Our North American Pipe and Fittings operations are seeking applicants for a:
Sales (Specification) Engineer – South-West Region (California, Nevada, Arizona, & New Mexico)
We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Engineer who wishes to work with our sales team as a sales engineer with a focus on sales support though product specifications. This position will interface with sales, product development, quality control, manufacturing and technical services to ensure Westlake Pipe & Fittings products are properly positioned in the market. The primary deliverables of this position consist of the following elements:
- Working closely with the South-West Regional sales team, promoting Westlake Pipe & Fitting’s products by ensuring our products are eligible for tender via qualifying our products for use on upcoming large projects and general usage within the South-West Region
- Working closely with contractors, consulting engineers, municipal engineering departments and regional governments throughout the South-West Region to ensure correct design, specification and application of our complete product line within the municipal sector
- Attend and present at technical conferences and participate in industry technical committees
- Provide the sales team with technical sales support throughout the South-West Region
- Regular traveling throughout assigned territory with particular emphasis on fast growing areas of the Region while liaising with municipal engineering departments and consulting engineers
- Delivering technical presentations to municipalities and consulting engineers
You will discover yourself balancing office work with a field presence on the job site and at corporate customer premises. This is a career that offers a social dimension similar to sales personnel in addition to engineering, so the best fit will be individuals who enjoy that mix of empirical assignments coupled to relationship management in a professional environment.
This position is targeting graduates from a Civil Engineering program who have their P.E. An MBA degree is preferred. Ideally, you will offer 5-10 years’ relevant Industry-Specific Sales or Engineering experience and keen interest in becoming a key player in a successful, historically fast-growing sales region.
The location of employment is flexible within the region with travel expected throughout the South-West Region. Ideally, you would be currently residing in NV, AZ or NM near a major airport.
The travel requirement for this role can be up to 75% of the time (i.e. once every 2 weeks at minimum, can be 2 nights per week, 3 weeks per month, 50 to 75 nights per year.)
We offer a strong package of competitive compensation, including multiple bonus plans, medical and retirement benefits.
