RBO Technology, LLC

Sales Engineer, Preconstruction Estimator – Low Voltage, Security & Fire

RBO Technology, LLC

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Belton • Texas • United States

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About the role

  • Support sales efforts by participating in customer calls, scope reviews, pre-bid meetings, and proposal strategy discussions
  • Assisting solution design, scope development, and pricing strategy for negotiated and hard-bid work
  • Help qualify opportunities by identifying technical risk, constructability concerns, and margin exposure
  • Present estimates, clarifications, and value-engineering options to internal and external stakeholders
  • Serve as a technical resource to sales leadership throughout the pursuit process
  • Interpret project documents including plans, specifications, addenda, and bid instructions
  • Perform detailed takeoffs and cost estimates for access control, CCTV, intrusion, structured cabling, and fire systems
  • Develop labor models and material pricing aligned with project scope and schedule
  • Review scope with general contractors pre- and post-bid to ensure alignment
  • Identify exclusions, assumptions, clarifications, and alternates
  • Collaborate with project management and procurement to ensure estimates are executable
  • Support project handoff after award and participate in post-job cost reviews
  • Enter and maintain estimate data within estimating platform
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of experience in low-voltage estimating, preconstruction, or sales engineering
  • Proven experience with security, data, and fire systems in commercial construction
  • Strong blueprint reading and specification interpretation skills
  • Solid mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Comfortable supporting customer-facing sales conversations
  • Central Texas residency required (Texas metro areas of San Antonio, Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, or surrounding regions)
  • Must pass pre-employment background check and drug screening
  • Experience working directly with general contractors and end users (preferred)
  • Familiarity with estimating software (Bluebeam, AutoCAD, Adobe) (preferred)
  • Background as a field technician, lead installer, project manager, or sales engineer (preferred)
  • Certifications or formal training in estimating, project management, or low-voltage systems (preferred)
Benefits
  • Health insurance and retirement plan options
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development and advancement opportunities
  • High-trust, growth-oriented team environment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
low-voltage estimatingcost estimatestakeoffslabor modelsmaterial pricingblueprint readingspecification interpretationproblem-solvinganalytical skillsscope development
Soft skills
customer-facing supportcollaborationcommunicationtechnical resourcepresentation skillsnegotiationattention to detailorganizational skillsrisk identificationmargin analysis
Certifications
estimating certificationproject management certificationlow-voltage systems training