Location: New Jersey, Pennslyvania, Delaware (travel as needed)
Type: Full-time
Experience: 3–5 years
Required: NICET Level II
Preferred: NJ Fire Alarm License (not required)

About the role

We’re looking for a Fire Alarm Systems Sales & Operations Manager to drive growth in fire alarm system installations and monitoring. This role owns business development, bidding, and the sales-to-execution handoff to ensure projects are scoped correctly, sold profitably, and launched smoothly.

What you’ll do

• Build and manage a pipeline for fire alarm system installs, upgrades, and monitoring
• Develop new business with end users, property managers, contractors, and facilities teams
• Lead the bid process end-to-end: site walks, scope review, takeoffs, estimating, proposal writing, and submission
• Present solutions, negotiate, and close new business (systems + monitoring)
• Coordinate internal handoff from sold work to project kickoff (scope, schedule, materials, monitoring details)
• Track bid activity, outcomes, and pipeline forecasts; improve win rate over time
• Support growth of recurring revenue through monitoring and service-related opportunities

Minimum requirements

• NICET Level II (required)
• 3–5 years of fire alarm systems experience with a proven track record in sales and bidding
• Strong knowledge of fire alarm systems and monitoring solutions
• Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through
• Ability to manage multiple bids/opportunities at once and hit deadlines

Preferred qualifications

• NJ Fire Alarm License (recommended, not required)
• Experience selling service/inspection agreements and monitoring (recurring revenue)
• Familiarity working with AHJs, GC bid environments, and specification-driven projects

What success looks like

• Consistent pipeline creation and accurate forecasting
• Strong bid volume and improving win rate
• Clean scopes/assumptions and smooth project handoffs
• Growth in monitoring accounts and recurring revenue

How to apply

Send your resume and a short note highlighting:

• Your NICET level and any licenses
• Recent bid wins (types of projects and typical deal size)
• Your experience selling monitoring and/or service agreements