Web Research Specialist Needed for Airport Contractor Directory

We are launching a nationwide airport contractor directory website and are looking for a detail-oriented web researcher or data specialist to help compile contractor listings into a clean Excel/CSV spreadsheet for bulk upload into our platform. This is NOT a sales or cold-calling job. We are looking for someone experienced with: web research lead generation directory building data collection list building data scraping/mining Industry Focus: Airport construction, aviation contractors, airport infrastructure, engineering firms, specialty trades, airport suppliers, and aviation-related vendors. Examples of categories include: Civil contractors Electrical HVAC Engineering Concrete Asphalt/Paving Roofing Flooring Painting Utilities Fuel systems Signage Security systems Airport maintenance Baggage systems Passenger boarding bridges Airport suppliers/vendors Required Fields: Company Name City State Trade Category Optional Fields: Website URL Certifications (DBE/WBE/SBE/etc.) Short business description Important: We are looking for quality and organization, not mass spam scraping. Listings should be: legitimate companies organized and properly categorized free of duplicates current and accurate related to airport, aviation, infrastructure, engineering, or contractors that could reasonably work on airport projects Sources may include: FAA DBE directories Airport authority/vendor directories Public business directories LinkedIn Aviation supplier directories Public company websites Airport bid/vendor lists Coverage Needed: We would like contractor listings represented across all 50 U.S. states, with stronger coverage in major airport and aviation markets. Deliverable: Clean, organized Excel or CSV spreadsheet suitable for bulk upload into our website. Before Hiring: Please provide a small sample (10–20 listings) showing: formatting organization data quality category structure When applying, please include: examples of similar projects estimated turnaround time estimated number of listings you can provide fixed-price quote Initial Budget / Scope: This project will begin with an initial paid test batch of approximately 500 contractor listings to evaluate: data quality organization accuracy communication overall workflow/process Initial test project budget: approximately $250 fixed price. Additional phases and larger listing volumes may follow for the right person or team, with future scope and pricing to be determined after evaluation of the initial batch.