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Paul Nicholas

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01625 527 207

paul@mitchellmaguire.co.uk

Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar PV

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar PV

Job reference Number: 574697-6706-2473B

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 200-600KW (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

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