Business Applications Developer - Mission Critical

Alston Construction•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Business Applications Developer designs, builds, and supports custom internal applications, dashboards, reports, data structures, and automations that help project teams, preconstruction, self-perform, and corporate functions work more efficiently. As part of the Tech & AI team, the developer partners with business program owners to turn workflows into reliable tools and serves as the technical owner for assigned programs. The role combines software and data fundamentals with rapid development using modern AI-assisted tools. The developer is expected to review, test, understand, explain, document, and maintain all work they deliver. Responsibilities span discovery through launch and ongoing support, including security reviews, user enablement, usage measurement, and evaluation of whether solutions should be built, purchased, or retired.

Requirements

1–3 years of experience building business applications, dashboards, or automations.
A demonstrated portfolio of tools built and supported, with the ability to explain the data model, architecture, and tradeoffs without relying on AI assistance.
Self-motivation and the ability to work well with multidisciplinary teams in a deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in construction, engineering, or another project-based industry.
Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate; Power BI; SharePoint; Procore; Autodesk Construction Cloud; Primavera P6; and Bluebeam.
Experience with a cloud platform.
Experience with AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain internal business applications, including CRM, data-entry, scheduling, and tracking tools that replace manual and spreadsheet-based processes.
Develop dashboards and reports that make project, financial, and operational data usable for project teams and leadership.
Design and maintain data models, databases, and lists that support applications and reporting.
Build automations and integrations between systems such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Primavera P6, and Microsoft 365, using APIs, connectors, and workflow tools.
Use AI-assisted development tools, including Claude, while reviewing, testing, understanding, and documenting generated code, prompts, and agents.
Partner with business program owners to conduct discovery, define requirements and measurable success criteria, and translate field and office workflows into working solutions.
Own assigned programs through discovery, proof of concept, beta, launch, support, and retirement.
Follow Tech & AI build standards, including version control, pre-release testing, required documentation, and secure handling of API keys, service accounts, and connectors.
Prepare security review submissions with Panattoni Tech for new technology or connections, 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 with 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 on and review power-user-built dashboards and automations to ensure they meet established guardrails.
Evaluate new tools, platforms, and techniques and recommend whether to build, buy, or retire a solution.