Job Details

Big-D is looking for a dynamic Marketing / Business Development Assistant. This is a great opportunity to start a career with a company that is on a mission to be the most sought-after company in the business. We seek and employee exceptional, hard-working, lifetime learners; we give them the tools to succeed when we find them. We have a culture of growth and achievement powered by innovation, supported by purpose and joy.

Big-D Construction, has an opportunity for a Marketing / Business Development Assistant to join our team of construction professionals based in Idaho Falls, ID.

Position Summary:

The Marketing / Business Development Assistant plays a pivotal role in the company's marketing and business development efforts to drive growth within the Idaho Falls Business Unit. The position works both independently and collaboratively to help create high quality marketing materials such as assembly and production of proposals and qualification packages, collateral, PowerPoint presentations, research and writing for various projects, maintenance and organization of marketing materials. Responsibilities also include social media maintenance, photography coordination and cataloguing, community outreach and vendor relations. This position also requires researching potential clients and projects.

Experience/Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field (preferred).
• Ability to work on multiple projects on tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with clients and partners.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve business goals.
• Familiarity with construction industry terminology, practices, and regulations.
• Experience with sales and marketing techniques, including lead generation and proposal writing.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in Cosential (preferred)
• Proficient in InDesign (preferred)

Duties, Responsibilities and Expectations: (other duties may be assigned to meet business needs)

CRM System Maintenance:

• Maintain the CRM which includes data entry for the Idaho Falls Office. This includes data such as potential opportunities, information on potential clients, events, and status updates,
• Regularly review information to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Import and export data as needed.
• Maintain daily quality control on lead sources ensuring the right opportunities are coordinated with the Business Unit Leadership.
• Generate reports, dashboards and analytics to track key performance indicators.
• Coordinate with the project team to generate project feature sheets and final photography of completed projects.

Marketing/Business Development:

• Research and identify potential clients and partners within the construction industry.
• Assist in developing and implementing sales strategies to attract new clients and build relationships with existing clients.
• Comfortable with making outbound phone calls to warm and cold leads.
• Build rapport and positive relationships both internally and externally.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create promotional materials, proposals, and presentations that effectively communicate our company's value proposition to potential clients.
• Stay up to date with RFP deliverables and interviews to maintain consistent debriefs with customers and data input into CRM.
• Assist in preparing for events such as scheduling and gathering promotional materials.
• Monitor and download RFQ/RFP releases through various procurement sites.
• Coordinate with executive leadership & management to ensure opportunities are entered, tracked, and reported timely and accurately in Cosential and educate staff of program usage when necessary.
• Attend pre-submittal meetings (when necessary).
• Participate in proposal preparation process ensuring a top quality, competitive and winning response to RFP's and related documents.
• Assist in development and application of overall strategy compliant with solicitation requirements that is consistent with Corporate objectives/policies/vision
• Research the customer to understand their environment, politics, limitations, hot points and other factors that will translate to a winning response.
• Support proposal effort by working with the project team to develop project-specific write-ups per solicitation requirements.
• Coordinate deliverables in accordance with solicitation requirements i.e. reference forms, bid bonds, surety letters, etc.
• Participate in proposal review with project team ensuring content completeness, compliance with solicitation requirements, and accuracy of information.
• Ensure timely response to meet solicitation deadlines.
• Work with teams to apply lessons learned and improve quality of proposals.
• Maintain project directory of all previous and current projects containing information generally requested per solicitation requirements with the goal of Cosential being the ultimate repository for information.
• Create, edit, and maintain project sheets, personnel resumes, and boilerplate narratives and content.
• Assist with and maintain photography library including project and personnel photos.
• Print, bind, and distribute brochures, SOQ's, bid proposals and other materials requested by Business Development, Estimating and other departments.
• Assist with PowerPoint presentations for Interviews, internal training meetings, etc.
• Assist with and attend events inclusive of groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, community outreach, etc. as necessary.
• Participate in weekly marketing and business development meetings.
• Prepare agendas and maintain meeting minutes for marketing and business development meetings.
• Collaborate with Corporate to establish Cosential Best Practices to ensure consistency in application usage and data gathering.
• Assist with research and content development for website, newsletter and social media channels.

Critical Skills:

• Excellent customer service skills
• High level of ethics and confidentiality
• Good time management and organizations skills
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• Great analytical and financial skills
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office suite of products
• Work well in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Industry knowledge and aware of current market conditions
• Able to be creative and think though various issues and develop business solutions

Benefits

• 100% Coverage for medical and dental insurance for individual or family plans.
• Employer Contribution into an HSA
• 401k with Match
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Other Supplemental Benefits
• PTO & Holidays

Additional Job Information

Interested applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and become the property of Big-D Construction. #LI-Onsite

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