Business Development Manager

Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Strong business acumen in the A/E/C industry, preferably in multifamily sector
  • Proven technical sales experience in construction
  • Demonstrated success in building client relationships
  • Broad knowledge of design/build construction processes

Responsibilities

  • Identify and develop relationships to generate new business opportunities
  • Create awareness and expand ARCO's market footprint
  • Research economic factors influencing niche markets
  • Attend trade shows and associations to connect with clients and prospects
  • Provide updates on business development activities to management
  • Develop and execute the sales plan
  • Collaborate with internal teams on sales proposals
  • Travel to meet prospective clients

Benefits

  • Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Tuition reimbursement for associates
  • Paid sabbatical after five years of employment with travel allowance
  • Paid volunteer leave each year
  • 100% charitable match
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 100% paid maternity leave
Full Job Description
We are looking for a highly motivated Business Development Manager to join our team in Tampa. You must be experienced building new client relationships and actively prospecting new leads to expand our market opportunities across the United States. 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.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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.

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.

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

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor's Degree required
  • Strong business acumen within the A/E/C industry ideally in the multifamily sector
  • Technical sales experience in the construction industry with a successful track record
  • Broad and in-depth business background with a reasonable working knowledge of the technical aspects of design/build construction

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 6,550 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #6 on ENR's Design-Build Firms list and #29 on ENR's Top 400 Contractors list of 2025. 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 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 Resource 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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