PermitFlow
TurboTax for Construction Permitting
Business Development Representative - BDR
About the role
🚀 About PermitFlow
PermitFlow’s mission is to streamline and simplify construction permitting in the $1.6 trillion United States construction market. Our software reduces time to permit, supporting permitting end-to-end including permit research, application preparation, submission, and monitoring.
We’ve raised a $31m Series A led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, Altos Ventures, and the founders and executives from Zillow, PlanGrid, Thumbtack, Bluebeam, Uber, Procore, and more.
Our team consists of architects, structural engineers, permitting experts, and workflow software specialists, all who have personally experienced the pain of permitting.
✅ What You’ll Do:
PermitFlow is looking for exceptional, driven team members to support the go-to-market team with acquiring new customers. This person will serve as an integral member of PermitFlow’s sales team, and will work in tandem with our account executives in driving revenue. You are excited by - and ideally have experience with - the fast-paced, high-impact nature of startups.
- Dedication to conveying PermitFlow’s value in construction permitting
- Ability to work cross-functionally, develop customer relationships, and generate new business opportunities through technical forms of prospecting
- Generate new business opportunities through creative methods of outreach
- Execute on a personalized outreach strategy through outbound channels
🙌 Qualifications & Fit:
- Comfort speaking with decision makers who are part of the C-Suite/Executive Leadership Team
- A passion for networking, building relationships, and being part of a team
- Understanding of CRMs such as Hubspot and Salesforce
- Understanding of sales tools including email automation, prospecting, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Self-motivated with strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to cope with competing demands and prioritize tasks effectively
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- 3 days a week in our NYC office
💙 Bonus Points
- Experience with construction and/or building permits
- B2B sales background with bonus points for early-stage company experience
💙 Benefits:
- 📈 Equity packages
- 💰 Competitive Salary
- 🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage
- 💻 Company issued laptop.
- 🎧 Home office & equipment stipend
- 🍽️ Lunch & Dinner provided via UberEats w/ a fully stocked kitchen
- 🚍 Commuter benefits
- 🎤 Team building events
- 🌴 Unlimited PTO
About the interview
- Application review
- 30-minute assessment
- 20-minute interview with a recruiter
- 1 hour interview with our SDR Manager
- 30-minute final interview with senior leadership
- Reference check - your two most recent managers
About PermitFlow
PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. Pre-construction remains one of the most broken and manual parts of the $1.6T construction industry, causing massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity across the built world. Our AI workforce delivers unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to pre-construction — accelerating housing development, enabling clean-energy projects, and driving economic growth in communities nationwide. To date, we’ve powered over $20B in real estate development, helping builders and contractors move faster, reduce risk, and scale with confidence.
We’re entering hypergrowth with clear product-market fit and a world-class team from top AI and construction companies. We’ve raised over $36.5M from Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, and Altos Ventures, alongside backers from OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber. We are on a mission is to modernize how the built world operates.
