Description:
My client is an established US renewable energy company specializing in solar power, with projects across the East Coast and Central US. Owing to expansion, they are looking to hire a Senior VP to join their team, focusing on small- and medium- scale projects including thin-film, thermal and PV (photovoltaic).
Responsibilities of the role include:
· Managing a team of salespeople (East Coast and West Coast)
· Assisting members of the sales team in closing large deals
· Developing key relationships with municipalities
· Working within regulatory constraints such as the RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standards)
· Developing the business during a key period of growth
Requirements
Skills and qualifications required:
· 15+ years’ experience in the energy industry
· Ideally will have been working in sales in the solar industry in the US for the last 5 years
· Highly experienced manager, adept at managing a number of different teams simultaneously
· Excellent understanding of municipalities and how to work with contacts in government institutions
· Hands-on management style to fit in with the company culture
· Strong knowledge of technical, financing and legal/regulatory issues within solar project construction and grid connection
· Able to live/work in Florida (also, frequent travel across the States will be required in this role so candidate must be flexible to travel)
· NABCEP qualifications a distinct advantage
Company
Selby Jennings is the foremost provider of recruitment solutions to global environmental institutions, major energy and commodity corporations and leading sustainability consultancies across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East. Within the sustainable and renewables space we cover project financing, commodity financing, project development, CDM/JI development roles, exploration and engineering, and all other areas related to the wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, carbon and GHG markets. Covering both contingency and retained recruitment services, we offer our clients an industry leading marketing driven operation, as well as a search and selection service to ensure we access the best and most relevant pool of candidates for every assignment.
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