Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar

Job reference Number: (phone number removed)A

Industry Sector: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Lighting, Renewable Energy, M&E Contractors, Electrical Installers, Renewable Installers, Main Contractors, Business Owners, Building Owners, DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys

Area to be covered: National – ideally based Midlands / South East

Remuneration: £55,000 - £65,000 + £20,000-£30,000 uncapped Commission

Benefits: Car Allowance & company benefits

The role of the Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar will involve:

• Field sales position selling the full turn-key installation of commercial solar
• 60% of your time selling into and managing relationships with business owners/ building owner end users
• 40% time with M&E contractors and main contractors
• Our client is moving away from agricultural end users to focus on commercial and industrial sectors
• Typical projects include manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, anywhere that consumes a lot of electricity and has a large roof!
• Typical project sizes £150-£1m
• Projects can vary in length from 3 months for a 50kw project up to 9-12 months for MW projects (4-6 months for 300-500KW)
• Typically 3 days per week working from home, 2 days on the road vesting customers (circa 3-4 customer visits per week)
• Some leads provided (preferred installer for NFU and dedicated lead resource in the office) but the focus of the role will be new business development
• Revenue target approx. £1m

The ideal applicant will be a Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar with:

• Must have field sales experience in the commercial solar market (seasoned solar PV sales professional)
• New business hunter
• Design experience would be desirable
• Knowledge of DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys ,may be advantageous
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Previous experience having sold into M&E contractors and main contractors may be useful
• Pro-active
• On way up in career
• Self-motivated
• IT literate (Microsoft Office)

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Internal sales positions within: Renewables, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Photovoltaics, Solar Panels, Solar Lighting, Renewable Energy, M&E Contractors, Electrical Installers, Renewable Installers, Main Contractors, Business Owners, Building Owners, DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys