Role Purpose:
* Responsible to help establish and grow the renewables team
* The post will manage business developments and sales functions primarily in the B2B market with a focus upon longer term strategic partnerships. The postholder will operate in a team, with other Business Development Managers who will each focus upon different markets.
* But, as with any young business, we all need to be flexible and to maximise opportunities across a range of markets, as they emerge.
* This role will seek to grow the turnover rapidly in order to ‘gift-back’ profit to support the costs of our social housing and community development activities.
Essential Criteria:
* Comprehensive understanding of the main operators, technologies – specific reference to heat pumps and solar energy. Knowledge of design, installation and maintenance of different technologies.
* Excellent knowledge of design, installation and maintenance of different technologies.
* How to accurately survey properties to support accurate design.
* Good understanding of values driving partner organisations
* Good experience in marketing and business development, preparing quotes and tenders.
* Tendering systems and procurement frameworks.
* Submitting of bids and tenders.
* Ensuring a smooth handover of projects which can be delivered to timetable and price.
* Highly proficient in managing finances and use of IT;
* Excellent marketing, interpersonal and communication skills to engage, motivate and influence others at all levels and across teams – including pitching for business;
* Customer service skills, building empathy and assurance / confidence;
* Self-motivated, persuasive, persistent;
* Role model for positive attitude to health and safety for all staff and contractors
* Practical, problem-solving approach balancing quality and customer satisfaction whilst ensuring profitability.
* A commitment to improving practice standards and personal competencies
* Confidence to analyse, make decisions and clear recommendations from data
* Proactive leadership skills to drive projects and performance;
* Ability to work well both as part of a small team and with wider teams across the business with the flexibility to adapt and take on a number of roles at any time;
* The application of regulations and other associated guidance in practice •
* Business development experience in renewable energy selling systems to varying markets.
* Experience of delivering business growth and change
* Good experience in marketing and business development, preparing quotes and tenders