Business Development Manager
Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Country: United States
Category: Environmental
Workplace Location: Onsite
Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm
Posted Date: May 22, 2026
Job ID: 647396
Job Description
A Business Development Manager responsible for supporting the continued growth of the Georgia operations for underground utility infrastructure, trenchless rehabilitation, or municipal repair and maintenance services. This individual will play a key role in expanding the presence across the state by leveraging existing relationships and developing new opportunities within the municipal, utility, and heavy civil construction markets.
Required:
- Existing relationships with municipalities, heavy civil contractors, consulting engineers, and prime contractors in Georgia.
- Proven ability to leverage relationships to generate work within the business' core services, particularly:
- CIPP
- CCTV Inspection & Cleaning
- Manhole Rehabilitation
- 5+ years of business development or sales experience within underground utility infrastructure, trenchless rehabilitation, or municipal repair and maintenance services.
- Demonstrated success generating revenue and securing municipal or utility infrastructure projects.
- Strong understanding of municipal procurement processes, capital improvement programs (CIP), annual contracts, and contract vehicles.
- Self-starter with strong communication, relationship management, and organizational skills.
- Experience with CRM systems such as NetSuite or similar platforms preferred.
- Willingness to travel throughout Georgia
- Work alongside the existing Business Development team to transition and expand key customer relationships and accounts.
- Generate new business opportunities across Georgia by promoting the company's full suite of underground infrastructure services.
- Leverage existing industry relationships to drive awareness, qualify opportunities, and secure work with municipalities, utilities, engineers, and contractors.
- Develop and execute territory growth strategies focused on cross-selling multiple service lines.
- Conduct customer meetings, presentations, site visits, and relationship-building activities throughout the region.
- Coordinate closely with estimating and operations teams to develop competitive proposals and solutions.
- Maintain pipeline visibility, market intelligence, and opportunity tracking through CRM tools.
- Attend regional conferences, trade associations, and industry events to expand market presence and network reach.
- Meet or exceed quarterly and annual sales objectives.
At The Planet Group, we connect Construction experts with opportunities that match their skills, goals, and ambition. From fast-moving startups to global enterprises, we partner with top organizations across industries--giving you access to roles where your contributions make a difference. Explore flexible options including contract, direct hire, and contract-to-hire, all supported by a team that puts people first.
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
