Business Development Manager - ERCOT

VIOTAS (Electricity Exchange); Houston (TX); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary with commission

Training budget $3,300/year

20 days paid time off

401k plan

Healthcare plan

Résumé du poste

VIOTAS is seeking a Business Development Manager for the ERCOT market, based in Houston, TX. You will identify potential customers and present complex energy solutions to drive revenue growth while ensuring customer satisfaction.

Travel to customer sites across Texas is required, with a desk-based core in the North American headquarters. You will join a fast-paced, market-leading smart grid company, developing as a sales professional and contributing to the team’s targets and client value

Qualifications

• Background in sales with a track record of success.
• Knowledge of ERCOT energy and ancillary service markets.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in relevant sector (demand response, electrical systems, or power generation).
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline may be considered.

Responsabilités

• Lead generation and prospecting.
• Identify and create new business opportunities with potential customers.
• Drive sales through partnerships and resellers.
• Assess sites for Demand Response potential.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, proposals, and sales contracts.
• Close sales and achieve targets.
• Report on sales progress.
• Develop and maintain consultative client relationships.
• Participate in seminars, trade shows and marketing opportunities.

Connaissances

Sales experience

ERCOT knowledge

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Self-motivated

Formation

Electrical Engineering degree

Description du poste

Business Development Manager - ERCOT

Overview

VIOTAS is currently looking for a Business Development Manager. If you want to join a team of talented individuals in a dynamic, challenging, and fast-paced environment where customer focus is essential, then VIOTAS is for you! Your role will be to identify potential customers and present to them a complex energy solution in a manner that gives them peace of mind. In turn, helping the commercial team achieve and exceed their sales and growth targets, while ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty is maintained.

We are looking for candidates who know how to challenge the status quo within businesses by introducing new and innovative energy solutions that grow businesses revenues and supports their sustainability credentials. In return, the successful candidate will develop as a sales professional in one of the world’s fastest-growing smart grid companies, creating value for clients, as well as your own career.

This Role will be based in our North American headquarters in Houston, Texas. While primarily desk-based, travel to customer sites across Texas is required to perform the role.

Who we are and What we do

VIOTAS is a market-leading smart grid technology and services company headquartered in Ireland. Through us, large electricity customers actively participate in the electricity market to generate revenue in return for providing valuable services that help support the reliability of the power grid.

Our state-of-the‑art systems are designed to provide the services that are needed to maximise our customers revenues and facilitate increased integration of renewable energy on the power grid.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead generation and prospecting.
• Identifying and creating new business opportunities with potential customers.
• Driving sales through links with industry partners and participating resellers.
• Carrying out preliminary assessment of sites for their Demand Response potential.
• Preparing and delivering presentations, proposals and sales contracts.
• Closing sales and achieving sales targets.
• Accurately reporting on sales progress.
• Developing and maintaining consultative relationships with client base.
• Participating in seminars, trade shows and other suitable marketing opportunities.

Essential Requirements

• A background in sales, and demonstrable history of success in sales.
• Knowledge of ERCOT energy & ancillary service markets.
• 5+ years’ experience in relevant sector, ideally demand response, electrical systems and/or power generation.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or other relevant disciplines may be considered.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – demonstrable relationship‑building experience amongst a range of stakeholders.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capability, both technical and commercial.
• Professionalism – articulate, innovative and client‑service orientated.
• Self‑motivated individual with integrity and the ability to be office‑based and to work remotely.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ambition to develop as a market‑leading sales professional.

Desirable

• Existing relationships with Texas‑based industrial and commercial consumers.
• Familiarity or experience in demand response and demand‑side management.
• Knowledge of the electricity supply industry, energy consumption, and efficiency measures.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with commission plan
• Self‑directed training budget of$3,300 per yearwith 10 days training leave
• 20 days paid time off
• 401k plan
• Healthcare plan