Business Development Manager

Business Development & Social Value Manager

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary: Competitive

Reporting To: Managing Director / Senior Leadership Team

Overview

An established construction and property services organisation is seeking an experienced Business Development & Social Value Manager to support continued business growth while leading the delivery of social value commitments across projects, frameworks and client contracts.

This is a varied role combining business development, client relationship management, tender support, social value delivery and stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will play a key role in securing future opportunities, maintaining strong client relationships and ensuring social value commitments are delivered effectively throughout project lifecycles.

Key Responsibilities

Social Value & Community Engagement

Develop and implement the organisation's Social Value strategy.

Coordinate and manage Social Value commitments across projects and frameworks.

Produce and oversee Employment & Skills Plans (ESPs).

Attend client, framework and stakeholder meetings relating to Social Value delivery.

Develop relationships with schools, colleges, charities, local authorities and community organisations.

Coordinate apprenticeship, training and employment initiatives.

Organise work experience placements and community engagement activities.

Monitor Social Value KPIs and produce client and internal reports.

Ensure contractual Social Value obligations are achieved and evidenced.

Promote Social Value successes through internal and external communications.

Business Development

Support the delivery of the company's growth and business development strategy.

Identify and develop new business opportunities across target sectors.

Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants, framework providers and key stakeholders.

Develop client engagement plans to encourage repeat business.

Attend networking events, client meetings and industry functions.

Monitor planning and procurement portals to identify future opportunities.

Maintain accurate CRM records and business development activity.

Arrange and support client meetings, presentations and introductions.

Monitor market trends and competitor activity.

Tenders & Frameworks

Maintain an active pipeline of tender and framework opportunities.

Monitor procurement portals for upcoming projects.

Support PQQs, SQs, framework applications and tender submissions.

Produce high-quality written responses for quality submissions.

Gather and coordinate information from operational teams.

Maintain a library of case studies, project information and supporting documentation.

Attend pre-construction and tender review meetings.

Record tender outcomes and lessons learned to drive continuous improvement.

Project Support

Support live projects with Social Value reporting requirements.

Attend project and client review meetings where required.

Work closely with operational teams to ensure commitments are delivered.

Monitor apprenticeship, training and employment targets.

Maintain KPI trackers and evidence records.

Produce regular reports for clients and internal stakeholders.