Account Manager, Building & Construction BC

Account Manager, Building and Construction (On-site)

Intertek is searching for an Account Manager (Outside Sales) to join our Building & Construction team in our Coquitlam, BC office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Building and Construction!

Intertek is an industry leader with more than 43,000 employees in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries. We deliver Total Quality Assurance expertise 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with our industry-winning processes and customer‑centric culture. We support local and global stakeholders to meet/exceed quality, health, environmental, safety, and social accountability standards for virtually any market around the world.

We hold extensive global accreditations, recognitions, and agreements. Our knowledge of, and expertise in overcoming regulatory, market, and supply chain hurdles, is unrivalled.

Intertek is growing and we are looking for an Account Manager to help us make an impact in the Building & Construction industry! The ideal candidate will have B2B sales experience and a technical background in the building products testing and certification space. The Account Manager will be responsible for developing new and existing business through, but not limited to, client outreach and education, industrial networking, tradeshow representation, opportunity mining and action, and operational support.

The Account Manager will possess a client‑centric business acumen and a sound understanding of needs assessment, benefit selling, and complex selling concepts.

This position reports to the Director of Sales for North America. The position is located at Intertek’s Coquitlam, BC campus.

• Perform client research, prospecting, and attend/organize networking events
• Frequent customer engagement planning and execution (in‑person, by phone, regionally)
• Discovering and qualifying opportunities and leads using multiple client outreach techniques and sales platforms
• Creating, following up, and negotiating project proposals through detailed meetings with decision makers and the Intertek Engineering/Operations team
• Review testing methods, standards, and project specifications
• Providing sales support to new and existing customers
• Collaborate with Marketing Department for strategic positioning
• Attend/participate in trade shows
• Create and facilitate client presentations
• Consistently meet and maintain quote/order targets
• Prepare and present accurate individual sales plans and forecasts (30/60/90‑day outlook)
• Consistent commitment to, and accountability for individual sales plans and forecasts
• Maintain sales database
• Perform other work as required.

• University Degree Preferred. College Diploma in the engineering, construction, and/or business field acceptable
• 3+ years' successful sales/business development experience. Preferably in building products manufacturing or construction
• 3+ years’ experience successfully collaborating with technical/non-technical stakeholders and decision makers
• Experience in the fenestration and performance mock-up (PMU) space strongly preferred
• Experience navigating building code compliance strongly preferred
• Must be self‑motivated, assertive, and work independently in a fast‑paced environment
• Must possess a technical acumen
• Must demonstrate the ability to understand technical concepts and relay them effectively to a wide range of (technical/non‑technical) audiences
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM is an asset
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and superior presentation skills
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills
• Must possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Working knowledge of computer systems (i.e. Microsoft Office, Excel, CRM…