Commercial Project Consultant

G. Fedale Roofing and Siding; Georgetown (DE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

G. Fedale Roofing and Siding seeks a Commercial Project Consultant in Georgetown, Delaware. This role focuses on generating and closing leads within commercial spaces like HOAs and apartment complexes. The successful candidate will proactively network, develop customer relationships, and manage the sales process from beginning to end.

Applicants should possess strong selling skills, experience in construction sales, and a degree in business or marketing. The position offers a dynamic work environment and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of selling experience in construction or related markets.
• Ability to understand contracts, blueprints, and bid specifications.
• Strong 4-function math skills.
• Valid driver's license and reliable vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Generate leads through networking and repeat business.
• Schedule visits to commercial accounts.
• Meet with customers to discuss needs and prepare bids.
• Close deals and secure contracts.

Skills

Strong selling skills

Excellent customer service skills

Strong oral and written communication

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in business or marketing

High school degree with significant sales experience

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Commercial Project Consultant

Location: Georgetown, Delaware.

Summary

The Commercial Project Consultant (Commercial PC) role is a business development-focused position responsible for independently generating and closing leads within the commercial space, focused on HOAs, multifamily properties, apartment complexes, churches, and commercial buildings. This role requires a proactive approach to networking, relationship-building, and identifying new opportunities, with an emphasis on developing your own pipeline rather than relying on company-provided leads. The Commercial PC will create tailored proposals, deliver presentations, and manage the full sales process from initial contact through closing, acting as the primary driver of their own success.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Generates leads through networking and repeat business. Continuously works to identify and develop relationships (Chambers of Commerce, Lunch & Learns, etc.) with potential commercial customers who can provide large scale opportunities and repeat business while adhering to all Company policies and practices. While some leads may come organically through the company, the vast majority of leads and relationships will need to be developed through networking, working with Business Development, cold calling, etc.
• Maintains and executes a schedule of planned visits to commercial accounts. Ensures that his/her schedule is full with appointments, but can also respond quickly to new opportunities. Meets with current and potential customers nights or weekends as required.
• Meets with customers to discuss needs. Contacts potential customers, listens to their needs, personally inspects the items in question, and actively works with the customer to determine their exact needs. When bidding a project, fully understands the bid specifications and blueprint requirements, and clarifies any open RFI items with the bid contact. Follows blueprints for new construction work and builds material/labor takeoff in DataForma.
• Presents solutions, overcomes objections, and closes deals. After determining the needs and/or understanding the bid requirements, proposes solutions that fit the customer’s budget and meet the Company’s revenue and margin goals. Submits bids in the format required by the customer. Answers all questions, overcomes objections, and clearly demonstrates/quantifies the advantages of engaging the Company’s services. Closes the deal and secures a signed contract to provide services.
• Mobilizes work on project. Estimator in coordination with client/office, will schedule any and all mobilizations needed for project completion. WOs for in‑house crews to be sent to service scheduler via email. WOs for subgroups to be sent to subs directly. Labor, equipment and material orders will have been prepared under Material Management in Dataforma. Export and execute POs for project.
• Maintains relationships during projects. Stays actively engaged with the customer during the construction process and works closely to respond to questions or concerns from the customer if they arise.
• Processes necessary docs for payment submission. Provides billing specialist with copies of payment application or AIA. For private, requests invoice from BS to provide to client. On private work, collects COC with or ahead of final payment. Estimator will be involved in collection process if invoicing is past due.
• Provides feedback to marketing and production departments. Provides feedback to other departments on potential revenue opportunities or improvements that could help the Company grow.
• Provides information necessary for commission calculation on a timely basis. Works with the Accounting Department to ensure all information needed for calculating commission payments for any given quarter are submitted within the first two weeks of the following quarter.
• Seeks to improve productivity and results on a daily basis.
• Follows all Company safety rules and operating procedures, practices and guidelines.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

• A degree from an accredited 4‑year college or university with a major in business, marketing, or a related field, or a high school degree with significant sales and industry experience.
• 3‑5 years of selling experience in the construction, capital goods, or related markets.
• Strong selling skills, including active listening, determining needs, the creation and presentation of solutions, overcoming objections, and closing deals.
• A demonstrated ability to understand and work with contracts, blueprints, and bid specifications used in providing construction services or financing for construction services.
• A demonstrated understanding of commercial building insurance and how insurance claims are processed.
• Strong 4‑function math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Demonstrated computer skills using a service‑oriented CRM system, including mobile access.
• Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to keep calm and be clear with challenging customers, staff, and vendors.
• The perseverance to keep pursuing solutions even when customers, staff, or vendors are not cooperative.
• Strong oral and written communication skills when interacting with customers, staff, management, or vendors.
• Strong abilities to multi‑task, prioritize activities, and react quickly to changing information.
• A valid driver’s license with no restrictions on driving for company‑related business.
• A clean, reliable, and insured personal vehicle to ensure a prompt start to the working day.
• Desirable personal traits including honesty, integrity, accuracy, high standards, fairness, and good listening and time‑management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with an emphasis on quantitative methods.
• Solid working knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to the selling, providing, and invoicing of construction services.
• No restrictions or requirements preventing the ability to work in the US for any US company.

Physical demands

The ability to walk around an office, warehouse, or neighborhood, climb and descend stairs, work in a seated position at a desk for hours at a time, stand at a trade/home show for hours at a time, drive to and from offsite meetings, operate computers and phones, open file cabinets, bend/stand as necessary, transport, set up, and use an extension ladder, safely climb on, navigate around, and descend from residential and commercial roofs, and occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

EEO statement

G. Fedale General Contractors is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics when making hiring decisions. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.