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Business development professionals seeking U.S. permanent residency through EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship go through PERM labor certification before the employer files an I-140 petition. Roles requiring a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field typically qualify, and many large employers in technology, finance, and consulting have established PERM pipelines for this occupation.
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DPR Construction is seeking a Business Development Professional to support local market strategy, customer engagement, and sustained business growth. This role is responsible for developing relationships, supporting and leading pursuit efforts, and partnering with regional leadership, operations, and marketing teams to position DPR for long-term success in priority markets.
The ideal candidate is a strategic, relationship-driven professional with experience in commercial construction business development who can balance market planning with hands-on pursuit execution.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Business Development Strategy
- Support regional and market leadership in developing and executing local business development strategies aligned with core market growth objectives.
- Analyze market conditions, customer trends, and competitive landscape data to inform sales planning and pursuit decisions.
- Establish, track, and adjust business development goals, budgets, and pipelines.
- Conduct customer, competitor, and market analysis to support go/no-go decisions.
- Share market intelligence, customer insights, and best practices across regions to support national and multi-market customers.
Customer Relationship Development
- Identify and cultivate relationships with target customers, decision-makers, consultants, and trade partners.
- Serve as a trusted advisor by understanding customer objectives and aligning DPR’s capabilities to client needs.
- Build multi-level (“zipper”) relationships within customer organizations.
- Represent DPR at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings as a market ambassador.
- Lead customer engagement efforts using established customer capture and relationship management tools.
- Coordinate customer satisfaction surveys and support follow-up and performance reviews.
Pursuit Management & Execution
- Lead or support pursuit efforts from opportunity identification through negotiation and award.
- Develop pursuit strategies that articulate customer insights, differentiators, and win themes.
- Drive pre-selling efforts and support strategies to influence procurement approach and RFP development when appropriate.
- Partner with operations and marketing to identify pursuit teams, proposal leads, and interview strategies.
- Oversee the development of proposals, presentations, and interview materials that clearly communicate DPR’s value proposition and meet customer expectations.
- Support interview preparation, negotiation strategies, concession planning, and post-interview follow-up.
Collaboration, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with operations, marketing, and leadership teams to ensure alignment across business units.
- Maintain accurate opportunity and customer data within CRM systems and ensure reporting consistency.
- Support post-pursuit reviews and share lessons learned to improve pursuit outcomes.
- Monitor pipeline health and pursuit performance to inform strategic adjustments.
- Visit jobsites and assist in identifying opportunities to highlight project success and promote DPR’s work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, management, construction management, engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in commercial construction and/or a related industry.
- Experience supporting or leading business development efforts and pursuits.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and influence without direct authority.
- Proficient in CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Existing industry network and demonstrated understanding of core market dynamics preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Positive professional reputation, high integrity, and alignment with DPR’s collaborative culture.
What We’re Looking For
- A proactive, detail-oriented professional with a “can-do” attitude
- Strong listener and effective communicator
- Team-oriented and collaborative
- Passion for building relationships and driving market growth
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
Job Description
DPR Construction is seeking a Business Development Professional to support local market strategy, customer engagement, and sustained business growth. This role is responsible for developing relationships, supporting and leading pursuit efforts, and partnering with regional leadership, operations, and marketing teams to position DPR for long-term success in priority markets.
The ideal candidate is a strategic, relationship-driven professional with experience in commercial construction business development who can balance market planning with hands-on pursuit execution.
Key Responsibilities
Market & Business Development Strategy
- Support regional and market leadership in developing and executing local business development strategies aligned with core market growth objectives.
- Analyze market conditions, customer trends, and competitive landscape data to inform sales planning and pursuit decisions.
- Establish, track, and adjust business development goals, budgets, and pipelines.
- Conduct customer, competitor, and market analysis to support go/no-go decisions.
- Share market intelligence, customer insights, and best practices across regions to support national and multi-market customers.
Customer Relationship Development
- Identify and cultivate relationships with target customers, decision-makers, consultants, and trade partners.
- Serve as a trusted advisor by understanding customer objectives and aligning DPR’s capabilities to client needs.
- Build multi-level (“zipper”) relationships within customer organizations.
- Represent DPR at industry events, conferences, and customer meetings as a market ambassador.
- Lead customer engagement efforts using established customer capture and relationship management tools.
- Coordinate customer satisfaction surveys and support follow-up and performance reviews.
