Business Development/Customer Relations Manager - Energy Storage

Job Description

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Business Development / Client Relationship Manager - Energy Storage for our Houston, TX or Baton Rouge, LA offices.

This Opportunity

Join the Underground Storage (UGS) team at WSP and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client's objectives and solves their challenges.

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines.

Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

The UGS team supports clients with subsurface geological and engineering needs for the design, development, maintenance, and operations of underground storage facilities, including salt caverns, depleted reservoirs, and disposal wells.

Your Impact

• Generate leads and develop relationships new clients
• Bring in business from new clients
• Interact with existing clients and maintain relationships
• Increase revenue from existing clients
• Make clients visits, including lunches and / or dinners
• Coordinate business development efforts with UGS project teams
• Assist with proposal preparations
• Review bid packages and negotiate discounts
• Build relationships with vendors
• Give presentations to clients
• Attend bid walks and project kickoff meetings
• Conduct post project completion follow-up calls
• Attend conferences
• Make field visits to WSP project sites
• Pitch business develop ideas and strategies to the leadership team

Who You Are

Talent is the essence of meeting our client's objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we'd love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.

Required Qualifications

• Basic computer knowledge for communication and document preparation
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong presentation skills
• Extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry
• Understanding of production or injection well technology
• Must be self-motivated and a team player
• 15+ years of business development or sales experience
• Experienced with technical writing and developing proposals
• Familiarity with cost estimation and schedule development
• Travel expected to be
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug / alcohol and harassment policies.
• This role is subject to a client mandated drug / alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug / alcohol tests.

A copy of the client mandated drug / alcohol testing policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.

Must successfully complete and pass WSP's Motor Vehicle screening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of salt caverns, gas storage and disposal wells
• Familiarity with clients, consultants and suppliers for the underground storage industry
• Experience with preparing cost proposal for injection and storage well construction and maintenance
• Prior consulting experience
• Written technical papers and presented at conferences

About WSP USA

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.

WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the transportation, buildings, energy, water and environment sectors. With nearly 16,000 people in 150+ offices across the U.

S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com / usa

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be a key piece in our meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.

Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its US companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race / Age / Color / Religion / Sex / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / National Origin / Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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About Us

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals.

WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.

S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges.

Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race / Age / Color / Religion / Sex / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / National Origin / Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES :

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment / staffing services specific to the position at hand.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.