Senior Business Development Manager

About the Company

Our client is a UK independent power producer specialising in solar generation for large energy users, primarily data centres.

Its land-led development model identifies opportunities and constraints early.

The company funds, develops, builds, owns and operates its assets. Backed by significant institutional investment, it has a pipeline exceeding 500MW.

As data centre demand grows, the company provides large-scale, low-carbon power at the intersection of energy transition and digital infrastructure.

Its commercial model covers opportunity origination, PPA negotiation and customer support through delivery, requiring strong commercial judgement across complex enterprise and hyperscale organisations.

Momentum

• Live negotiations with hyperscale data centre operators and enterprise customers.
• Around 3GW of UK land secured for renewable projects.
• Proven record of signed UK PPAs.
• Established team planning selective growth.

The Role

The company seeks a senior originator to open C-suite conversations, qualify opportunities and build strategic market relationships.

The role focuses on UK data centres, with selected opportunities across the UK energy market and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead C-suite origination with data centre operators, hyperscalers and large energy users.
• Analyse markets to identify customers, sites and demand.
• Qualify opportunities and lead outreach through commercial negotiations.
• Represent the business at industry events and build UK and Irish networks.
• Develop tailored commercial proposals.
• Manage stakeholders across complex organisations.
• Structure and negotiate PPAs to signature.
• Hand signed agreements smoothly into delivery.

About You

• Senior experience in PPA origination, energy sales or business development across renewables, energy or data centre infrastructure.
• Proven C-suite relationship-building.
• Experience negotiating PPAs or similar long-term contracts.
• Confident navigating complex, multi-stakeholder organisations.
• Strong UK data centre and/or energy network; Irish exposure is advantageous.
• Entrepreneurial self-starter suited to a growing business.

What the Company Offers

• Entrepreneurial, growth-focused environment centred on networking, origination and early-stage development.
• Opportunity to shape a scaling renewable power business serving data centres.
• Competitive salary and commission, discussed at interview.
• Hybrid working: three days a week in central London, with flexibility for remote work.