Business Development Manager

Future Ventures; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boring Company in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead enterprise growth from our in-office operations. You will build client relationships, identify bids, and drive tunnel projects across the United States.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in bids, strong negotiation and strategic thinking, plus experience with government entities and team leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years of experience securing bids in the tunneling industry.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships and a high-quality database.
• Identify active RFPs in the United States for tunneling and related projects.
• Create revenue-generating tunnel projects by persuading stakeholders.
• Assist writing, reviewing, and submitting proposals to local, state, and federal entities.
• Lead company business development efforts.

Skills

Government negotiations

Marketing experience

Team management

Strategic thinking

Persuasion and negotiation

Public speaking

Networking

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Business Development Manager

Bastrop, TX

OPERATIONS, Business Development

In office

Full-time

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients. Maintain a high-quality customer database.
• Identify active requests for proposals in the United States for tunneling projects (water, sewer, and transport) and non-tunneling projects that could become tunneling projects.
• Create new revenue-generating tunnel projects for The Boring Company by persuading key stakeholders that a TBC tunnel meets their needs.
• Help write, review, and submit proposals to local, state, and federal entities.
• Lead company business development efforts.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5+ years of relevant experience securing bids in the tunneling industry.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 3+ year(s) of experience engaging and negotiating with government entities.
• 3+ year(s) of marketing experience.
• 3+ year(s) managing a team.
• Strategic thinker with innate ability to identify bottlenecks and develop solutions.
• Strong persuasion and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to analyze others’ reactions and understand why they react as they do.
• Effective communicator with exemplary presentation skills.
• Natural ability to network and forge relationships.
• Ability to interpret market, customer, and competitor information.

Additional Requirements

• Position may require long hours and weekend work.
• Travel 25-35% of the time.

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.