Director of Development – Mission Critical

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Identify and seek out new business prospects through market analysis, networking, and targeted outreach initiatives.

• Cultivate relationships with end users in data centers, customers, design teams, and other essential stakeholders in the industry.

• Oversee and advance opportunities throughout the sales and preconstruction phases.

• Assist with strategic sales initiatives, manage the sales pipeline, engage in CRM activities, and prepare proposals and presentations.

• Lead and coordinate design-build and design-assist efforts, including defining scope, assumptions, and necessary clarifications.

• Collaborate with estimating and preconstruction teams to create competitive, low-risk solutions.

• Work closely with operations to ensure a smooth transition of projects from pursuit to execution.

• Formulate strategies to tackle customer challenges and distinguish the company within the mission critical market.

• Stay updated on trends in data center construction, market opportunities, and changing customer needs.

• Conduct client meetings to understand their requirements and present customized solutions.

• Establish strategic partnerships and connect regional teams with relevant clients and market partners.

• Contribute to the long-term revenue growth and expansion within the mission critical sector.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in the construction industry, particularly in business development, project development, preconstruction, or the execution of large-scale projects.

• Extensive experience in mission critical, data center, concrete construction, or similarly complex construction sectors.

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

• Demonstrated success in identifying new opportunities and establishing strategic relationships and partnerships.

• Experience in strategic planning, project development, preconstruction, and leading cross-functional teams.

• Strong knowledge of risk management and project delivery processes.

• Proven ability to devise solutions for complex customer and project needs.

• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and relationship-building skills.

• Strong problem-solving capabilities and strategic thinking skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with clients, design teams, estimating, preconstruction, operations, and executive leadership.

• Willingness to travel as necessary for client engagements, projects, and business development activities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonus.

• Additional incentive plan.

• Total compensation potential exceeding $300,000.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Nationwide career opportunity with the flexibility to work from anywhere in the U.S.

• Chance to take on a key leadership role in the company's mission critical/data center growth strategy.

• Access to a large national platform and extensive internal resources.