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Leads business development for design-build construction services by identifying prospects, expanding market presence, building client relationships, researching markets, attending industry events, managing sales plans and proposal processes, and reporting progress to leadership. The role requires extensive technical sales experience, relationship-building with decision-makers, economic development experience, and travel as needed.

Coordinates administrative and operational support for construction project managers, including proposals, schedules, meeting materials, forms, subcontract and project tracking, files, travel, and vendor or customer communications. The role prepares documents, maintains records, assembles capabilities packages, schedules meetings and trainings, and supports project processes. Candidates need 3–10 years of related experience, strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills, and excellent organizational, proactive, and detail-oriented abilities.

Direct business development for racking, automation, material handling, and warehouse solutions. Responsibilities include identifying project opportunities, building relationships with industrial clients and decision-makers, researching markets, attending industry events, managing sales and proposal processes, tracking business development metrics, supporting sales plans, and mentoring future business developers. The role requires technical sales expertise and travel as needed.

Supports startup, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and performance verification of mechanical HVAC systems on design-build construction projects. The role coordinates with vendors, subcontractors, controls teams, and project staff; reviews installation readiness; executes checklists and functional tests; documents deficiencies and system performance; supports TAB, commissioning meetings, turnover, and project closeout while maintaining safety compliance.

Manage industrial controls projects from preconstruction through closeout, including controls design, procurement, PLC/HMI/SCADA programming oversight, installation, commissioning, documentation, troubleshooting, and client coordination. The role owns project performance, profitability, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction while supporting controls service growth. It requires engineering knowledge, industrial controls expertise, construction-site coordination, and experience with Ignition, Siemens, and/or Beckhoff systems.

Produces end-to-end photo and video content for marketing, sales, recruiting, communications, culture, and client initiatives. Develops concepts, conducts interviews, films at project sites and events, edits multimedia assets, and adapts content for multiple channels. Manages schedules, reviews, revisions, vendors, file libraries, equipment, and concurrent projects while maintaining quality and safety standards.

Supports controls projects from preconstruction through closeout, including controls design, programming oversight, procurement, installation, commissioning, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting. The intern coordinates with clients, design teams, vendors, and field teams on low-voltage control systems and integrated construction projects. Responsibilities include DDC, PLC, and SCADA programming support, point mapping, sequence implementation, control narratives, panel layouts, shop drawings, and root-cause analysis.