Job Description

Industry Sales Engineer, Water

Location: Home-Based within the United States

Position Summary:

Bentley Systems invites talented individuals to join our high-performance team of Industry Sales Engineers. Industry Sales Engineers are responsible for generating new business into Strategic Bentley Users. Industry Sales engineers are instrumental in helping identify, qualify and win sales opportunities for Bentley Systems by leveraging their technical knowledge to explain complex products or services in a clear and compelling manner.

This is a sales revenue-generating role supporting new and existing accounts with Bentley software products, services, training, and cloud offerings that help our users achieve their desired business outcomes. You will help grow Bentley’s market share within your assigned sales region. Successful Industry Sales Engineers will thrive in a fast-paced environment, are self-motivated, and will ideally have sales experience and Industry background.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for rapidly growing revenue into Bentley Systems’ strategic assigned Users within a specific sales region
• Responsible for achieving defined sales and revenue targets
• Design and deliver Account Based Sales Campaigns and Outcome based Live Sessions
• Collaborate with marketing and solution engineering teams to create user specific sales initiative
• Create effective business plans to develop new business opportunities to increase Bentley solution adoption within the identified strategic users
• Expertly use LinkedIn and other social media channels as an instrument of User engagement and pipeline generation activities
• Supporting recruiting for Bentley events, seminars, conferences, and Channel partner events as required
• Develop relationships and conduct business meetings at various levels including C-Level, VPs, Directors with target accounts
• Develop and maintain an accurate sales pipeline and provide management with a reliable forecast. Document all different stages of the Bentley sales process in Salesforce.
• Promote our value proposition to designers, engineers, architects, contractors, and owners by providing workflow-based webinars and meetings showcasing solutions that can help customers meet and exceed business objectives.
• Carry out analyses for specific industries and market segments and identify new business potential.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge and understanding of all Commercial Offerings and Software Support Policies.
• Develop a deep knowledge of our desktop products and industry solutions to effectively identify users’ needs and challenges and position the ideal software option for the user.
• Negotiate sales and/or service agreements.
• This is an individual contributor role.
• This is a full-time role expected to work 40 hours per week.
• This role requires communication with Managers, peers and other colleagues of the company in person, and/or by utilizing Microsoft Teams chat, calling and meeting functions.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements ).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus on water resources or hydraulic engineering.

• 4–5 years of experience in technical sales, business development, or engineering consulting, ideally within the water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure sectors with a focus on water resources planning, hydraulic modeling, stormwater management, flood mitigation, or municipal water/wastewater systems.

• Proven ability to develop new business, maintain strong client relationships, and consistently meet or exceed project and sales goals.
• Proficiency with engineering and modeling tools such as OpenFlows, WaterCAD or similar solutions.
• Solid understanding of the project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, permitting, detailed design, construction administration, and commissioning.
• Familiarity with EPA, FEMA, and local regulatory frameworks, environmental permitting, and sustainable water infrastructure practices.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable working independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced, client-oriented consulting environment.
• A positive attitude, eye for detail, resourceful and inquisitive.

• Self-starter, driven, and accountable.
• Strong grasp of the challenges facing water engineers in North America.
• Awareness of industry best practices for digital transformation in hydraulic modelling.
• Recent and relevant knowledge of major software vendors in this space is desired for competitive displacement and coexistence.
• Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives and coordinate activities.
• Excellent English and written communication skills and the ability to effectively present information to users and prospects via phone and web.
• Excellent cross-collaboration skills with various internal departments
• Ability to convert industry insights and knowledge to a value proposition for software solution.
• Ability to discuss product values, positioning, differentiation, and highlights.
• Ability to showcase the product and solution through canned videos if required.
• You enjoy working in a multinational team but can also act independently and in a goal-oriented manner. 

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our colleague video . 
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start. 
• An attractive salary and benefits package. 
• A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups. 
• A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact. 

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About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training. Know Your Rights as an applicant under the law.

Request an Accommodation:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Bentley is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. We encourage you to request a reasonable accommodation if you are not able to fully use or access our online application system. You can make an accommodation request by calling 610-458-5000 or sending us an email at disabilityrequest@bentley.com

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