Business Development Manager

Since our founding in 1968, Hill & Wilkinson has grown from humble beginnings into something we’re truly proud of. Our story is shaped by the people who built the foundation and those who continue to strengthen it every day. We honor our history while staying focused on the future, driven by a shared commitment to excellence and growth. At every level of our organization, we know that our greatest strength is our people, and their dedication is what keeps us moving forward.

If you’re looking for a place where your work matters and your contributions are valued, we encourage you to explore career opportunities with us. Your next chapter could start here.

• Health
• Basic life insurance
• Short‐term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
• Long‐term disability (Exempt Employees Only)
• College 529 plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacations

Role: Business Development Manager

Location: Temple TX

We are seeking a driven Business Development professional with some estimating and experience to identify, develop, estimate, construction opportunities within the central Texas commercial business sectors.

This role is ideal for someone who understands the commercial construction environment and can build relationships with facility owners, plant managers, operators, developers, engineers, and other key decision-makers. The successful candidate will be able to identify upcoming construction and facility capital improvement opportunities, develop them into profitable work.

The ideal candidate will have a strong business development passion, with an ability to carry out job costing on an as needed basis. The individual will be expected to help generate opportunities while also having the technical ability to budget projects to open the doors with clients.

• Identify and develop new construction and facility capital improvement opportunities within the manufacturing, mission critical/data center, and healthcare markets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with facility owners, plant managers, operators, property managers and developers.
• Prospect for both planned and unplanned capital improvement, renovation, maintenance, and construction projects.
• Develop a strong understanding of client facilities and proactively identify potential projects before they are formally bid.
• Monitor upcoming projects, facility expansions, renovations, equipment installations, infrastructure upgrades, and other construction-related opportunities.
• Build and maintain a healthy project pipeline and accurately communicate opportunity size, timing, probability, and next steps.
• Participate in client meetings, site walks, networking events, industry organizations, and other activities that generate new business.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and presentations in coordination with the operations team.
• Develop long-term client relationships that generate repeat and negotiated work.
• Perform takeoffs and develop estimates for small-sized construction and capital improvement projects.
• Review drawings, specifications, scopes of work, site conditions, and client requirements.
• Obtain and evaluate subcontractor and vendor pricing.
• Develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and other project costs.
• Identify project risks, exclusions, assumptions, and potential change-order opportunities.
• Prepare competitive and profitable proposals for clients.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate existing conditions and develop accurate scopes and budgets.
• Work with leadership and preconstruction team to establish appropriate project pricing and margins.

The primary focus will be on construction opportunities within:

• Manufacturing:…