Business Development Executive

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a hunter sales mindset by proactively pursuing new opportunities, building relationships with key decision-makers, and creating a pipeline of future work.
• Drive new business development and client acquisition across public and private sector clients within the assigned region.
• Build and manage a sales pipeline, consistently identifying, qualifying, and advancing new opportunities.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with key decision-makers including DOTs, aviation authorities, rail and transit agencies, federal, state, and local government, water/wastewater agencies, and private sector clients.
• Execute strategic territory sales plans to achieve revenue targets and expand market share.
• Lead client-facing meetings, presentations, and pursuit strategies to secure new work and cross-sell services.
• Collaborate with technical and proposal teams to support pursuit execution and win strategies.
• Oversee the development of high-quality proposals and pursuit materials, ensuring alignment with client needs and win strategies (final responsibility for quality and compliance).
• Track and manage sales metrics, pipeline health, and revenue performance, reporting progress regularly to leadership.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify new opportunities and inform business development strategy.
• Participate in industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to build brand presence and generate leads.
• Serve as the primary point of contact during pursuit cycles for RFP/RFQ coordination and clarification management.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive B2B sales and business development experience, preferably in the AEC or consulting engineering industry.
• Demonstrated success in new client acquisition and revenue generation within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Experience working with public sector clients (DOTs, municipalities, agencies) strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of consultative or solution-based selling.
• Experience supporting or leading RFP-driven sales pursuits (proposal coordination experience is a plus, not primary focus).
• Proven ability to manage a sales pipeline and track performance against revenue targets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and CRM systems.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities with a focus on results and accountability.

About Us

MCSquared is a professional consulting engineering firm specializing in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental, Construction Materials Testing and Inspection, and Pavement Design and Management with offices in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Our clients include DOTs, municipalities, state agencies, and large multi-national engineering firms. We are retained to provide innovative solutions to complex subsurface issues to support the design of heavy civil infrastructure projects in Transportation, Water/Wastewater, Tunneling, Dams, and Aviation sectors, as well as provide cost-effective solutions for structures, commercial developments, and educational institutions. MCSquared has now joined forces with Meskel and Associates Engineering, both part of ACES, an engineering firm founded in 1983 and offering a wide range of specialized engineering services.