Business Applications Developer - Mission Critical

About Alston Construction:

Alston Construction Company is a nationwide general contractor, with more than 20 offices coast to coast. For over 35 years we have delivered on our promises to our employees, clients, and business partners. We offer extremely competitive salaries, a superb benefits package, and a great place to work! In addition to routinely receiving awards for our projects and safety performance, we have also received numerous “Best Places to Work” awards!

We look for passionate construction professionals who share our core values, to include: commitment, integrity, teamwork, and respect. As our CEO, Paul Little, says “In order to be successful at Alston Construction, you must enjoy seeing success in others.” If this sounds like you and what you’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you!

Our top tier benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription safety glasses, short-term disability, long-term disability, life  insurance/AD&D, HSA, health FSA, dependent daycare FSA, EAP, 401(k), Roth  401(k), After-Tax Roth In-Plan Conversion; paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, Tickets at Work, paid Identity Theft Protection (family coverage) and more!

Job Summary:  

The Business Applications Developer is responsible for designing, building, and supporting the custom internal applications, dashboards, reports, data structures, and automations that help project teams, preconstruction, self-perform, and corporate functions work more efficiently. Working as part of the Tech & AI team, this role partners directly with business program owners to turn real workflows into reliable tools and serves as the technical owner for the programs they build. The successful candidate combines solid software and data fundamentals with the ability to build quickly using modern AI-assisted development tools, and is able to review, test, explain, and maintain everything they ship.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain custom internal business applications (such as CRM, data-entry, scheduling, and tracking tools) that replace manual and spreadsheet-based processes.
• Develop dashboards and reports that turn project, financial, and operational data into clear, usable information for project teams and leadership.
• Design and maintain data structures, including data models, databases, and lists, that support applications and reporting.
• Build automations and integrations between systems (for example Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, and Microsoft 365) using APIs, connectors, and workflow tools.
• Use AI-assisted development tools, including Claude, to accelerate design and build work while reviewing, testing, understanding, and documenting all generated code, prompts, and agents.
• Partner with business program owners to run discovery, define requirements and measurable success criteria, and translate field and office workflows into working solutions.
• Serve as technical owner for assigned programs through the program lifecycle: discovery, proof of concept, beta, launch, support, and retirement.
• Follow Tech & AI build standards, including version control, testing before release, required documentation so no program depends on a single person, and secure handling of API keys, service accounts, and connectors.
• Prepare security review submissions with Panattoni Tech for any new technology or connection, and follow data-handling rules and client restrictions on AI tools.
• Triage and resolve bug reports and enhancement requests, and maintain programs after launch.
• Support beta testing, rollout, and user training by providing technical input, documentation, and quick reference guides in partnership with the Technical Enablement Lead.
• Track usage and time-saved metrics for owned programs and report results to program owners and Tech & AI leadership.
• Advise and review power-user-built dashboards and automations to confirm they stay within established guardrails.
• Evaluate new tools, platforms, and techniques and recommend when to build, buy, or retire a solution.

Education, Experience, and Licensing/Certifications:

• 1-3 years of experience building business applications, dashboards, or automations, preferably in construction, engineering, or another project-based industry.
• Demonstrated portfolio of tools built and supported, with the ability to explain the data model, architecture, and tradeoffs without relying on AI assistance.
• Familiarity with the following is preferred: Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate), Power BI, SharePoint, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, and Bluebeam.
• Experience with a cloud platform and with AI-assisted development is preferred.
• Must be a self-motivated individual who works well with multi-disciplinary teams in a deadline-driven environment.

Alston Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer.