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Director of Business Development

Farnsworth Group
$120,000 - $160,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity)
vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Colorado, Denver
Jul 14, 2025
Join us and grow your career with a certified Great Place to Work for the last nine years running. We are a team of Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Scientists committed to making meaningful contributions to the world around us. Our quest for excellence goes beyond the ordinary; we seek extraordinary people who want to showcase their talents and join us in making a difference for our clients and communities. You will be part of a collaborative group that champions your career and passions, embraces challenges, understands the importance of work-life balance, and shares our commitment to making a positive impact through your work.
Farnsworth Group is seeking a Director of Business Development in the below posting location. This role requires a high energy, creative thinker who likes to tackle new challenges, stretch boundaries, and drive business growth. We are looking for a candidate to exemplify senior leadership qualities and support our established architecture and engineering business in a variety of markets, including municipal, commercial, education, healthcare, research, and advanced manufacturing. The ideal candidate must possess the drive to learn new topics, intellectual curiosity, and be able to dig deeply into technical topics to initiate new business. The role is at the intersection of business development and strategy and collaborates with all department heads and our talented marketing department. Success in this role involves creating new backlog across our front-range offices (Ft. Collins, Denver, and Colorado Springs), with a focus on the Denver area.
Posting Location(s) for this role: Greenwood Village, CO (Denver Tech Center)
Job Activities:
The following duties are typical of the position but are not all encompassing:


  1. Business Development



  • Leverage technical expertise, specialized skills, and knowledge to generate new opportunities through presentations, meetings, interviews, and thought leadership.
  • Collaborate with national and regional leadership to identify growth strategies for CO.
  • Unlock growth potential by collaborating, motivating, and training our project managers and individual contributors in ways to expand their networks and grow the business.
  • Implement growth strategies by attending client meetings, events, and conferences to build new relationships.
  • Utilize your strong personal network for generating new partnerships and opportunities.
  • Collaborate with national business development efforts, including strengthening partnerships and clients across the country.
  • Provide leadership and assist with client care efforts.
  • Qualify pursuits and evaluate their effect on related prospects. Establish priority for potential opportunities and their pursuit.
  • Assist in developing, reviewing, and presenting project proposals.
  • Assist in creative development of collateral within branding initiatives.
  • Develop and review key performance indicators.
  • Ensure pursuits (leads) are captured in our CRM system leading to capture and reporting of an accurate pipeline.



  1. Strategic Planning



  • Working across our CO offices to develop near and long-term growth strategies.
  • Aligning strategies with the company's strategic intent and our Strategic Action Plans.
  • Identify and evaluate key acquisitions, market expansion, and service line additions.

Specific Requirements include:


  • Bachelor's Degree in Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field.
  • 10 plus years of experience in architecture/ engineering consulting or working with AE design services.
  • Self-starter requiring limited oversight.
  • Ability to give high-level presentations to internal and external groups.
  • Effective team building and collaboration skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent networking skills.
  • Ability to supervise and direct work of others.
  • Superb organization, time management, and the ability to work on several multi-discipline projects concurrently.
  • Encourage and support a safety-oriented culture.
  • Regional travel as required.


About Farnsworth Group
Farnsworth Group is a 135-year-old engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with over 600 talented professionals across a nationwide network of 24 offices. We champion strong working relationships and have been involved in over 24,000 projects in the last decade alone. Our clients range from rural communities to some of the world's largest brands, with our oldest partnerships dating back nearly 100 years. Our forward-thinking focus on people, passion, and performance has earned us top rankings in Architectural Record and Engineering News Record magazine.
A Great Place to Work Certified
For nine consecutive years, Farnsworth Group has earned the esteemed certification as a Great Place to Work; our employees are the reason why! Annually, our staff engage in a survey administered by the Great Place to Work organization that delves into employee perceptions about credibility, respect, pride, fairness, and camaraderie. Those results are benchmarked against the nation's leading companies, and only those top performers gain the Great Place to Work certification. The invaluable insights from the survey have played a pivotal role in further shaping our work environment and fostering a culture to make Farnsworth Group an even greater place to work.
Featured benefits and perks include:


  • 401(k) with 100% Company Match up to 5%
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • Professional Development and Training
  • Mentoring Program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
  • Pet Insurance Plan
  • Hybrid Work Program


Farnsworth Group appreciates that flexibility and work-life balance are important aspects of the careers and lives of our employees. Our Hybrid Work Program offers employees a flexible work arrangement while contributing to the Company's culture and success.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity)
Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
Farnsworth Group is a collection of employees with unique backgrounds and perspectives that all come together to make us a better Company. It is our goal to recruit, hire, develop, retain, and promote a diverse group of people. Join us...and let's make a difference, together.
Farnsworth Group, Inc. is proud to be a M/F Disabled and Veteran EEO/AA employer.
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