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Business Development Manager
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Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, 48086, USA
Listed on 2026-08-08
Listing for:
Actalent
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-08
Job specializations:
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Sales
Business Development
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Director of Business Development
Job Description
We are seeking a Director of Business Development to support our growth initiatives across the country. This individual will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities, building strategic industry relationships, and expanding our national client portfolio.
Responsibilities
+ Develop and execute a national business development strategy.
+ Leverage an existing network of industry relationships to identify opportunities.
+ Cold call, qualify, and develop new leads.
+ Research potential clients, projects, and market opportunities.
+ Build relationships with owners, developers, architects, engineers, brokers, and consultants.
+ Coordinate proposal and presentation efforts with internal teams.
+ Support preconstruction and project pursuit activities.
+ Track business development activity and provide updates to leadership.
+ Grow prospects into repeat clients and strategic accounts.
Essential Skills
+ 5+ years of business development, sales, or client development experience within the construction industry.
+ Established book of business and existing relationships within the AEC community.
+ Proven ability to generate new opportunities through cold calling, networking, and relationship development.
+ Experience selling construction, design-build, EPC, engineering, or related services.
+ Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
+ Ability to travel as needed for client meetings, industry events, and project pursuits (40%).
Additional
Skills & Qualifications
+ General Contractor business development experience strongly preferred.
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Experience with design-build project delivery.
+ Existing relationships with developers, owners, architects, engineers, brokers, and consultants.
+ Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Business, or related field.
+ Experience leading proposal, pursuit, and presentation efforts.
Work Environment
This position is fully onsite in Southfield, MI, with a national sales focus and requires travel as needed (40%). You will work in a collaborative environment partnering with operations, preconstruction, and executive leadership teams. Our organization boasts a high-performance, growth-oriented culture and offers substantial growth opportunities, including a bonus opportunity paid at 4% per job secured. We are an employee-owned organization (ESOP) with an industry-leading culture and career advancement opportunities.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Southfield, MI.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $100000.00 - $200000.00/yr.
3 Weeks PTO 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 10-week maternity leave
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Southfield,MI.
Final date to receive applications
This position is anticipated to close on Aug 18, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a Clearly Rated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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