Our client is a national property maintenance and compliance partner, delivering essential repairs, refurbishment, retrofit, and building safety services that keep the UK’s homes and public buildings operating at their best. Combining nationwide capability with strong regional delivery, they are trusted by housing providers, local authorities, and public-sector clients across the country.
Due to continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Partnership / Business Development Manager to drive business development activity across the North. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in winning, retaining, and expanding contracts while building long-term strategic relationships with clients and partners.
Based from their Morpeth office, the role involves regular travel across the region and offers hybrid working flexibility aligned to business needs.
The Role
As Partnership / Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for developing and managing a high-quality pipeline of opportunities, securing new business, protecting existing contracts, and supporting sustainable growth across their repairs, planned works, compliance, and retrofit services.
Working closely with operational, commercial, bids, marketing, and finance teams, you will help shape winning solutions, strengthen client relationships, and position the company as a trusted partner within the social housing and public-sector markets.
Key Responsibilities Business Growth
- Build, manage, and maintain a qualified pipeline of opportunities across the North.
- Achieve quarterly pipeline and order intake targets.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities within social housing, local authorities, and public-sector markets.
- Drive pre-tender engagement activities to maximise future contract opportunities.
Client Relationship Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across asset management, repairs, sustainability, procurement, and executive leadership teams.
- Create and deliver account growth plans for key clients.
- Protect and expand existing contracts across repairs, planned maintenance, compliance, and retrofit services.
- Support client satisfaction initiatives through structured reviews and proactive issue resolution.
Opportunity Development & Bid Support
- Manage opportunities through the CRM system from initial engagement through to contract award.
- Lead capture planning, opportunity shaping, and value proposition development.
- Collaborate with operational and commercial teams to develop tailored solutions, pricing strategies, and delivery approaches.
- Support PQQ, ITT, and tender submissions with high-quality content and client-focused win themes.
- Deliver client presentations and support negotiation activities.
Commercial & Market Intelligence
- Contribute to pricing strategy, benchmarking, KPI development, and contract performance discussions.
- Maintain knowledge of procurement routes, frameworks, market trends, competitor activity, and emerging policy developments.
- Monitor opportunities relating to decarbonisation, Net Zero initiatives, retrofit programmes, and social value requirements.
Reporting & Collaboration
- Maintain accurate CRM records, including contacts, meetings, opportunity stages, and forecasts.
- Provide regular reporting on pipeline performance, risks, and business development activities.
- Work collaboratively with Operations, Commercial, Bids, Marketing, Finance, Compliance, and Internal Communications teams.
About You
They are looking for a commercially focused business development professional with a proven ability to build relationships, secure opportunities, and deliver growth.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Strong experience in business development, partnerships, account management, or contract growth within social housing, property maintenance, construction, or facilities management.
- Demonstrable success in winning and growing contracts across repairs, planned maintenance, compliance, retrofit, or related services.
- Strong commercial awareness, including pricing, KPIs, SLAs, risk allocation, and schedule of rates (SoRs).
- Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience using CRM systems such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
- Ability to build credibility and influence at all organisational levels.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the region.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Car allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Medical scheme options
- Life assurance
- Employee wellbeing programme
- Reward and recognition initiatives
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Career development opportunities within a growing national organisation
Join Us
If you are an ambitious business development professional looking to make a significant impact within a leading property maintenance and compliance organisation, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your up to date CV via the link or call us on 01603 670363 if you feel you have the right skills and experience for this role.
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Pay: £55,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
