Business Development Manager Mission Critical & Data Centers

Olive Recruiting

  • Houston, TX
  • 3 days ago
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    Skills

    • Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Business Skillsunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Capital Projectunmatched
    • Commissioningunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Competitive Analysis/Strategyunmatched
    • Competitive Researchunmatched
    • Conferencesunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Engineeringunmatched
    • Construction Supportunmatched
    • Consultative Salesunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)unmatched
    • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systemsunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
    • Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)unmatched
    • Enterprise Salesunmatched
    • Executive Relationshipsunmatched
    • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
    • Infrastructure Constructionunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Market Trackingunmatched
    • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Meet Sales Quotaunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Network Operations Centerunmatched
    • Networking Eventsunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Proposal Writingunmatched
    • Request for Proposals (RFP)unmatched
    • Revenue Growthunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Cycleunmatched
    • Sales Forecastingunmatched
    • Sales Managementunmatched
    • Sales Pipelineunmatched
    • Sales Prospectingunmatched
    • Solution Salesunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Technical Presentationunmatched
    • Technical Salesunmatched
    • Trade Showsunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

    Description

    Business Development Manager – Mission Critical & Data Centers
     
    Olive Recruiting is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join one of our valued clients. This is an outstanding opportunity for a strategic business development professional who enjoys building executive-level relationships, identifying new project opportunities, and driving revenue growth within the rapidly expanding mission critical and data center market throughout the Americas.
     
    Our client is a well-established provider of specialized commissioning, construction support, industrial services, and capital project solutions, partnering with customers on complex projects across the mission critical, energy, industrial, and infrastructure sectors throughout the Americas.
     
    The ideal candidate is a proven business development professional with experience developing relationships across the mission critical construction industry, including owners, hyperscale developers, EPC firms, general contractors, MEP contractors, engineering firms, fabricators, and other project stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys identifying projects early in the development cycle, building long-term strategic partnerships, and converting opportunities into successful commercial pursuits.
     
    Location: Houston, Texas
    Schedule: Full-time
    Compensation: Starting at $220,000, depending on experience and qualifications, plus a 15% annual performance bonus.
    Direct Hire: This is a full-time, direct hire opportunity (not a temporary position).
     
    Key Responsibilities
    • Develop and execute business development strategies that drive revenue growth and expand market presence within the mission critical and data center sectors throughout the Americas.
    • Identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities across data centers, mission critical infrastructure, energy infrastructure, industrial construction, and related markets.
    • Build and strengthen long-term relationships with project owners, hyperscale developers, EPC firms, general contractors, MEP contractors, engineering consultants, fabricators, and other key decision-makers.
    • Identify project opportunities early in the development cycle and position the organization to participate in upcoming RFQs, proposals, and commercial pursuits.
    • Grow strategic customer relationships while identifying opportunities to expand services across multiple project phases and service lines.
    • Lead complex commercial pursuits from opportunity identification through solution development, proposal preparation, commercial negotiations, contract award, and successful project handoff.
    • Collaborate with engineering, operations, estimating, proposal, technical, and commercial teams to develop competitive, customer-focused solutions.
    • Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, technical discussions, proposals, and commercial strategies that clearly communicate value and differentiate the organization's capabilities.
    • Maintain an active pipeline of qualified opportunities while providing accurate sales forecasts, account plans, CRM updates, and market intelligence.
    • Monitor market trends, competitive activity, customer feedback, and emerging industry developments to identify new growth opportunities.
    • Represent the organization at customer meetings, conferences, trade shows, networking events, and other industry functions throughout the Americas.
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    Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
    • Five or more years of business development, technical sales, enterprise sales, account management, or commercial leadership experience within the mission critical, data center, industrial construction, engineering, infrastructure, energy, or technical services industries.
    • Demonstrated success developing new business, building strategic customer relationships, and achieving revenue growth objectives.
    • Experience selling services to mission critical, data center, industrial construction, engineering, or infrastructure markets is strongly preferred.
    • Proven experience building qualified sales pipelines, managing complex commercial pursuits, and securing high-value opportunities.
    • Experience working with owners, EPC firms, general contractors, MEP contractors, engineering consultants, fabricators, or other project stakeholders.
    • Strong understanding of consultative selling, long sales cycles, enterprise account management, and solution-based sales.
    • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify customer needs and position value-driven solutions.
    • Ability to understand technical concepts and translate operational capabilities into meaningful business value for customers.
    • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
    • Highly organized with exceptional strategic planning, pipeline management, and business development skills.
    • Proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
    • Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
    • Willingness to travel as business needs require.
     
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, TX

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