Director of Business Development   Employer: Holden Executive Search Job Location: Tampa , FL Cash Compensation: Industry Type: Construction Recruiters Job Description: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: Execute business to business proactive outreach, primarily by cold calling, telephone, & e-mail to contacts in targeted accounts within the Tampa Bay Market.​ Provide a clear, compelling & articulate explanation of our business value to prospective customers.​ Generate qualified leads & follow up until prospect becomes a customer.​ Schedule face-to-face appointments for our Landcare & Landscape Managers.​ Maintain & add information to our companies database of prospects & customers.​ Must be able to work the business hours appropriate for assigned territory.​ Expected work week 50-55 hours.​ Attend association events during the week & some evenings (1-2 per week) - ABC, NAIOP, TBBA, CAI, BOMA, ULI QUALIFICATIONS/​EXPERIENCE: 2+ ​ years of Business Development of Sales cold-calling experience.​ Independent, self-motivated & success driven, yet able & willing to take direction.​ Outstanding verbal & written communication skills.​ Efficient computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.​ Proven history of developing qualified leads & meeting quota.​ Comfortable conversing with executive business decision makers.​ Strong organizational skills, follow up skills, & attention to detail Company Description: Welcome to Holden Executive Search, a construction recruiter and executive search firm that specializes in the construction recruitment of management personnel in construction. As a construction recruiter with a single focus, we provide a clear understanding of our client's needs, and offer unparralled research and recruitment capabilities nationally. We believe that the best recruitment strategies require a company-wide commitment to understanding the needs of our clients, and responding to those needs with innovative solutions. Our information systems are industry specific and contain over 100,000 construction resumes, and over 30,000 construction companies including general contractors, specialty contractors, highway contractors, civil contractors, construction managers, home builders (residential contractors), engineering contractors (design build), as well as real estate developers and owners who employ construction talent. Our recruiters are seasoned professionals, and are supported by the very best construction research department available anywhere. We can research more relevant companies, contact more potential candidates and deliver a larger pool of qualified candidates faster and more effectively than any other construction recruiter. Simply put, we understand how to integrate advanced recruitment techniques with the best of traditional executive search to deliver you the best construction recruitment solution for your unique needs.