Business Development Executive

Position Summary

This is a high-impact, client-facing leadership role for professionals with strong sales acumen, strategic vision, and a passion for preserving historic architecture. As a Business Development Executive (BDE) at EverGreene, you’ll lead efforts to win complex restoration projects by cultivating relationships with owners, architects, and construction partners.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead client engagement and cultivate long-term relationships with owners, architects, consultants, construction managers and other partners.
• Expand and maintain a strong network to generate new business opportunities aligned with EverGreene’s strategic priorities.
• Identify, qualify, and pursue projects that fit EverGreene’s capabilities, leveraging strategic market intelligence.
• Develop and implement winning pursuit and bid strategies, positioning EverGreene competitively across markets.
• Oversee the full preconstruction process, directing scoping, estimating strategy, proposal writing, and bid package preparation for both preconstruction consulting services and specialty contracting.
• Capture and manage sales pipeline activity, reporting regularly on leads, opportunities, and market trends.
• Review and approve draft estimates, proposals, and bid packages, ensuring accuracy and alignment with company objectives.
• Partner with project management to address challenges, scope changes, and maintain client satisfaction.
• Mentor and develop junior BD staff - Associates, Coordinators, and Administrators - to strengthen departmental capacity.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader, sharing knowledge internally and through public engagement.
• Increase industry visibility through presentations, articles, social media, and participation in committees or boards.
• Maintain engagement through project delivery to ensure continuity between preconstruction intent and execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in construction, preservation, architectural services, with a strong track record in business development or sales.
• Established network of potential clients and industry partners in the A/E/C sector.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain executive-level client relationships.
• Strong knowledge of preconstruction processes, estimating, and proposal strategy.
• Comprehensive knowledge of major construction project execution, including the ability to interpret drawings and specifications, anticipate logistical challenges, and align EverGreene’s estimating and proposal strategies with project delivery realities.
• Subject matter expertise in historic preservation projects and related trades.
• Experience leading teams and managing multiple pursuits simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to close deals and drive revenue growth.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to evaluate risks and opportunities.
• Proficiency using CRM systems (Unanet/Cosential, Deltek, etc.) and other digital platforms (Procore, Asana).
• Active involvement in Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) is an advantage.

Benefit Highlights

• Medical, Dental & Vision plans
• 401k & Roth Retirement plans with Company Match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan - ESOPL
• Long Term Disability, AD&D & Basic Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays