Sales Engineer / Account Mannager

Compressor & Turbine Services LLC•Houston, TX

About The Position

Compressor & Turbine Services (CTS), an Industrial Service Group (ISG) company, is seeking a motivated, technically inclined Sales Engineer / Account Manager to join its growing sales team in Houston, Texas. CTS repairs, overhauls, maintains, and provides field service for critical rotating equipment used in refineries, petrochemical facilities, chemical plants, and power generation industries. Its capabilities include steam turbines, compressors, pumps, gearboxes, blowers, industrial valves, precision machining, and reverse engineering. The role focuses on developing customer relationships and business throughout Greater Houston and the surrounding region. The successful candidate will understand plant operations and maintenance environments and bring technical credibility, responsiveness, and strong customer service. The position works with CTS engineering, estimating, project management, and shop leadership to develop scopes of work and proposals, and supports customers throughout the repair process.

Requirements

Local to the Greater Houston area, with an understanding of the regional industrial market.
Strong mechanical aptitude and 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.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in industrial sales, rotating equipment services, mechanical repair, or related industrial markets is strongly preferred.
Existing relationships within Houston-area refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial facilities are a significant advantage.
A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related technical discipline is preferred but not required; relevant industry experience will be strongly considered.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain customer relationships at 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 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.