Senior Account Manager

Signet Testing Laboratories, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Engineering Resources, Inc. (UER). Signet has maintained a reputation for professional excellence and quality service providing materials testing and inspection services throughout California since 1966. Signet’s depth of resources and proven performance excellence has made our name known. By focusing on inspection and testing, we have become one of the leading independent testing agencies in California.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for an individual desiring to advance their professional career in a senior executive level position and participate as part of the senior management team, while working on some of the region’s most impressive projects. The right candidate for this position will have a proven track record of performance in business development, leadership, meeting annual sales goals, possess a strong work ethic, and desire to participate in a cohesive team-centric environment.

The Senior Account Manager & Business Development position is responsible for the creation and execution of strategic account initiatives within our core areas of competency resulting in sustainable year-over-year growth in revenues. Responsible for identifying target markets and prospective clients, building client relationships, developing sales and marketing plans, and individually contributing to annual sales goals more than $5 million per year.

This role requires strong leadership and team working skills, senior level management experience, and knowledge of advanced relationship building, marketing methods and tools. This position is responsible for building long-term business relationships with core clientele in the pursuit of key projects with construction values more than $250 million. Must have a proven track record of consistently reaching annual sales goals.

The successful candidate will be goal-oriented, organized and diligently perform sales-directed activities required to meet individual sales goals as mutually defined to consistently maintain targeted backlog levels. This position reports directly to the President of UER.

• Develop and execute strategic sales plans to expand market share and revenue growth.
• Identify and cultivate new business opportunities within the construction inspection, material testing, and geotechnical design sectors.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with key clients, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical teams to develop tailored solutions that address client needs. Work collaboratively with the Sales & Marketing Team throughout the entire sales cycle
• Track all prospecting, leads, meetings and daily tasks
• Plan and carry out business development activities; including but not limited to meeting/networking with current and prospective clients, developing relationships, maintaining and developing business development strategies and working to continually improve UER’s customer experience

• Serve as the primary point of contact for major accounts, ensuring high client satisfaction.
• Timely address customer inquiries to retain business, and maintain the company’s high standards and reputation
• Regularly visit existing accounts to maintain professional business relations
• Negotiate contracts, service agreements, and project scopes with clients and partners.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with current clients and their management teams by conducting regular meetings with clients to assess needs, present new services, and reinforce value propositions.
• Lead and mentor a team of sales and account management professionals, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Work cross-functionally with marketing, operations, and technical teams to develop compelling proposals and marketing materials.
• Maintain integrity, honesty, and deal ethically with customers under all circumstances
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the sales team.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and regulatory changes within California’s A/E industry.
• Maintain…