Bess Sales Specialist

Byd Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance incentive

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

BYD Australia is seeking an experienced BESS Sales Specialist to drive growth across Australia and New Zealand. You will work with senior sales leaders, engineers, and project teams to build customer relationships, support tenders, and deliver energy storage solutions.

Ideal candidates have a technical or commercial background, 2–5 years in renewable energy sales, and readiness to travel within Australia and overseas. This fixed-term contract role offers potential to become permanent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in sales, business development, project coordination, or commercial roles within renewable energy or related industries.
• Experience in BESS, solar, wind, or electrical projects is highly regarded.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow opportunities across Australia's and New Zealand's BESS market.
• Build and maintain relationships with utilities, developers, EPCs, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare commercial proposals and presentations.
• Support RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, tenders, and contract negotiations.
• Collaborate with engineering and project teams to craft customer-centric solutions.
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts, pipelines, and CRM records.
• Represent BYD Australia at industry events and conferences.

Skills

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Travel willingness

CRM experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business, Commerce, or related

Tools

CRM systems (Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics)

Microsoft Office

Job description

About us

BYD is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Founded in 1995 as are chargeable battery maker, BYD now boasts a diverse business scope covering automobiles, rail transit, new energy, and electronics, with over 30 industrial parks in China, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, and India. From energy generation and storage to its applications, BYD is dedicated to providing zero-emission energy solutions that reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. Its new energy vehicle footprint now covers 6 continents, over 70 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities. Listed in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company is known to be a Fortune Global 500 enterprise that furnishes innovations in pursuit of a greener world ().

As a crucial part of the business, FinDreams Battery was 100% funded by BYD, to provide battery energy solutions to our broader range of clients. We are currently looking for an experienced Sales Manager based in Sydney or Melbourne to grow our sales network in Australia.

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated and commercially driven BESS Sales Specialist to support the continued growth of our utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) business across Australia and New Zealand.

Working closely with senior sales leaders, technical solution engineers, project delivery teams, and service teams, you will help develop customer relationships, support tender activities, coordinate proposals, and contribute to the successful delivery of utility-scale energy storage projects.

This role is ideal for someone with a technical or commercial background who is looking to build a long-term career in the renewable energy and energy storage industry. This is a fixed-term contract position with the potential to transition to a permanent role.

Main responsibilities

• Support the development of new business opportunities across the Australian and New Zealand BESS market.
• Build and maintain relationships with utilities, developers, EPC contractors, consultants, and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate customer meetings and prepare commercial presentations and proposals.
• Assist with RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, tenders, and contract negotiations.
• Work closely with technical solution engineers to develop customer-focused solutions.
• Coordinate internally with engineering, project delivery, service, logistics, legal, and finance teams throughout the sales process.
• Maintain accurate sales forecasts, opportunity pipelines, and CRM records.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and customer requirements.
• Represent the company at industry conferences, exhibitions, and customer events.
• Support the successful handover of awarded projects to the project delivery team.

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in sales, business development, project coordination, or commercial roles within renewable energy, power systems, electrical infrastructure, or related industries.
• Experience in BESS, solar, wind, transmission, distribution, or industrial electrical projects is highly regarded.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Commercial awareness and willingness to learn complex technical solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; CRM experience (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics) is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel within Australia and occasionally overseas.

Preferred Attributes

• Passion for renewable energy and the energy transition.
• Self-motivated with a proactive attitude.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
• Able to build trust and long-term relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on some of Australia's largest utility-scale BESS projects.
• Exposure to leading renewable energy developers, utilities, and mining companies.
• Ongoing technical and commercial development with experienced industry professionals.
• Career progression within a rapidly growing global clean energy business.
• Competitive salary package, performance incentive, and professional development opportunities.

BYD Australia is under rapid expansion with plenty more opportunities to arise. If you are ready to make the most of everything you've learned so far, be challenged, work together with industry leaders, and be a part of a supportive and vibrant team, then BYD is ready for you.