Growth & Market Strategy Engineer

Mortenson Construction; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans w/

Vision coverage

Dental plan

401k retirement plan with generousMort

Paid time off, holidays, and other PTO

Life, AD&D, and disability insurance

No-cost mental health resources

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption Assistance

Gym Membership Discount Program

Job summary

Mortenson Construction is seeking an experienced Business Development Engineer to help implement growth goals. You will communicate across all levels, conduct market research, and support proposal development with strong writing and organizational skills.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, consultants, and preconstruction teams, with travel up to 30% and a commitment to integrity and confidentiality in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Understanding of construction law and generally accepted business practices.
• Display Microsoft Office, project, and pertinent web application skills at an intermediate level.
• Current driver's license.
• Minimum three years construction experience.
• Persuasive, persistent, winsome self-starter motivated by challenge and change.
• Effectively work with those of diverse backgrounds and organizational levels.
• Adaptive, effective communication and active listening skills.
• Consistent record of including diverse team members when assigning challenging and high-profile tasks.
• Travel of up to 30% of time may be necessary to fulfill your objectives in the position.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance to the manager of and director on market sector positioning, and lead research for current and future markets
• Serve as a networking link with engineering consultants and subcontractors
• Perform research, compile market data, customer cold calling, and networking in support of business lead prospecting efforts
• Assist with scheduling customer meetings and other customer engagement activities
• Perform technical writing for proposals, qualifications, submittals, and branding materials
• Ensure schedules and various aspects of the proposal (Technical Scope, Staff Qualification and Experience, and Biographical Data, etc.), as well as marketing materials are accurate and delivered in a timely manner
• Support proposal preparation, including gathering, verifying, and formatting proposal information
• Help prepare materials for customer presentations and attend pre-proposal meetings
• Perform general coordination of information between business development and preconstruction
• Coordinate and participate in business development activities such as trade show appearances, conventions, and conferences
• Support your team members with administrative functions, such as meeting minutes, customer happiness surveys, file maintenance, lead data management, financial projections, and customer data management

Skills

Communication

Networking

Research

Proposal writing

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

CRM tools

Job description

Mortenson Construction is seeking an experienced Business Development Engineer to help implement growth goals. You will communicate across all levels, conduct market research, and support proposal development with strong writing and organizational skills.

The role requires collaboration with engineers, consultants, and preconstruction teams, with travel up to 30% and a commitment to integrity and confidentiality in a dynamic environment.