Business Development Manager

Forms+Surfaces designs and manufactures products that shape the built environment m major transportation hubs to civic spaces and campuses, our work lives where performance, durability, and design matter most. Our approach is guided by a core principle:
Sustainability through Longevity. We believe the most sustainable solutions are those that endure both physically and aesthetically, remaining relevant and performing over time.

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to lead growth across the New England region
, focused on our Site & Outdoor product systems. This is not a traditional sales role. It is a market-facing position responsible for influencing projects early, navigating complexity, and carrying opportunities from concept through realization.

You will operate at the intersection of design, construction, and manufacturing.

• Build and influence relationships with landscape architects, architects, owners, and contractors
• Position Forms+Surfaces solutions early in the design process to shape specifications
• Navigate projects through bidding, value engineering, and execution
• Partner internally with engineering, manufacturing, and project teams to ensure successful delivery
• Develop a deep understanding of regional market dynamics and identify strategic opportunities

We are less focused on a specific background and more interested in how you think and operate.

You may come from:

• Architectural or landscape design
• Construction or project management
• Architectural product or systems sales

What matters most:

• Ability to understand and communicate technical, design-driven solutions
• Experience working within the A&D and construction ecosystem
• Strong instincts around how projects move from concept to completion
• Capability to build trust and long-term relationships across multiple stakeholders
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, self-directed environment

Our work is embedded throughout the New England market, shaping environments across workplace, civic, academic, and mixed-use developments. The Business Development Manager will build upon an established regional presence while expanding influence across future opportunities.

Representative projects include:

• Schrafft’s City Center – Boston, MA Adaptive reuse of a historic industrial site into a modern workplace campus, with upgraded public spaces, landscape integration, and tenant amenities
• West 2nd Street Park & Community Garden – South Boston, MA A community-focused outdoor space balancing durability, accessibility, and neighborhood identity
• Tufts Library – Weymouth, MA Civic infrastructure supporting public engagement, learning, and long-term community use
• Constitution Wharf – Boston, MA Waterfront residential and mixed-use environment requiring high-performance materials in exposed conditions
• Brookline Place – Brookline, MA A multi-building commercial campus integrating outdoor space, circulation, and tenant experience
• Private Residence – Cambridge, MA Custom applications demonstrating the flexibility and material range of Forms+Surfaces systems

These projects reflect the diversity of environments we operate in and the expectation that our partners can navigate both design intent and real-world execution.

This role is responsible for building the next generation of projects that define the region.

• Complex, meaningful projects:
  Airports, campuses, public infrastructure
• System-based thinking:
  Not just products, but integrated solutions
• Real manufacturing depth:
  Direct connection to how things are made
• Cross-functional collaboration:
  
  Work closely with design, engineering, and operations
• Long-term opportunity:
  Build a territory with real influence and ownership

Forms+Surfaces is a design-led manufacturing company built on the idea that good design and good manufacturing compound over time. We operate with a collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset and value individuals who take ownership, think critically, and contribute across disciplines.

We offer a competitive compensation structure, strong benefits, and long-term growth opportunities within a dynamic and evolving organization. The Company is an equal-opportunity employer.