Business Development Manager - Net Zero

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

We’ve been keeping Britain warm for over 200 years. Today we power 1 in 3 homes in the UK – but supplying energy is just part of what we do.

We’re on a mission to make the UK’s homes greener and more energy efficient. With clever tech like Hive thermostats, heat pumps, solar panels and EV chargers, we’re making it cheaper and easier to reduce your home’s carbon-footprint.

Our British Gas Zero team is seeking an outstanding and deeply customer focused individual to take on a Business Development Manager role in our Net Zero Business Development Team. In this role you will help develop and deliver a detailed business development plan and execution roadmap with the opportunity to be part of a team of business development professionals focused on growing the Net Zero Business.

Location: With our Flexible First working arrangements we empower our colleagues to work in a way that best suits them, however for this role you must be based within reasonable commuting distance of London and the surrounding areas.

You will be responsible for helping to source, develop and close new business opportunities including partnerships within industry, governmental, commercial and other relevant prospects to support the growth of the Net Zero Business.

You will bring a unique blend of business acumen, solid understanding of the Net Zero Market with the ability to operate in a fast-paced international organisation and communicate with stakeholders at a senior level.

Key Accountabilities:

• Support the business in their journey to net zero carbon by being a subject matter expert in products and solutions.
• Support British Gas Zero clients in their journey to net zero carbon working with them to formulate their strategy and take advantage of funding opportunities.
• Identifies suitable sales opportunity by contacting potential clients, discovering, and exploring how our contracting solutions best meet the needs of the client.
• Nurture and manage a pipeline of new business opportunities to ensure delivery of the sales plan.
• Develop and maintain customer account plans that capture strategic goals, tactics, and activity.
• Provide innovative solutions to influence clients, leveraging the wider British Gas brand and propositions as appropriate.
• Maintain high standards of service and be an ambassador of the British Gas Zero and British Gas brand values.
• Account management working with existing clients to drive new work streams and opportunities.

Who are we looking for?

• Excellent networking and presentation skills along with a high level of self-motivation
• Proven ability to initiate and close business opportunities.
• Proven ability to co-create agreements that are in line with the proposition (technical and legal knowledge)
• Awareness and understanding of the energy market and the transition to a Net Zero economy.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem resolution skills
• Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomes.

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows;

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we’re making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.