Job Description
Business Development Manager - Property Services
Home based covering the North East Region
£60,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits
Are you a commercially driven Business Development Manager with a strong network in the Social Housing space?
Our client is seeking a talented and strategic Business Development professional to spearhead company growth in the North East - a key region where they aim to strengthen their presence and challenge established players. This is a high-impact, field-based role with huge potential to shape and deliver their regional business development strategy.
Our client is one of the UK's leading property services contractors, operating across sectors including Social Housing, Education, Defence, Retail, Commercial, Healthcare, and Hotel & Leisure. With a national footprint and a turnover approaching £600m, they're on an ambitious growth journey - targeting £1bn in revenue over the next five years through both organic growth and acquisition.
The Business Development Role
As our North East Business Development Manager, you'll play a critical role in:
* Leading the development of new business opportunities across the region, with a strong focus on social housing
* Identifying, targeting, and winning new contracts within local authorities, housing associations, and other public/private sector clients
* Building strategic partnerships and networks to expand company visibility and influence
* Working closely with operations and pre-construction teams to convert opportunities into long-term partnerships
* Tracking competitor activity and market trends to keep us one step ahead
What We're looking For in a Business Development Manager
* Proven business development experience, ideally in social housing, construction, or property services
* A strong network across key stakeholders in the North East region
* Commercial acumen and a strategic mindset
* Track record of winning work through frameworks, tenders, and direct awards
* Confident, credible, and comfortable engaging with senior decision-makers
What's in it for a Business Development Manager
* Competitive salary of £60,000 + car allowance + bonus
* Supportive, ambitious business with clear growth goals
* Opportunity to shape our footprint in a key region
* Full benefits package
* National career development opportunities as part of a high-growth organisation
Please apply or contact Gary for more information
Applications
If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more please apply online today attaching a copy of your current CV. Alternatively contact us on. Howells are an Equal Opportunities employer. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. Howells acts as an Employment Business for the supply of temporary workers and an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.