Business Development Manager Commercial Solar

Job Title: Business Development Manager Commercial Solar

Job reference Number: 574697-6706-2473A

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 aBusiness 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