Business Development Manager

Forms+Surfaces Inc

$80K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in business development or related fields
  • Strong understanding of the A&D (architecture and design) and construction ecosystem
  • Proficient in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders
  • Ability to communicate complex technical and design solutions clearly
  • Experience in guiding projects from concept through to execution
  • Adaptability to a fast-paced, self-directed work environment

Responsibilities

  • Build and influence relationships with architects, owners, and contractors
  • Position solutions early in the design process to guide specifications
  • Navigate projects through bidding, value engineering, and execution phases
  • Collaborate with internal teams such as engineering and manufacturing for successful project delivery
  • Identify strategic opportunities by understanding regional market dynamics
  • Lead growth and expand influence within the New England region

Benefits

  • Strong benefits package
  • Long-term growth opportunities within a dynamic organization
  • Collaborative and entrepreneurial workplace culture
Full Job Description
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.

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