Business Development Director jobs in Missouri

Are you passionate about bringing your client's vision for their project to life through the design/build construction process? Do you want to be part of a team that is obsessed with providing the best possible experience to those clients? 

We are looking for a highly-motivated Business Development professional to join our Kansas City team. You must have experience building and driving new client relationships and expanding market opportunities. You should have a proven sales track record in the construction industry as well as an ability to consistently build trust with customers and colleagues alike.

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12 week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are committed to building and sustaining a culture that supports diversity and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services. 

• Identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate new business opportunities
• Create and expand ARCO’s footprint and establish top of mind awareness
• Attend trade shows, events, and other associations’ meetings to establish relationships with existing clients and new prospects, stay abreast of market conditions and competition
• Establish profitable relationships with decision makers at companies and organizations
• Coordinate and manage the sales/proposal process with ARCO’s marketing, project management and senior ops team
• Research and analyze key economic factors that may influence market activity within specific niche markets or geographic areas
• Provide ongoing progress updates on new business development activities and other key indicators to the ARCO management team
• Help develop and manage execution of the sales plan
• Travel as needed

• 5-7 years of technical construction sales experience with a successful track record
• Broad and in-depth business background with a reasonable working knowledge of the technical aspects of design/build construction and the AEC industry
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or related

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 5,500 design-build projects across 48 states and 38 major cities nationwide. We ranked #3 on the ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms list, and #17 on the ENR Top 400 Contractors list in 2023. 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 that can make a difference at GMA/ARCO? If the answer is, “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

GMA/ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from GMA/ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. GMA/ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. 

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