Assistant Small Home Advisor (Assistant Project Executive)

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 (

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