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.