Commercial Growth & Project Delivery Manager

Cogent Talent Solutions; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Cogent Talent Solutions is seeking a Commercial Business Development Manager in Texas to drive profitable growth from opportunity through closeout. The role owns commercial customer relationships, pricing, bids, scheduling, and project coordination, ensuring margins and cash flow are protected.

The position emphasizes building strong client partnerships, coordinating with operations and field teams, and guiding projects from proposal to final closeout.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience in commercial sales, estimating, project management, construction, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop new commercial customers and strengthen existing key accounts.
• Build relationships with builders, contractors, property managers, general contractors, and commercial clients.
• Attend networking, builder, and industry events as needed.
• Maintain a healthy commercial sales pipeline and communicate risks and opportunities proactively.
• Prepare commercial estimates, bids, and proposals.
• Review project scope, labor requirements, material needs, pricing, and projected margins before submitting proposals.
• Track open bids and follow up consistently until opportunities are won, lost, or intentionally closed.
• Maintain accurate bid logs, proposal trackers, and sales forecasts.
• Manage commercial installation scheduling using scheduling software.
• Coordinate scheduling with operations leadership, service management, project supervisors, field crews, and customers.
• Confirm labor, materials, timelines, and customer expectations prior to scheduling work.
• Communicate scheduling updates and changes promptly.
• Coordinate project handoffs from sales and estimating to operations and field leadership.
• Serve as the primary liaison between customers, project supervisors, and internal teams.
• Resolve issues involving scope, materials, scheduling, documentation, and customer expectations.
• Participate in project walkthroughs, punch lists, and closeout meetings as needed.
• Coordinate commercial billing support and project closeout documentation.
• Gather and organize billing documentation, customer requirements, closeout packages, and safety documentation.
• Ensure all required project documents are accurate, complete, and submitted on time.
• Work with Accounting and Operations to reduce billing delays and support timely collections.
• Protect gross margin while pursuing profitable growth.
• Review project performance and margin concerns with leadership.
• Identify pricing, labor, material, and scope issues that could impact profitability.
• Participate in post-project reviews when actual results differ from estimates.

Skills

Prospecting

Negotiation

Relationship building

Forecasting

Education

Five years experience in relevant fields (preferred)

Tools

CRM software

Scheduling software

Proposal software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cogent Talent Solutions is seeking a Commercial Business Development Manager in Texas to drive profitable growth from opportunity through closeout. The role owns commercial customer relationships, pricing, bids, scheduling, and project coordination, ensuring margins and cash flow are protected.

The position emphasizes building strong client partnerships, coordinating with operations and field teams, and guiding projects from proposal to final closeout.