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Business Development Manager
Role Overview:
Custom Solar is recruiting a Business Development Manager to support the expansion of their Sales Team. The role involves identifying, developing, and securing contracts for Solar PV systems and battery storage, with values ranging from £k to £2million+. Key sectors include commercial, industrial, public sector, and new build commercial developments.
Responsibilities:
1. Identify and convert new sales opportunities.
2. Engage with corporate end users, building relationships with senior figures.
3. Collaborate with internal teams to manage projects from conception to contract signature.
4. Work with external partners to provide funding options.
5. Develop new business opportunities for the company's O&M offering.
Requirements:
6. Proven track record in selling commercial PV systems (desirable)
7. Broad technical understanding of Solar PV, battery storage, and UK energy markets.
8. Experience in consultative sales processes and managing tendering processes.
9. Ability to generate leads, maintain relationships, and convert sales.
10. Excellent communication and presentation skills.
11. Energetic, self-driven, and motivated to succeed.
12. Understanding of financial and funding models.
13. Results-oriented with a strong work ethic.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Shabana Randall at .