Solid Waste Solutions Sales Director

APTIM • St. George, LA

4h • Remote

About The Position

APTIM seeks a highly motivated Solid Waste Emissions Solutions Sales Director, with solid consulting sales experience and established client relationships, to leverage the strengths of APTIM's Solid Waste Services Group and grow adjacent services such as air compliance & permitting, fugitive emissions reduction, leachate management & treatment, PFAS, renewable natural gas, and wastewater. APTIM's Solid Waste Services Group is comprised of subsectors that provide engineering, construction, landfill gas compression and control equipment, field O&M services and developed projects for the solid waste industry. This is an opportunity for a professional looking to further advance their career and interested in making a significant impact in successfully implementing APTIM's market growth strategies. It is a great time to assist APTIM with our growth strategies and work side-by-side with customers to make a positive impact on the environment. We are looking for individuals who have strong relationships within the solid waste market such as public and private sector landfill contacts, consulting engineering firms, and energy project developers. This role will involve identification of new customers within the solid waste industry to identify opportunities where APTIM can grow services adjacent to our current core service offerings. In addition, this role will have opportunities to cross-sell compliance and remediation services within APTIM's Environmental Consulting and Site Assessment & Remediation Service Groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 10+ years of sales experience required.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining relationships.
• Experience and confidence to grow business in a dynamic market environment.
• Strong business acumen with deep industry relationships.
• An established reputation in the marketplace.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to build, coach, and mentor collaborative teams.
• Excellent communication (written/verbal), strategic thinking, negotiation, presentation, and "people" skills.
• Must be a self-starter, organized and have an ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in Salesforce or similar CRM software.
• Travel up to 50% or as necessary to successfully perform duties.
• Must be able to work in a remote capacity.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of relevant professional services sales experience in the solid waste industry in a consulting and engineering capacity preferred.
• Experience selling air compliance, emissions reduction, PFAS, renewable natural gas, and/or wastewater solutions strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for an annual sales goal and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software sales pipeline goal.
• Tracks sales goals in CRM software (Salesforce) and produce internal reports, as needed to participate in APTIM's sales incentive program.
• Responsible for leveraging existing client relationships as new customer business to APTIM within an agreeable timeline.
• Must have demonstrated proposal preparation skills along with ability to strategize and develop capture plans for new client pursuit and existing client retention/growth.
• Assist with developing and implementing strategic market/business plans, provide leadership to help the team expand APTIM's Solid Waste Services and client base.
• Lead APTIM's efforts in marketing and sales of large projects/programs, teaming partnerships and client engagement activities to implement business development initiatives.
• Cultivate relationships with prospective partners for both prime and subcontractor partnerships on both immediate and future opportunities.
• Monitor market conditions, innovations and trends, technology, and competitors' performance, pricing and sales strategies to maximize competitive stance.
• Participate in and attend technical seminars and industry events including regional and national trade shows to expand market penetration of APTIM's services, active participant on the company capabilities presentation team with customers.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected; anticipates and interprets customer needs to identify solutions.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and several carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
• Company paid and optional Life insurance.
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage.
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law).
• 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees