Advisor, Sales

Assistant Small Home Advisor (Assistant Project Executive)

Portland, ME ($50,000.00-$70,000.00) 1 week ago

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Role Overview
Backyard ADU’s Assistant Project Executive is a feeder role to becoming a regional Project Executive. It is expected a successful candidate will stand on their own in 6-12 months. See the full description of the Project Executives position here. At Backyard Project Executives have the ability to grow professionally in both direct to consumer residential construction and developer led commercial/multi-family construction.

Backyards Executive roles ARE NOT traditional sales roles. Our executive must demonstrate empathetic project management on behalf of clients and your internal team, and salesmanship to represent the company to the community, and maintain strong relationships with customers.

Assistant Exec will travel to project locations multiple times per week, take notes and track action items from meetings, and help their Executive manage their priorities and tasks.

• Attend and take notes on all feasibility studies and learn about ADU construction requirements
• Attend home sets and learn about modular logistics
• Take sales calls and customer service calls
• Attend client meetings and manage follow up task
• Keep Hubspot client and project cards up to date (project notes, project stage, etc.)
• Independently learn the local rules and regulations in your region.
• Independently learn about water, sewer, electrical services, drainage and other site requirements (under guidance of Backyard)
• Prepare and review construction contracts
• Follow clients through the design/build process from feasibility study to move in.
• Meet and develop relationships with Backyard's

• College degree preferred
• Work or extensive personal experience in real estate or construction related field
• Must come from a client-facing background. Consultative sales or advisory experience is preferred.
• Must have a proven track record of managing multiple complex projects at once.

• 40 hours of direct project work
• 10 hours Self-Driven Continuing Education expected outside of dedicated project work hours.

Must live in their region (Metro West to Worcester). Work will occur remotely and at client sites.

Base Salary: $65,000 – 85,000 based on prior experience and career level.

• 401k matching
• Employee-paid HSA
• 4-week paid vacation plus national holidays
• Either personal or company phone paid for
• End-of-year profit sharing

If interested in applying, send a resume and cover letter to  If the job is listed as a regional position on our current openings page, please include which region you are applying for.