Assistant Small Home Adivsor

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.

The 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.

Daily Activities

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

Individuals must be......

Able to maintain deep empathy for the client in order to drive their focus on finding the best solutions.
Able to develop a remote working environment
Already familiar with Google WorkSpace, or able to learn it quickly
Already familiar with Hubspot CRM, or able to learn it quickly
Competent in Spreadsheets
Willing to accept feedback, constructive criticism, and direction regarding your roles and responsibilities and performance thereof
Excited for personal career growth
Excited about making an impact on housing

Skills Developed [before promotion]

Identify existing water, sewer and electrical connections
Identify modular and crane constraints
Demonstrated understanding of financing options for residential construction in general, and ADUs
Demonstrated ability to talk to clients about budget and financing needs
Demonstrated ability to talk clients through budget and specification trade-offs
Demonstrated ability to understand clients desires and accurately communicate them to the project team.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks correctly across sales leads, design clients and construction clients.

Qualifications

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.

Hours

Working hours are flexible in order to balance personal life and client service, e.g. If work can take a Saturday, life can take a Thursday.

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

Location

Must live in their region (Metro West to Worcester)

Work will occur remotely and at client sites

Pay

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

Benefits

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

How To Apply

If interested in applying, send a resume and cover letter to info@backyardadus.com

If the job is listed as a regional position on our current openings page, please include which region you are applying for.

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