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Sales Arborist Location: Bakersfield, CA, United States Date Posted: Feb 10, 2026 Req Number: JR11743 Job Type: Regular, Full Time Pay Range: $70,304 - $90,000
Job Summary: The Tree Care Service (TCS) Business Developer BD manages the tree care services pipeline from prospecting to closing. The TCS Business Developer collaborates with partners, including operations, finance, marketing, and proposal administration, to manage responses to bids in an effort to meet tree care services sales targets. The TCS Business Developer is a proactive leader, has a strong work ethic, and is a self-starter who enjoys interacting with the public and other employees.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Sell and estimate Tree Care Services work in regional territories. • Perform sales prospecting using consultative sales techniques to build long-standing business relationships, marketing, and pricing. • Work with Landscape Maintenance Account Managers and Branch Manager to develop Tree Care programs and estimates for existing clients. • Prepare and conduct heavy phone prospecting sales presentations and web-ex demonstrations and handle contract negotiations with minimum supervision. • Network to increase penetration for new tree care services accounts in assigned vertical or targeted accounts. • Achieve tree care services sales goals and is able to work independently. • Log activity consistently and reliably in salesforce.com. • Collaborate with internal resources to drive larger tree care services sales and opportunities. • Build and maintain trust-based professional relationships with key decision makers. • Work in a fast-paced environment while operating with a high sense of urgency. • Communicate proactively with all decision makers and influencers. • Plan daily hit specific activity benchmarks and close business.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience • Appropriate Tree Care Industry certifications (TCIA or Certified Arborist) • Extensive face-to-face B2B selling experience at the mid-to-senior levels (3-5 years of experience) • Experience in the service industry with commercial contract sales desirable • Experience managing multiple projects and able to multi-task in a large territory • Proficient with computer software programs, including MS Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint • Experience with a CRM or SFA tool is beneficial • Proven track record of sales goal attainment in a longer selling cycle environment • Highly competitive, positive, and results-driven salesperson • Excellent presentation skills • Excellent oral and written communication skills to build client-centric and solution-value-based proposals • Self-motivation and self-directed • Local knowledge and contacts in one or more market segments preferred
Physical Demands:
• Constant operation of a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, cell phone, and sales programs • The position is a combination of mobile and sedentary work, must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time • Customarily and regularly spends more than half of the time working away from BrightViews places of business, selling and obtaining orders or contracts for BrightView services • Ability to travel by car, train, and plane • Position needs to be able to traverse uneven grounds and walk on job sites with clients and branch teams for periods of time up to 4 hours
Work Environment:
• Works both indoors and outdoors • Field-based position, combination of office and customer-facing • BrightView Landscapes LLC is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer
This job description is subject to change at any time.
BrightView offers a suite of health, wellness, and financial benefits to full-time team members. Benefits offerings for full-time team members include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Ancillary and voluntary products • 401k savings plan with employer contributions • 6 to 9 company paid holidays per year • Employees may also be eligible to receive paid time off for vacation and/or sick leave • Tuition reimbursement and/or potential variable pay opportunities based on position and performance • A detailed benefits package will be provided during the interview process
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