fire protection consulting, fire hazard risk analysis, or sales.
Strong mathematical aptitude.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment.
Commitment to providing exceptional customer service.
Maintaining cutting-edge industry knowledge.
Ability to execute tasks with a great amount of detail.

Responsibilities

Play a key role in hazard analysis, developing protection criteria and scope of work for customers.
Facilitate solution development by working with customers and internal team members.
Respond to customer requests to create protection options/solutions to finalize scope of work for estimates.
Facilitate the development of comprehensive proposal narratives and project narratives.
Provide timely and accurate estimates within project specifications and customer requirements.
Participate in bid/no bid decisions in partnership with management.