Business Development Member

Business Development Team Member

First Atlantic Restoration is seeking applications for an experienced full-time business development team member in the Newport News, VA area. Qualified applicants should have two years or more experience in sales/business development. The candidate should have a proven record of building and maintaining key relationships and generating leads in order to hit an established annual sales goal.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Full time focus of maintaining growth plan
• Generate and maintain lead and account list
• Maintain regular contact with accounts and leads
• Document all activities in sales software (CRM)
• Attend trade shows and local events
• Assist with finding additional streams of revenue and markets
• Assist with preparation of marketing and branding materials and literature

This position is also responsible for any other duty or task that would be required in order to meet the performance requirements of the job.

What You Need To Bring To This Role:

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong organizational skills with demonstrated ability to work independently
• Deal effectively with multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities
• Self-motivation to succeed, take ownership of assigned responsibilities and be resilient under pressure
• Must be flexible, resourceful and able to troubleshoot while maintaining a sense of urgency
• Pride in the job you do and the image you present
• Great analytical skills
• Excellent communication/customer service skills, both verbal and written
• Management of contact database with regular updates regarding visits
• Convey a positive attitude and teamwork for optimum provision of services to clients
• Tech savvy. Quick learner of industry software and AI tools. Proficient in MS Office, Word and Excel

Physical Demands:

• Physical ability to travel for day-to-day field work and to attend training as needed.
• Ability to load and unload equipment as well as bend, walk, and climb for consecutive hours while inspecting damaged property.
• Must be able to carry and climb a ladder, as well as conduct roof inspections.
• Able to sit in a vehicle and drive long distances.

Compensation: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Who We Are:

For more than 30 years, First Atlantic Restoration has provided high quality, award winning disaster cleanup, mitigation, and restoration services for both commercial and residential properties. We are a locally-owned, Virginia Beach-based company with multiple offices in our service area covering Virginia Beach, Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Williamsburg, Richmond, Charlottesville and the surrounding towns and cities.

We provide emergency mitigation services 24/7/365 capable of responding to any size or complexity of property damage, biohazard containment or cleanup. Our high performing reconstruction department has won multiple national awards for excellence, performance, and creativity in disaster recovery solutions. Our infection control division First Atlantic Environmental is also entrusted daily with the lives and health of immune compromised patients in hospitals, operating rooms and nursing homes throughout our service area. Since 1990, over 45,000 clients have benefited from our expertise.

We are powered by our people an excited, highly trained team driven by our core values that include humility, kindness and actions that all honor our God, our families, and each other.

Our 501(c)3 Give First charitable foundation also allows us to constantly help those unable to repay us, focusing on disabled veterans, disabled children, and other families in need of restoration, remodeling, handicap accessibility and other repairs to their homes and facilities.