Senior Business Development Manager - HV Grid Connections; V Renewables - Hybrid

Senior Business Development Manager - HV Grid Connections (33kV+) - Renewables
- Hybrid - UK
- Upto 80k + Bonus + Car

Salary: Up to £80,000 (DOE), plus company bonus scheme

Vehicle: Tesla Model 3 (Long Range), or car allowance

Location: Flexible base across the UK, Ireland, Scotland or Wales, with regular travel to Durham and/or Ireland office (Belfast)

Working pattern: Field based with a structured presence in the office, typically 2 days in Durham or Ireland (including an overnight stay, fully expensed) and around 3 days working from home or on the road

Travel & expenses: All travel, stayovers and site visits fully expensed

My client is a growing multi-utility, civil engineering and infrastructure contractor, delivering telecoms, power, EV infrastructure and grid connection projects across the UK and Ireland. As part of their continued expansion, we are building out our grid connections capability and are looking for a Business Development Manager to help drive that growth.

MY client delivers end to end grid connection solutions for renewable energy developers, from feasibility study and design through to procurement, construction, commissioning and handover to the DNO or IDNO. This covers cable routes from point of connection, new substation builds, and schemes at 33kV, 66kV and 132kV.

They are looking for someone who can open doors, hold their own in a technical conversation about grid connections, and convert early stage engagement into long term client relationships. You will be building a pipeline of ICP work, primarily within battery storage and solar, with wind farms and further battery storage opportunities to follow as we grow into those sectors.

• Identifying and prospecting new clients within the renewable energy sector, targeting solar, battery storage and (in time) wind developers
• Building relationships with pre-construction managers, procurement teams and technical decision makers, often starting the conversation cold
• Presenting companies capability across feasibility studies, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover for grid connection schemes
• Winning smaller scope work such as feasibility studies, and using that foothold to upsell into full grid connection packages
• Representing team at industry trade shows and events (roughly quarterly)
• Working closely with the pre-construction and delivery teams to ensure what is sold reflects what can realistically be delivered

• Experience with in an ICP (Independent Connection Provider) background, ideally with exposure to 33kV and above schemes (33, 66 or 132kV)
• A track record in business development, sales or client facing project leadership within utilities, power, civils or a related infrastructure sector
• Comfortable initiating contact and holding a technical conversation, rather than relying on volume outreach alone
• Confident picking up the phone, approaching procurement teams cold, and pushing through to a first meeting
• Credible in front of clients: someone who can back up what the company can deliver without overselling
• Open to regular travel and occasional overnight stays as part of a structured working pattern

• Salary up to £80,000, depending on experience
• Company bonus scheme
• Tesla Model 3 (Long Range), or car allowance
• All travel and stayover expenses covered
• A flexible working pattern once a structured office rhythm is established
• The opportunity to help shape and grow a new area of the business, with a strong pipeline already in place