Pursuit Management & Execution
- Lead or support pursuit efforts from opportunity identification through negotiation and award.
- Develop pursuit strategies that articulate customer insights, differentiators, and win themes.
- Drive pre-selling efforts and support strategies to influence procurement approach and RFP development when appropriate.
- Partner with operations and marketing to identify pursuit teams, proposal leads, and interview strategies.
- Oversee the development of proposals, presentations, and interview materials that clearly communicate DPR’s value proposition and meet customer expectations.
- Support interview preparation, negotiation strategies, concession planning, and post-interview follow-up.
Collaboration, Systems & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with operations, marketing, and leadership teams to ensure alignment across business units.
- Maintain accurate opportunity and customer data within CRM systems and ensure reporting consistency.
- Support post-pursuit reviews and share lessons learned to improve pursuit outcomes.
- Monitor pipeline health and pursuit performance to inform strategic adjustments.
- Visit jobsites and assist in identifying opportunities to highlight project success and promote DPR’s work.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, management, construction management, engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in commercial construction and/or a related industry.
- Experience supporting or leading business development efforts and pursuits.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and influence without direct authority.
- Proficient in CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Existing industry network and demonstrated understanding of core market dynamics preferred.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Positive professional reputation, high integrity, and alignment with DPR’s collaborative culture.
What We’re Looking For
- A proactive, detail-oriented professional with a “can-do” attitude
- Strong listener and effective communicator
- Team-oriented and collaborative
- Passion for building relationships and driving market growth
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.
Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Business Development Professional
Document your degree's field alignment
PERM requires the job's minimum requirements to match your credentials. A business development role tied to a specific industry may need your degree field on record. Gather official transcripts and a credential evaluation before applying.
Target employers with active PERM filings
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter DOL disclosure data by occupation and employer. Business development roles at technology firms, management consultancies, and financial services companies appear most frequently in PERM filings for this job title.
Search green card sponsorship jobs on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces business development roles at employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history, so you spend less time cold-applying to companies with no established PERM process.
Clarify the EB-2 versus EB-3 route early
If your role requires only a bachelor's degree, most employers file under EB-3. If you hold a master's degree or can show the position genuinely requires one, ask the employer's counsel whether an EB-2 filing is viable before the PERM job description is drafted.
Understand how PERM timing affects your offer
PERM labor certification currently takes around 12 to 18 months at DOL before the I-140 stage begins. Confirm with your prospective employer that their immigration counsel has handled PERM for business development roles before you accept an offer contingent on sponsorship.
Use O*NET to align your resume language
The O*NET occupation profile for business development roles lists core tasks and required skills that often appear verbatim in PERM job descriptions. Aligning your resume to these terms strengthens the match between your background and the certified position USCIS will review.
Green Card Business Development Professional: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a business development role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most business development positions qualify under EB-3 when the role requires a bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field. EB-2 is available if the position genuinely requires an advanced degree or if you can demonstrate advanced-degree credentials and the employer is willing to file at that preference level. Your employer's immigration counsel will determine the appropriate category based on the actual job requirements.
How does green card sponsorship through PERM differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and subject to an annual lottery, which creates uncertainty for both you and the employer. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency and has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries outside India and China. The tradeoff is time: PERM labor certification at DOL, followed by I-140 and adjustment of status, typically takes two to four years before you receive your green card.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from a business development employer?
The employer must conduct a supervised recruitment campaign, post the role publicly, and demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers applied. DOL reviews the process to ensure the job's minimum requirements are legitimate and that your credentials match exactly. The job description filed with DOL becomes the controlling document for all downstream USCIS filings, so precision in the initial draft matters significantly.
How do I find business development employers who sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search: it indexes employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history and lets you filter by job title so you can focus on companies that have completed PERM filings for business development roles before. You can also cross-reference by reviewing DOL PERM disclosure data through the OFLC Wage Search tool to verify an employer's filing history independently.
Can I negotiate the terms of green card sponsorship during the offer stage?
Yes, and you should. Clarify whether the employer pays all PERM and I-140 filing fees, who covers premium processing if used, and what happens to the sponsorship if you change roles within the company during the multi-year process. USCIS allows you to port a pending I-140 to a similar role under AC21 portability after 180 days, which gives you some flexibility, but the terms should be discussed and ideally documented before you sign.