Fire Protection Sales Professional

Do you enjoy helping owners and end users understand their fire protection needs and becoming a trusted advisor? Are you driven by doing things right by leveraging your technical expertise? Then we are interested in speaking with you.

Our St. Paul, MN office is seeking a Fire Protection Professional who combines strong relationship-building with technical expertise. In this role you will proactively develop client relationships, craft tailored fire protection solutions, and guide projects from proposal through completion alongside a project team. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and take pride in delivering projects from start to finish, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Developing relationships owners and General Contractors to increase out design build revenue
• Working with customers to define their needs and developing solutions that meet them.
• Reviewing construction project drawings, project schedules, and specifications
• Complete detailed take-off, estimate, and proposal based on construction documents
• Performing hazard analysis and value engineering tasks for design/build projects.
• Developing and maintaining an active proposal backlog that supports the established sales plan.
• Maintaining historical record of all sales and bidding documents/stats.
• Actively participate in project kick-off meetings to ensure project success
• Other duties as assigned and as the business needs adjust.

Requirements

• 2 years of experience in design or fire sprinkler sales required
• NICET in Water Based Layout preferred
• Experience in commercial, residential, and industrial areas of the fire protection industry is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and with proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong oral and written communications skills; ability to professionally communicate with all levels of leadership, customers, and employees.
• Strong organizational skills, multi-tasking skills, ability to be resourceful and proactive when completing duties
• High school diploma or equivalent required

Benefits

• PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Long-term disability, 401k with match, EPSP

Pay Range

• $33.50/hr - $57.00/hr depending on experience and relatable skills

EEO statement/Affirmative Action:

• Viking Fire Protection Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, disability, protected veteran status, age, sex, race, color, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Viking Fire Protection Group complies with federal and state disability laws and will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and qualified employees with disabilities. If you wish to request reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Dan Broich.