Director of Business Development
6 days ago
Minneapolis
Job Description Who we are: Build your career with Boldt. As a member of the Boldt team, you’ll collaborate with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the construction industry. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills and seek greater responsibilities with a team that builds real value in the world around you. You’ll succeed in a workplace culture that recognizes, respects, and values differences. Boldt’s focus on innovation, collaboration, and employee development provides an opportunity for all our employees to Build Boldly. How your role fits into Boldt: Our Director of Business Development is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing strategies to increase our existing business and generate new opportunities. The primary duty of this role involves leading the relational development of clients and gaining profitable new business, while maintaining ties with existing customers and developing new or enhanced revenue streams for future growth. Serving as a visible & respected leader of our company and within an operations unit, the director will interact with clients, the community, joint venture partners, employees, industry trade partners and suppliers. Learning and understanding current market trends and projections is key to success in this role. The director is accountable for working closely with marketing staff in establishing and implementing the operating group’s overall business and marketing plans, ensuring the plans are carried out to the company’s standards, and supported by the vital business functions and processes to ensure a successful outcome. What you get to do: External Business Development (80%): • Promote Boldt’s services, image and brand with clients, community, client professional organizations and industry and trade partners., • Identify, develop, and maintain strategic client, A/E (architect/engineer), and industry specialist relationships., • Develop a high level of understanding of Boldt clients and prospective clients., • Attend defined and productive community and industry events, conferences, and tradeshows with the goal of growing relationships with clients and industry partners for future business opportunities., • Develop a strategic action plan to continually collaborate with targeted clients and professional services providers in the industry., • Play an active role in the local business community as appropriate, including active participation in strategic local, professional and community organizations., • Provide leadership in problem resolution and seek continuous feedback from clients through various methods., • Develop and implement business development plan for assigned region (or market) ensuring that annual sales, client development and retention targets are met or exceeded., • Lead qualification, proposal and interview efforts with appropriate marketing, preconstruction, and operational teams., • Use fiscally sound judgement to manage business development budget; analyzing and controlling expenditures to conform to budget requirements; including, recommending or approving the budget, expenditures, implementing ways to improve operational efficiencies, providing accurate reports, continuously reviewing return on investment and budget performance, etc., • Organize and lead client and/or market-specific meetings, reports, and action plans., • Maintain market and competitor intelligence in primary and secondary markets., • Review, develop, and establish “standard work”, metrics/benchmarks and guidelines to measure progress and drive the group towards continued success., • Coordinate with corporate and divisional marketing teams on brand strategies, messaging, and public relations (i.e., digital messaging, trade publications, speaking engagements, events, awards submissions, etc.), • Use and maintain accurate and updated reporting with Dynamics CRM for tracking opportunities, leads, activities, and relationships., • Bachelor’s degree in construction/management, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field; MBA or related master’s level degree is helpful., • Seven to ten years of AEC and/or professional services business development experience., • Outstanding marketing/business development and relationship management skills., • Demonstrated involvement in community and/or AEC organizations., • Proven track record of effective communication and presentation skills., • Interpersonal adaptability, along with the ability to communicate and connect with a variety of individuals, both internally and externally., • Demonstrate critical thinking by contributing to vision, business development strategies and systems to achieve desired outcomes., • Practice leadership by demonstrating a strong commitment to serve others, while maintaining a steady focus on outcomes., • Lead change by modeling and reinforcing a continuous improvement of Boldt’s innovative culture. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for up to eight hours. The employee occasionally is required to move to access people or workspaces. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The ability to optimally communicate is required. The employee may occasionally move up to 15 pounds. The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work inside an office environment. The environment for which this position functions may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends. What we can offer you: As an employee-owned organization, along with a culture built around safety and team collaboration, we offer a variety of employee benefits. In addition to the standard health, 401K, and paid time off benefits, we also offer: • An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to share in the company’s success along with an annual bonus based on overall company performance, • Wellness resources, including a health mentor, health assessments, maternity management, wellness challenges and life care, • Have equal access to opportunities and resources at all levels of the company, • Opportunity to grow and persevere including educational reimbursement, • Diversity, equity, and inclusion training programs, • Mentorship program The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department. Based on Boldt’s Background Checking policy, this position may be subject to a background check. The Boldt Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.