About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Commercial construction (general contracting & construction management).

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Overview

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Business Development Associate based onsite in East Irvine, CA. This full-time role supports business development efforts for a growing commercial construction firm that delivers complex healthcare, institutional, higher-education, telecom, and energy projects across the western United States.

Compensation: $70,000 - $95,000 base salary + bonus + industry-leading benefits
Schedule: Full-time, with occasional early-morning or evening events

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What You’ll Do

• Research target clients, prospective projects, and market opportunities to support business development efforts.
• Begin building relationships with prospective clients, industry partners, and community organizations.
• Learn the organization’s business development approach through mentorship and collaboration with company leadership.
• Coordinate outreach, meetings, and follow-up to move opportunities forward.
• Maintain accurate CRM records (contacts, activity, next steps) and collaborate on client presentations and proposals.
• Organize competing priorities and ensure consistent follow-through across business development activities.
• Represent Confidential Client professionally at industry networking events and community gatherings (occasional early-morning or evening attendance required).
• Support preparation and coordination of client presentation materials, proposals, and events.
• Follow up with contacts after meetings and events to strengthen relationships and maintain communication.

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First 6–12 Months (example milestones)

• Build a pipeline of prospective contacts and begin regular outreach.
• Shadow leadership and learn the end-to-end BD process (proposal support, estimating introductions, marketing coordination).
• Demonstrate reliable CRM hygiene and consistent follow-through on assigned outreach and events.

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What We’re Looking For

• 0–5 years of experience in business development, marketing, customer service, hospitality, or other relationship-focused roles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable introducing yourself and meeting new people.
• Strong organization, dependability, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Ability to research prospective clients, projects, and market opportunities.
• Comfortable collaborating across departments and managing competing priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with CRM platforms is a plus.
• Interest in commercial construction, real estate, architecture, engineering, or professional services.
• Professionalism, integrity, initiative, and a willingness to learn.
• Valid driver’s license and availability to occasionally attend early-morning or evening events.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Experience using CRM software (Salesforce, HubSpot, Procore, or similar).

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Why This Role Stands Out

• Join a 100% minority-owned, growing construction organization with exposure to complex, high-profile projects across healthcare, institutional, higher education, telecom, and energy sectors.
• Hands-on mentorship from experienced sales leadership and cross-functional visibility with marketing, estimating, and operations.
• Clear opportunity to build a career in commercial construction business development while developing client-facing and proposal skills.

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EEO Statement

Confidential Client and Careertakes are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring process and workplace.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.