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Business Development Associate
Job Location:
Job Location:
Baton Rouge, LA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 140000 - 170000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
21 August 2026 (6 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
18 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Title:
Business Development Associate
Location:
Hybrid; Baton Rouge LA
Job Description:
Orbital Engineering is seeking a Business Development Associate to support our Baton Rouge LA Region. The nature of the position involves executing sales strategies initiating contact with existing and potential clients identifying customer needs and selling client-specific services to meet those needs. This is a hybrid position and candidates must be local to the Baton Rouge Area.
Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To
- Business Development and Key Account Management
- Identify develop and manage new and existing strategic business development opportunities within gulf coast target markets.
- Make direct sales calls to target account plant and corporate personnel including but not limited to executives engineering and project managers operations managers environmental and safety managers.
- Present company profile to client personnel to communicate the firms core competency capabilities resources past project experience specialized capabilities and competitive advantage.
- Plan and organize selling opportunities utilizing breakfast/lunch/dinner meetings seminars/trade shows social events (golfing sporting events concerts etc.).
- Participate in annual preparation of the regional office business plan which includes a sales forecast percent of time projections new and existing market analysis and overall office plan.
- Provide weekly and monthly updates to the firms management team
- Prepare sales literature for direct sales calls. This includes brochures resumes relevant project and company profile information.
- Utilize various databases to develop target prospect lists as well as track prospects through the sales cycle.
- Plan and organize various marketing events such as trade shows golf outings and association meetings.
- Bi-weekly and monthly reporting of sales & marketing activities via sales report.
- Quarterly reporting of Key Account Strategies forecast results via business plan goals and objectives.
- Annual presentations of Key Account Strategies to Executive Management staff.
Minimum Requirements
- 10 years of experience is engineering design and business development.
- Candidate must demonstrate strong communication and relationship management skills.
- Candidate must be willing to travel within the assigned territory.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with heavy industrial including technical experience with a proven track record of meeting and exceeding specific goals/objectives.
- Experience promoting engineering services to heavy industry clients
Other Duties
Please note that this job posting does not list all duties and responsibilities that are required of this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.
Location Note:
Hybrid; Baton Rouge LA
Salary Range:
$140000 - $170000 annually (based on experience qualifications and location)
Benefits:
A commitment to excellence and hard work will be rewarded with a competitive salary career advancement opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health financial security and work-life balance. Our benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; a 401(k)-retirement savings plan; and supplemental insurance options. We also provide company-paid life and AD&D insurance company-paid short-term disability coverage and a generous paid time off program to ensure you have the support and flexibility you need both professionally and personally.
About Orbital:
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Since 1969 Orbital has been specializing in project development project execution and asset management for the heavy industrial sectors and utilities. Our regional offices hands-on mentality and world-wide integrated teams provide an ability to leverage subject matter experts and industry best-practices wherever a project may lie geographically. Our focus steadfastly remains on finding and delivering the best solution regardless of where that team sits across our organization. At Orbital our power is our people.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
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