Solar Business Development Manager

1 month ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Mitchell Maguire Full time
Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar

Job Title: Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar

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

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Field sales position selling the full turn-key installation of commercial solar
  2. 60% of your time selling into and managing relationships with business owners/building owner end users
  3. 40% time with M&E contractors and main contractors
  4. Moving away from agricultural end users to focus on commercial and industrial sectors
  5. Typical projects include manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, anywhere that consumes a lot of electricity and has a large roof
  6. Typical project sizes £150-£1m
  7. Projects can vary in length from 3 months for a 50kw project up to 9-12 months for MW projects
  8. Typically 3 days per week working from home, 2 days on the road visiting customers (circa 3-4 customer visits per week)
  9. 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
  10. Revenue target approx. £1m

Ideal Candidate:

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


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