Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar PV

Business Development Manager Commercial Solar PV

Job Title: Business Development Manager Commercial Solar PV

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 based with access to East Midlands

Remuneration: £50,000 - £65,000 + £20,000 uncapped Commission

Benefits: £600 Car Allowance & company benefits

The role of the Business Development Manager Commercial Solar PV 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 £150,000-£1m
• Projects can vary in length from 3 months for a 100kw project, but typically projects between (Apply online only)KW (up to 6 months)
• Typically 2 days per week working from home, 2 days on the road visiting customers (circa 3-4 customer visits per week) one day in our clients East Midlands office
• 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. £1.5m-£2m

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

• Must have field sales experience in the commercial solar market (seasoned solar PV sales professional)
• New business hunter
• Must have some design capability (sitting down with MDs defining concepts)
• Technical experience
• Must have some knowledge of DNO (District Network Operators), PDR (Permitted Development Rights) and Structural Surveys
• 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