Business Development Manager Solar

ZipRecruiter; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Birmingham is seeking a motivated individual to join their Renewables Team. The role focuses on the development of utility-scale solar projects and requires strong negotiation and project management skills. Candidates should have a good network within the renewable energy industry and experience coordinating due diligence. Attractive salary and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Personal development opportunities

Enhanced company pension

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Company funded Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Good network in the renewable energy industry.
• Experience coordinating due diligence and driving deals to completion.
• Strong attention to commercial detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the Company's objectives by delivering profitable partnerships.
• Originate business relationships and close partnerships with external partners.
• Lead investment cases/negotiations with partners.

Skills

Strong Negotiation skills

Project management skills

Capacity to prioritize work

Job description

Overview

The Renewables Team at Uniper is responsible for the development of the Wind-onshore and Solar PV business of Uniper, predominantly in Europe. The Renewables business at Uniper is one of the most important pillars of our strategic ambitions. Our aim is to deliver more than 1 GW growth p.a. by 2025 and a minimum of 10 GW on our balance sheet by 2030. Uniper is present across the entire renewable energy value chain, with the ultimate aim of operating major renewable energy production facilities. The renewables team can also count on the Group's extensive expertise in areas such as offtake (PPA in particular), storage, hydrogen, etc. The UK is a key market for Uniper in its strategy to develop renewable energies. To support this growth, we are looking for passionate and motivated people to join this adventure and take up the challenges. This is a unique opportunity to be part of an emerging team with the support of an international group, ambitious objectives, and exceptional growth resources.

Responsibilities

• You will actively support the Company's objectives by delivering profitable partnerships/acquisition of portfolio delivering Utility-Scale Solar MW.
• You will originate business relationships and close partnerships with external partners (developers, financial advisors, etc.)
• You will lead investment cases/negotiations with Partners in view of Acquiring projects' portfolio from Origination to Read-to-build status: Monitor and interpret technical and relevant regulatory developments and standards and be able to deliver technical and non-technical reports to stakeholders.
• You will achieve relevant presentations and business cases to management and top management to obtain agreement on acquisition/partnerships.
• You will represent the Company to outside partners, including during events, conferences, on panels.
• You will participate in the development of the winning market strategy to set the base of a significant long term pipeline of solar projects

Your profile

• Capacity to originate opportunities: Good network in the industry (developers, suppliers, technical and legal advisors, financial advisors, etc.).
• Ability to create and maintain a network of partners
• Up-to-date knowledge of the Project development steps, including Permitting, for Utility-scale projects Solar, from land acquisition to Ready-to-build status
• Experience coordinating due diligence and driving deals to completion, with strong attention to commercial detail.
• Strong Negotiation skills and proven capacity to negotiate and close business contracts, in particular in the context of renewable energy: Development service agreements, Co-development agreements, Share purchase agreements, framework agreements.
• Comfort reviewing and building financial models to assess acquisition opportunities, in collaboration with the central modeling team.
• Project management skills: strong attention to detail, meeting deadlines, and managing long-term projects on a day-to-day basis, particularly in acquisition / due diligence.
• Capacity to prioritize work and set priorities, to team and to themselves, in order to reach maximum business success.
• Strong organisation skills

Your qualities

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Competitive salary
• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension - With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Equity and

Contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager - Lauren.Ryan-Grealish at Uniper.Energy. Please note, any CVs sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CVs must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

• Contract type: Working Hours: ((filter6)) Start Date: 29/09/2025 Deadline: 29/10/2025

As an employer, Uniper is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of ideology, or marital status. We live and support flexible working.