Fire Alarm Systems Sales & Operations Manager Job Opportunity

Location: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware (travel as needed) • Type: Full-time

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

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