Business Development Manager – Commercial Solar

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 (Apply online only)KW) * 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