Residential Construction | Build Relationships. Grow Opportunities. Drive Sales.

Ausblok Pty Ltd is a proudly Territory-owned manufacturer supplying quality concrete masonry products to the Northern Territory construction industry.

We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Business Development/Operations Manager with a strong background in the residential building and construction industry to drive business growth, strengthen existing customer relationships and develop new opportunities across the Northern Territory.

Ideally, you will bring established knowledge of the house building sector and understand how builders, developers, contractors and suppliers work together throughout the residential construction process.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role will play an important part in growing Ausblok's market presence, identifying upcoming residential projects and ensuring our products and service offering continue to meet the needs of the local construction industry.

About the Role

As Business Development/Operations Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with existing and prospective customers, with a particular focus on residential builders, developers and construction industry stakeholders.

You will actively identify new projects and sales opportunities, build a strong pipeline of future work and work closely with customers and the Ausblok team to convert opportunities into long-term business.

This is a relationship-driven role suited to someone who understands the residential construction market and is comfortable being out in the industry, meeting customers and developing new business.

Key Responsibilities





Develop and implement business development strategies to increase sales and market presence.

Build and maintain strong relationships with residential builders, developers, contractors and other key industry stakeholders.

Identify upcoming residential developments, housing projects and construction opportunities across the NT.

Proactively generate new leads and convert opportunities into ongoing customer relationships.

Maintain and grow relationships with existing Ausblok customers.

Work closely with customers to understand upcoming projects, product requirements and construction programs.

Prepare and follow up quotations, pricing proposals and sales opportunities.

Maintain a strong pipeline of prospective projects and customers.

Monitor local residential construction activity and identify emerging market opportunities.

Conduct regular customer visits, meetings and industry networking.

Represent Ausblok professionally at industry events and customer meetings.

Work closely with production and administration teams to ensure customer requirements can be effectively delivered.

Provide management with regular updates on sales activity, opportunities, customer feedback and market conditions.

Monitor competitor activity and identify opportunities to strengthen Ausblok's market position.





Support the development of sales forecasts and business growth targets.

Maintain accurate customer, project and sales pipeline information.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

Demonstrated experience within the residential building or house construction industry.

Previous experience in business development, sales, estimating, account management or a similar client-facing construction role.

A strong understanding of the residential construction process and the requirements of builders and developers.

Existing relationships within the Darwin/NT building and construction industry will be highly regarded.

Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and convert business opportunities.

Proven ability to develop genuine, long-term customer relationships.

Confidence communicating with builders, developers, contractors and other construction professionals.

Strong negotiation and influencing skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work autonomously and proactively manage a pipeline of opportunities.

Solid organisational and follow-up skills.

A practical, solutions-focused approach.

Competent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and customer/business management systems.

Current Australian Driver Licence.

Experience working for a residential builder, building products supplier, construction materials supplier or similar industry business would be highly regarded.

Why Join Us?

Key business development role with the opportunity to directly influence company growth.

Join an established, Territory-owned business servicing the NT construction industry.

📌 Business Development/Operations Manager (Darwin)
🏢 Ausblok
📍 Darwin