Business Development Assistant

About the role

At Christa Construction, we build more than projects, we build relationships, strong teams, and spaces that make a lasting impact in the communities where we work. We’re looking for a Business Development Assistant to join our team in Rochester. This role supports the company’s growth efforts by researching markets, clients, industry trends, and potential project opportunities; maintaining business development information; and assisting with client outreach, networking activities, and relationship management. This position collaborates with leadership and internal teams to help identify opportunities, organize business development activity, and support long-term client and industry relationships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research to identify industry trends, competitor activity, client prospects, funding opportunities, and potential projects that support strategic business development initiatives.
• Research prospective clients, developers, owners, architects, consultants, agencies, and industry partners and maintain current information for business development outreach.
• Identify and track potential project opportunities throughout New York and provide timely information to leadership and the business development team.
• Prepare concise reports, market analyses, prospect profiles, and background materials to provide actionable information for leadership and business development meetings.
• Maintain and update the business development CRM and related databases, ensuring client, contact, opportunity, and activity information is accurate, current, and readily accessible.
• Support client relationship management by tracking outreach, meetings, follow-up items, and next steps.
• Assist with preparation for client meetings, including company/project information, research, presentations, and other supporting materials.
• Support the planning and coordination of conferences, trade shows, networking events, client events, and other business development activities, including post-event follow-up.
• Assist in researching industry organizations, sponsorship opportunities, memberships, and events that align with the company’s business development goals.
• Coordinate with the marketing team on qualifications, presentations, project information, and materials needed to support business development efforts.
• Assist in the development, tracking, and administration of the annual business development budget.
• Ability to work on-site and travel as required.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, specifically Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and the ability to maintain accurate client and opportunity information.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to organize information and identify relevant opportunities and trends.
• Ability to learn and engage with multiple software platforms and/or systems.
• Exemplary reporting, presentation, planning and time management skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask, organize and prioritize daily workload.
• Strong organizational and follow-through skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; highly motivated, self-starter and responsible person.
• Teamwork and service oriented, with the ability to build rapport and cooperative relationships with internal teams, clients and industry partners.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or another related field preferred.
• At least 3 years of experience in business development, market research, client relations, construction, professional services, or administrative support preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; experience with CRM systems and research/database tools preferred.

Pay

Salary Range $25-28/hour

Benefits

Sick Pay

Schedule

Rochester, NY | On-Site, Part-Time Schedule Part-time, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8:00