Business Development Manager - Opportunity to Make a Difference

Business Development Manager

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• Closing at: May 31 2024 at 23:55 BST

About the Role

Base Location: Flexible UK & Ireland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however, need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices or depots around the UK and Ireland.

Salary: £44,100- £66,100 + Performance-Related Bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Our Role:

The Business Development Manager for Meter Data Services (‘Data Collection, Data Aggregation) & Energy Platforms (‘Business Energy Intelligence’ Platform) within SSE Digital Services is a key, central role at the forefront of SSE’s digital and net zero journey. It will shape, grow and nurture a pipeline of new and exciting opportunities that will enable our customers to deliver against their net zero ambitions.

In anticipation of market wide half-hourly settlement across the energy industry, we also have serious ambitions to target rapid growth in all areas of digital energy optimisation and energy data services. Key to this will be the forging of exciting new partnerships and emboldening existing relationships across a diverse range of businesses, suppliers and TPIs (Third Party Intermediary).

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver against sales targets across our meter data services, energy platform and optimisation services to secure new and exciting growth opportunities that deliver value.
  
  
• Develop, grow, influence and nurture a diverse sales pipeline of businesses, suppliers and TPIs with a view to supporting & driving forward their net-zero goals and strengthening their green credentials.
  
  
• Directly coordinate and influence proposition building and lead the participation in tenders, ensuring that our green & net-zero credentials, digital services & data capabilities are at the core each bid.
  
  
• Expertly surveying and monitoring the energy market and industry to capitalise on energy data, platform and energy optimisation related emerging technologies and solutions for the benefit of our customers.

What do I need?

• SSE thrives on nurturing diverse talent, and so we welcome enthusiastic, passionate, and driven sales and business development experience from all industry backgrounds.
• Have confident and assured stakeholder engagement and networking skills, in order to build, grow and nurture genuine business relationships with net zero ambitions in mind, particularly when dealing with local government and authorities, universities, large infrastructure owners and other various business sectors and sizes.
• Sound judgement and initiative - with the ability to interpret, analyse and disseminate complex, sensitive information.
• Familiarity with value-led proposition development – building bespoke and tailored value propositions across a complex range of technologies and solutions that focus on energy optimisation.
• Experience in developing and managing sales pipelines, targets and bid registers, ensuring value, quality of opportunity, green credentials, and net zero ambitions remain central to all customer interactions.
• Strong communication skills, commercial acumen, governance, and risk management experience.

About our Business

SSE Enterprise Utilities is the Distributed Energy (DE) and Private Networks business of SSE plc. We finance, own, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for commercial, industrial, and residential customers - providing them with a market leading project development service and certainty of operational performance and asset management.

What's in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.

What happens now?

All applications should be submitted online, and I will be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact  or

Before commencing employment with SSE, you will be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.