Account Executive

Posted 6 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Nashville, TN, USA
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Energy • Utilities • Industrial • Renewable Energy
The Role
Generate new business with utility and public sector clients through consultative sales. Prospect for opportunities, build customer relationships, understand client needs, develop proposals and financial solutions, coordinate with operations to deliver feasible solutions, and maintain customer engagement through installation. Track account plans, competitive activity, sales performance, and gross margin goals. The role is virtual and requires 30% to 50% travel, including overnight stays.
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ENERGY SYSTEMS GROUP is looking for an Account Executive to join our Public Sector Central Region team. This position will be virtual with frequent travel up to 30% to 50%, including overnight stays is required.

The Account Executive is responsible for generating new business by utilizing a consultative sales approach to develop leads and relationships with potential utility and public sector clients leading to new revenue business with appropriate gross margins. Account Executive must discover and understand utility and the customers’ needs and concerns and, working closely with the operations team, translate those into feasible, installable solutions. The Account Executive communicates directly with both the Company’s and the prospective customers’ leadership, engineers, project managers, contract specialists and other technical representatives. In addition, the Account Executive will be involved in development of financial solutions for the customer and engaging market segment customer leadership to understand strategic opportunities as input to the Public Sector team’s long-term plans and targets.

The essential functions of the position include:

  • Prospect for new business, including working trade shows, researching via publications and the internet, involvement with numerous organizations, and making cold calls and more
  • Develop thorough knowledge of renewable energy industry, structure, opportunities, trends, and issues
  • Cultivate effective business relationships and communicate full scope of solutions to meet customer business goals and achieve sales objectives, volume, and market share
  • Open communication lines with customer to understand needs and concerns and ensure that our solutions are in accordance with their goals
  • Meet standards for activities and results, including number of first calls, number of letters of authorization or intent, amount of sales and, ultimately, gross margin dollar goals
  • Prepare and present professional proposals addressing all of the customers’ needs and concerns, including a financial proposal
  • Maintains customer contact throughout installation period to resolve any additional needs and concerns that may arise
  • Monitor account plan progress, including market conditions, customer needs, and competitive activity

Your background includes:

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
  • Five or more (5+) years' industry experience selling large solutions; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

A bonus to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree and six (6) to eight (8) years related energy services experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Familiarity with engineering/building trades and/or mechanical aptitude preferred

What we bring to you:

  • Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance plans and wellness plans for employee and your family
  • Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and supplemental benefits
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Nine Paid Holidays with three floater holidays
  • Paid Vacation and Personal/Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental Leave for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child/children
  • Highly competitive salaries and incentive structure

We want you to know:

ESG is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value talent and understand that our colleagues allow us the opportunity to deliver an exceptional customer experience. We achieve our goals through teamwork and conduct our business with integrity. Join our world-class team to provide mission-critical infrastructure solutions for K-12 schools and universities to local, state and federal government agencies and more.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.

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Energy Systems Group, LLC and its commonly owned affiliates, PacificWest Energy Solutions, Inc. and Yearout Energy Solutions Company, LLC, (collectively, "ESG") do not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiting entities (generally, “Agency[ies]”). Candidate materials that are submitted by an Agency to ESG that are either unsolicited or are submitted by an Agency to an ESG employee other than a member of ESG’s Human Resources Department are considered an “Improper Agency Submission.” Any materials submitted via an Improper Agency Submission will be considered the sole and exclusive property of ESG, regardless of whether a fully executed staffing agreement exists between ESG and an Agency. ESG disclaims all liability and financial obligation of any kind, including the payment of Agency placement fees or commissions, associated with an Improper Agency Submission.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in business or a related field
  • Five or more years of industry experience selling large solutions, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Bachelor's degree and six to eight years of related energy services experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Familiarity with engineering or building trades and/or mechanical aptitude
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The Company
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Energy Systems Group (ESG) is a leading energy solutions company specializing in energy efficiency, resiliency, and infrastructure renewal. The company provides holistic, sustainable infrastructure solutions, including renewable energy and waste-to-energy, for the government, education, healthcare, commercial, and industrial sectors. ESG focuses on improving the reliability, efficiency, and lifespan of critical facilities through innovative, budget-neutral solutions across the United States.

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