Business Development Manager – Property & Facilities Management

About the role

Join a Sunday Times Best Workplace organisation as a Business Development Manager, driving new business acquisition and building strategic relationships within the property and facilities management sector. You will identify opportunities, develop commercial strategies and convert prospects into long‑term clients, contributing to sustainable revenue growth.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, target and secure new customer opportunities across selected market sectors.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients through proactive business development activity.
• Manage the full sales cycle from initial engagement through to proposal, negotiation and onboarding.
• Conduct market research to identify emerging opportunities, trends and potential threats.
• Monitor and report on commercial performance using CRM systems and key business metrics.
• Provide regular commercial insights and updates to the senior leadership team.

Required profile

• Proven experience in Business Development, Sales or similar roles within Facilities, Property or Utilities industries.
• Direct experience in property management, facilities management or the utility sector.
• Track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
• Strong relationship‑building ability with stakeholders at all levels.
• Commercially astute with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience developing and managing sales pipelines and converting opportunities into revenue.
• Ability to identify market opportunities and translate insights into commercial action.
• Proactive, self‑motivated and results‑driven approach.
• Experience working collaboratively across multiple business functions.

Required skills

• CRM systems

What we offer

• Holiday entitlement: 26 days plus statutory bank holidays (option to buy up to one week)
• Free on‑site parking
• Auto‑enrol pension scheme (3% company contribution)
• Life insurance
• Gym membership discount
• Retail discounts
• Childcare discount vouchers
• Bonus and commission (OTE up to £20,000)
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements