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Business Development Executive
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Business Development Executive
As a Business Development Executive, you will play a pivotal role in accelerating growth for the clients, who are early-stage start-ups, looking to scale. Part of a team of ambitious consultants, you will lead business development and account growth activities across the clean-tech and renewable energy sectors, turning market insight into commercial opportunity. This is a hands-on, high-impact position for someone who will understand the clean-energy ecosystem, thrives on building relationships, and excels at developing opportunities and helping ambitious climate-tech companies’ scale.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development – Clean Tech & Renewable Energy
- Lead sector-focused business development across organisations that are driving the energy transition and deliver solutions across technologies such as BESS, Solar PV, EV charging, Wind, Marine, and Hydrogen technologies.
- Work with clients to understand their needs and strategies and then identify market opportunities and map key value chains within the clean-energy landscape.
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline through calls, outreach, networking, and direct engagement with industry stakeholders (OEMs, developers, integrators, utilities, investors).
- Nurture long-term relationships to generate qualified opportunities, strategic partnerships, and new revenue streams.
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Key Account Growth
- Manage a number of client accounts, taking full ownership of relationship management and growth.
- Develop a deep understanding of each client’s technology, business model, market positioning, and commercial challenges.
- Set annual, quarterly, and monthly objectives in collaboration with senior leadership.
- Drive measurable pipeline growth, improved conversion, and increased won work for each key client.
- Lead proactive renewal conversations and ensure strong client retention.
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Client Delivery & Reporting
- Run weekly or fortnightly client progress meetings covering pipeline status, risks, opportunities, and priorities.
- Produce simple, results-focused quarterly reports for clients.
- Contribute to internal quarterly reporting for the board, covering performance, sector intelligence, and pipeline health.
- Use internal tools (HubSpot, Microsoft Office, Teams, Bloom Growth) for pipeline management and communication.
About you
This role would really suit a motivated, self-starting business development professional with previous B2B sales experience.
- You'll have the opportunity to work across some genuinely innovative sectors, joining a small, collaborative team where you'll have real autonomy, the chance to make an impact, and plenty of scope for personal and professional growth.
For more information, get in touch with Katie at Climate17.
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