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Director of Business Development, Construction

ARCO

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Southfield, MI
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Job overview

ARCO seeks a Director of Business Development to pursue new clients nationally and expand the company’s market presence. The role develops relationships and business opportunities, researches market conditions, helps execute sales plans, and coordinates proposals with internal teams. Candidates should have 5–10 years of new business development experience; direct sales in specified sectors and design-build experience are highly preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business DevelopmentDirect SalesDesign-BuildBusiness Development Software

Qualifications

5+ Years Business Development Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

About You:

Ready to experience a better way to build your career? ARCO hires only the best and brightest dedicated to providing our clients with superior solutions, cultivating our award-winning workplace culture, and driving success at all levels of the business.

We are looking for a Director of Business Development to pursue new clients nationally. Because ARCO is committed to creating opportunities for individual success, from day one, you will be given the tools to excel in your role, take on meaningful responsibilities, and experience why ARCO is truly the best place to build a career.

A Day in the Life:

  • Identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate new business opportunities

  • Create and expand ARCO’s footprint and establish top of mind awareness

  • Research and analyze key economic factors that may influence market activity within specific niche markets or geographic areas

  • Help develop and manage the execution of the sales plan

  • Attend trade shows and association meetings to stay abreast of market conditions, competition, and establish relationships with new clients and prospects

  • Coordinate and manage the sales/proposal process with ARCO’s marketing, project management, and operations management teams

  • Travel as needed, up to 40%

Necessary Qualifications:

  • 5-10 years of new business development experience

  • Highly prefer direct sales experience in food & beverage, cold storage, light industrial/manufacturing or commercial sectors

  • Highly prefer design-build experience

  • Proficiency in business development software (e.g. Salesforce, MS Dynamics, Pipedrive)

What We Can Offer You:

At ARCO, we are committed to taking care of our greatest asset – our team. ARCO’s best-in-class benefits and superior compensation are what set us apart from the competition and continue to attract top industry talent.

  • Industry-leading performance-based bonus program

  • 100% employer-funded ESOP to all associates

  • Traditional and Roth 401k

  • 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel

  • 3 weeks of vacation

  • 1-week paid volunteer leave each year and 100% charitable match

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

  • 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

  • Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child

  • Tuition reimbursement for associates

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MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

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EOE, including disability/vets

How this job compares

Set against the 20,882 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Michigan median$123–210K/yr232 salary ranges
  • US median$19–35/hr809 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 405 open Business Development jobs in Michigan and 20,882 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (16,358 postings).
Education
7,260 of the 20,882 open Business Development jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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