BMS Business Development - Smart Buildings

Base Location: London and South East

Salary: Competitive + company car/cash allowance, performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

Working Pattern: Fixed Term | Full Time

The role

Were looking for an ambitious and results-driven Business Development Manager to join our growing Smart Buildings team in London and South East. Youll play a vital role in expanding our reach and impact in the region by identifying, developing, and managing customer relationships while promoting our full range of smart, energy-efficient and decarbonisation services.

If youre ready to make a difference, be part of exciting projects, and further your skills in a supportive and innovative environment, this could be the role for you.

You will

Build and execute a dynamic sales plan to achieve personal sales targets and support wider branch goals. Develop strong relationships with key customers, FM providers, and stakeholders across the built environment. Promote SSEs full suite of Smart Buildings services, including BEMS support, optimisation, and wider energy infrastructure solutions. Create and deliver high-quality proposals and customer presentations that demonstrate the value of SSEs offering. Collaborate with operational teams to ensure a seamless handover and ongoing customer satisfaction.

You have

A proven track record in business development or sales within the built environment or smart building sector. Experience of building and managing long-term customer relationships, with a solutions-focused mindset. Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to deliver compelling, tailored proposals. A solid understanding of energy efficiency and building technologies, ideally including BEMS. A proactive and driven attitude, always seeking new opportunities and ways to add value.

About SSE

SSE Smart Buildings business makes some of the most iconic buildings come alive!

We're one of the largest building controls companies in the UK, renowned for our sustainability credentials; and enjoy strategic relationships with leading technology companies including Honeywell (Trend & Tridium); Siemens and Distech.

We design, install, monitor, maintain and optimise building control and energy systems – helping to achieve optimised working environments leading to the reduction of energy consumption in buildings, and decarbonisation. Our energy efficiency measures include building energy management systems (BEMS), lighting control, heat pumps, battery storage and solar PV solutions encompassing the application of data analytics to provide building performance insights.

Working alongside our colleagues in SSE Energy Solutions, we provide some of the most critical building control, energy generation and supply services required by a Zero Carbon World – enabling commercial and public sector customers achieve their sustainability targets.

We love being a market leader and topping out some outstanding projects to the very highest of standards - on time and within budget!

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Tristan.Holdsworth@sse.com to discuss how we can support you.

Were dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.