Jobs at Fortis Fire & Safety

Sources and screens candidates for skilled trades and field service positions across multiple locations. Develops sourcing strategies, maps talent markets, engages passive candidates, maintains pipelines, evaluates qualifications and certifications, advises recruiters and hiring managers, and tracks sourcing metrics in the applicant tracking system. This is a three-month W-2 contract with potential extension or conversion, performed full-time on-site in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Develops new national and strategic accounts through prospecting, consultative selling, executive relationship-building, proposals, negotiations, and multi-site contract sales. Manages account retention, expansion, renewals, cross-selling, customer satisfaction, and service delivery coordination across geographically dispersed locations. Maintains CRM data, forecasts revenue, prepares business reviews, and collaborates with operations and service teams. The role requires up to 50% travel and in-office work at the Schaumburg headquarters when not traveling.

Leads sales growth for a commercial fire protection and security branch in Chicagoland. Responsibilities include building pipeline, winning new business, managing key accounts, coaching sales staff, setting strategy, tracking CRM performance, and coordinating sales, service, and operations execution. The role sells integrated fire, security, access control, video, alarm, monitoring, and related solutions while supporting renewals, cross-selling, proposals, pricing, customer satisfaction, and branch revenue targets.

Manages the fire suppression and extinguisher department, including scheduling, dispatch, routing, P&L, field quality, regulatory compliance, safety, staffing, inventory, fleet coordination, customer relationships, and project handoffs. The role leads technicians and administrative staff, audits field work against NFPA standards, supports business growth, and ensures customer facilities remain compliant with fire codes.

Manages branch billing, accounts payable and receivable administration, vendor invoices, purchasing card reconciliation, customer inquiries, and collections follow-up. Maintains compliance, licensing, insurance, prequalification, training, badging, and vehicle records. Provides front desk coverage and administrative support while coordinating billing documentation, customer records, training logistics, and deadline-driven renewals.

Identify repair opportunities from fire protection inspection reports, develop proposals, manage opportunities through the sales cycle, and secure customer approvals. Build relationships with property and facility stakeholders, coordinate with inspection and service teams, maintain CRM records, conduct site visits, and meet sales and revenue targets while supporting fire and life safety compliance.