Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar

TalentSphere Staffing Solutions; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Health Savings Account

SIMPLE IRA 3% match

Job summary

TalentSphere Staffing Solutions is seeking a Business Development Manager for the commercial solar sector in Minnesota. The role focuses on generating and closing opportunities with commercial property owners, developers, and strategic partners across Minnesota.

You will manage a robust pipeline, lead conversations on project economics, financing, and incentives, and collaborate with engineering, estimating, and operations teams to move complex projects to closure.

Qualifications

• Commercial solar business-development is required.
• Proven track record of generating, advancing, and closing commercial solar opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of project economics, incentives, and sales cycles.

Responsibilities

• Develop new commercial solar opportunities across Minnesota.
• Build relationships with property owners, business leaders, developers, EPC firms, contractors, and strategic partners.
• Generate opportunities across commercial solar, EPC services and related projects.
• Maintain a qualified opportunity pipeline with accurate CRM records.
• Lead consultative conversations on energy needs, economics, financing, and incentives.
• Own opportunities from prospecting to proposal development and handoff.
• Collaborate with development, engineering, estimating, construction, and operations teams.
• Identify opportunities in O&M, inspections, troubleshooting, and remediation.

Skills

Commercial solar BD

Relationship building

Sales cycle management

Job description

Business Development Manager - Commercial Solar

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Compensation: Competitive base salary + commission

On-Target Earnings: $200,000+

The Opportunity

Our client is an established, vertically integrated commercial solar company seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to generate new commercial and industrial opportunities across Minnesota.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a proven commercial solar professional who wants strong earning potential and the ability to help shape a growing business-development function. You will build relationships with commercial property owners, business leaders, developers, EPC firms, contractors, and strategic partners - taking ownership of opportunities from initial outreach through internal handoff.

This is exclusively a commercial solar position. It does not involve residential or door-to-door sales.

What You’ll Do

• Develop new commercial solar opportunities throughout Minnesota.
• Build relationships with property owners, business leaders, developers, EPC firms, contractors, and strategic partners.
• Generate opportunities across commercial solar, solar and roofing, EPC services, and subcontracted projects.
• Build and manage a consistent pipeline of qualified opportunities.
• Lead consultative conversations around energy needs, project economics, financing, incentives, operating savings, and long-term value.
• Own opportunities from prospecting and qualification through proposal development and internal handoff.
• Collaborate with experienced development, engineering, estimating, construction, and operations teams.
• Identify additional opportunities involving commercial solar O&M, inspections, troubleshooting, and system remediation.
• Maintain accurate CRM activity, forecasts, and follow-up.
• Represent our client within Minnesota's commercial, construction, real estate, and renewable-energy communities.

What We’re Looking For

• Commercial solar business-development is required.
• A demonstrated record of generating, advancing, and closing commercial solar opportunities.
• Strong knowledge of commercial solar project economics, incentives, technical considerations, and sales cycles.
• Experience selling to commercial property owners, businesses, developers, public-sector organizations, or institutional customers.
• Strong prospecting, relationship-building, presentation, negotiation, and closing skills.
• The ability to communicate credibly with executives, property owners, engineers, contractors, and technical teams.
• A self-directed and accountable approach with excellent follow-through.
• Minnesota residency or established relationships within the local market are strongly preferred.
• An engineering, electrical, construction, or related technical background is a valuable bonus.

Why Join?

• Competitive base salary plus commission
• On-target earnings of $200,000+
• A strong portfolio of completed commercial projects
• A vertically integrated team that can take projects from initial evaluation through long-term operation
• Multiple revenue opportunities across commercial solar, EPC, roofing, and O&M
• Health insurance and Health Savings Account
• SIMPLE IRA with a 3% company match
• The opportunity to help shape the company’s commercial growth strategy

If you are an experienced commercial solar professional who knows how to build relationships, create opportunities, and move complex projects forward, we would like to hear from you.