Business Development Manager

Boring Company; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Equity

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking a seasoned business development leader to drive bid opportunities and client engagement in the United States. You will identify RFPs, craft compelling proposals, and develop revenue-generating tunnel projects by aligning stakeholders with a tunneling-focused approach.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of bid experience in tunneling, strong negotiation and presentation skills, and a proven track record of leading BD initiatives within a fast-paced, mission-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5+ years of experience securing bids in tunneling.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Identify RFP opportunities in the United States for tunneling and related projects.
• Create revenue-generating tunnel projects by engaging stakeholders.
• Assist in writing, reviewing, and submitting proposals to local, state, and federal entities.
• Lead company business development efforts.

Skills

Bid strategy

Relationship building

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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) 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

• employer-paid medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• a 401(k) plan
• paid holidays
• paid vacation
• 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.