Account Manager Commercial Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Account Manager – Commercial Construction

Company: Bohden Contracting Group
Location: McKinney, Texas
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Senior Leadership
Travel: Local travel required for client meetings, networking events, industry events, and business development activities
Compensation: $60,000 - $75,000 / year

Position Summary

Bohden Contracting Group is seeking an entry-level Account Manager with prior experience in the commercial construction industry to help strengthen client relationships, support repeat business, and develop new opportunities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth market.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who already understands the commercial construction environment and wants to build a career in account management, client relations, sales, or business development.

Candidates do not need extensive sales or account management experience. However, previous experience working within commercial construction is required. This may include experience in project coordination, estimating support, construction administration, field operations, subcontractor coordination, client support, or another construction-related position.

The Account Manager will work closely with leadership, estimating, operations, and project management while developing the relationship-building and business development skills needed to grow within the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with current, former, and prospective clients.

• Serve as a consistent point of contact and provide timely communication and follow-up.

• Learn client needs, priorities, upcoming projects, and construction requirements.

• Support client retention, repeat business, referrals, and account growth.

• Help identify and develop new client relationships throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth commercial construction market.

• Conduct outreach through referrals, networking, email, phone, LinkedIn, and in-person meetings.

• Attend networking events, trade shows, association meetings, and other construction industry functions.

• Research prospective clients, developments, projects, general contractors, and market opportunities.

• Assist with proposals, presentations, qualification packages, and other client-facing materials.

• Coordinate with estimating, operations, project management, and leadership throughout the pursuit process.

• Maintain accurate client, prospect, opportunity, and follow-up information in the company CRM.

• Track meetings, proposals, opportunities, and next steps.

• Support the transition of awarded projects to project management and operations.

• Represent Bohden Contracting Group professionally in client-facing and industry settings.

• Perform other duties as assigned to support company growth.

Required Qualifications

• Previous professional experience within the commercial construction industry is required.

• Understanding of the commercial construction environment, terminology, project lifecycle, or contractor relationships.

• Experience may come from project coordination, estimating support, construction administration, field operations, subcontractor coordination, customer service, sales support, or a similar commercial construction role.

• Entry-level candidates are encouraged to apply. Prior Account Manager or business development experience is not required.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

• Comfortable meeting new people and initiating professional conversations.

• Strong organization, follow-up, and time-management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Comfortable using email, Microsoft Office, LinkedIn, CRM systems, or similar business tools.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating with estimating, operations, project management, and leadership.

• Willingness to attend local client meetings, networking functions, and industry events.

• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

• Coachable, dependable, outgoing, and interested in developing a long-term career within commercial construction.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience within commercial construction.

• Exposure to general contracting, subcontracting, estimating, project coordination, construction sales, or business development.

• Familiarity with the Dallas/Fort Worth commercial construction market.

• Experience communicating with general contractors, subcontractors, developers, property owners, vendors, or other construction professionals.

• Previous customer-facing, relationship-building, networking, or sales experience is a plus.

Work Environment and Schedule

Work may take place in the office, at client locations, in project-related environments, and at networking or industry events.

Local travel throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area is required. The employee must be able to sit, stand, present, and communicate for extended periods and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

What Bohden Contracting Group Offers

This position offers an opportunity to transition existing commercial construction experience into a client-facing account management and business development career.

You will work closely with experienced leadership while gaining exposure to client strategy, estimating, operations, project management, relationship development, and the construction pursuit process.

This role is designed for someone early in their career who wants to learn, build relationships, and gradually take on greater responsibility as their experience and results grow.

Team members are part of a values-driven organization focused on trusted partnerships, safety, results, continuous improvement, and disciplined execution.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bohden Contracting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.