Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales

• Develop, maintain, and expand relationships with existing and prospective customers, including:
  • State Departments of Transportation (DOTs)
  • Public agencies
  • General contractors
  • Private owners
  • Bridge design firms
• Identify, qualify, track, and pursue current and future opportunities for steel bridge fabrication projects.
• Develop and execute territory sales plans to achieve revenue and profitability goals.
• Conduct customer visits, sales presentations, and business development meetings throughout the assigned territory.

Estimating & Proposal Development

• Coordinate with estimating and internal teams to prepare competitive bid proposals.
• Review project specifications, technical drawings, and bid documents to support proposal development.
• Assist in developing project strategies that maximize competitiveness and profitability.

Territory Management

• Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, project opportunities, forecasts, and sales activities within Salesforce or other designated CRM systems.
• Monitor market conditions, customer needs, competitor activity, and industry trends.
• Provide management with market intelligence and strategic recommendations.

Industry Representation

• Represent the company at industry conferences, trade shows, association meetings, and networking events.
• Prepare and deliver presentations on steel bridge fabrication and related industry topics.
• Promote the company's capabilities and strengthen relationships within the bridge construction community.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Estimating, Project Management, and Operations teams to support project pursuits and successful execution.
• Serve as a liaison between customers and internal departments to ensure responsiveness and customer satisfaction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Self-motivated with a proven ability to work independently and achieve business objectives.
• Results-oriented with strong accountability and follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities, deadlines, and customer priorities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to evaluate market trends and identify business opportunities.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand technical drawings, specifications, and bid documents.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in bridge construction, steel fabrication, structural steel, heavy civil construction, transportation infrastructure, or related industries.
• Experience working with DOTs, public agencies, general contractors, bridge owners, or engineering firms.
• Background in sales, estimating, project management, construction management, or engineering.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of education and applicable experience will be considered.
• Experience in bridge construction or steel fabrication industries is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

Proficiency in:

• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
• Adobe Acrobat
• Salesforce or other CRM systems
• Data analysis, forecasting, bid tracking, and sales reporting

Experience with marketing automation platforms, CRM reporting tools, or related sales and marketing software is a plus.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 15% to 25% overnight travel throughout the assigned territory.
• Travel includes customer meetings, project pursuits, industry conferences, trade shows, and business development activities.

What Makes You Successful

You thrive on building relationships, uncovering opportunities, and turning technical expertise into business growth. You enjoy working independently while being part of a collaborative team. You are comfortable engaging with executives, engineers, contractors, and public agency representatives, and you have the professionalism and business acumen to represent the company throughout the bridge construction industry.

Work Environment

• Remote position based from a home office within the assigned territory.
• Primarily sedentary office work with regular travel for customer visits, meetings, and industry events.

Join Our Team

If you are looking for an opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a leading steel bridge fabrication organization while helping deliver critical transportation infrastructure projects, we encourage you to apply.

Apply today and help build the bridges that connect the future.