Business Development Manager

Location: Glasgow / Central Scotland
Working Pattern: Full-time, office-based with regular client and industry meetings

This is a great opportunity to join an established construction and property business with an ambitious presence in the Scottish market.

As Business Development Manager, you ll play a key role in developing new opportunities, building strong client relationships and helping grow the business across Scotland. You ll work closely with the wider team and have the opportunity to make a real impact, while developing your own career as the Scottish operation continues to grow.

This role would suit someone who understands the Scottish construction and property market and has the relationships, knowledge and commercial awareness to identify where the next opportunities will come from.

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the Scottish construction and property market.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, consultants, developers and other key stakeholders.
• Develop a strong pipeline of future opportunities and work with the wider team to convert these into secured projects.
• Research market activity, upcoming developments and procurement opportunities across Scotland.
• Attend client meetings, networking events, conferences and industry functions to develop relationships and generate new opportunities.
• Support bids and tenders by providing customer, market and competitor insight.
• Work closely with estimating, commercial and operational teams throughout the work-winning process.
• Maintain accurate records of opportunities, contacts and activity within the CRM.
• Keep up to date with the Scottish construction market and identify areas for future growth.
• Represent the business professionally when meeting clients and industry contacts.

• Experience in business development within construction, property or the built environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the Scottish construction/property market.
• An established network of relevant clients, consultants, developers or industry contacts.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and generate new business opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how construction projects are procured.
• Excellent communication, networking and presentation skills.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently.
• Good organisational and CRM skills.
• The confidence to engage with senior clients and stakeholders.

You ll have the opportunity to join a growing team and play a key role in developing the business across Scotland, with the scope to build relationships, win new work and develop your career.

The role is primarily office-based, with regular travel for client meetings, site visits, networking and industry events.

If you have a strong understanding of the Scottish construction market and are looking for your next opportunity in business development, we d love to hear from you.

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We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.