Business Development Manager

SUMMARY:

SUMMARY

Our client delivers mechanical engineering, construction, and product design services for commercial, industrial, and utility scale Solar PV projects in Africa and the Middle East.  Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, our client designs, builds, and installs mounting structures for 200KWP-30MWP solar projects.  The management has been responsible for the mechanical execution of 400MWp in South Africa.  The intention now is to leverage this experience and offer services, with the same degree of professionalism, to project developers and EPC’s on smaller systems ranging from 500kWp- 50MWp.  We are looking for a Business Development Manager with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Solar PV to assist with the ongoing growth of the company.

POSITION INFO:

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain current knowledge of the Solar PV market in Southern Africa, including competitors, potential partners, key stakeholders, and regulatory changes in the region.
• Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing clients.
• Foster new relationships with prospective customers in new markets.
• Identification, in consultation with a multidisciplinary team, of the best options for a project
• Commercial and technical skills including project management, commercial and financial acumen, negotiation experience, and risk assessment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Able to work in a multicultural environment and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong intellectual capacity and able to deal with complexity.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills at all levels;
• Strong ambition and personal drive to meet objectives, with an open, transparent style and flexible approach. Ability to work under pressure and gives what is required to get the job done and takes personal accountability for success.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Engineering and/or commerce

Additional Responsibilities

• Aid in the development of new and improved processes to guarantee efficient delivery of the projects.

Requirements

• Licensed to work in South Africa
• Driver’s license essential
• Ability to manage diverse, simultaneous projects of varying complexities
• An understanding of and experience within the Solar PV market
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, Projects required
• Strong operational and project management skills
• Strong communication skills in English

Soft Skills

In addition to the hard skill requirements is also looking for candidates that are:

• Ability to work within a team of members from varying cultural backgrounds
• Ability to cooperate with peers to achieve the best result for the company, knowledge sharing.
• Take ownership and responsibility, keep commitments, manage expectations.
• Ability to maintain high standards from the work quality to the project details
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritizing tasks and activities in line with business objectives.
• Ability to keep functioning effectively when under pressure and maintain self-control.
• Ability to demonstrate support for innovation and for organizational changes, critical thinking.
• Ability to explore new ideas, creativity;
• Flexibility and ability to take initiative;
• Maintains high ethical standards

Travel

• A significant portion of the candidates time will be spent out of the office.

Remuneration

• Market related

Reasons to Work

• Openness and teamwork is encouraged within our young versatile team
• Significant opportunity for growth within the organisation
• A challenging and varied position within a new industry
• Rapidly growing company with a focus on international markets
• On the job training

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