Project Development & Sales Manager – DACH | C&I Ground-Mount Solar
Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Hybrid
We're partnering with a leading international solar technology company to appoint a Project Development & Sales Manager for the DACH region, focused on the Commercial & Industrial ground-mounted solar market.
This is a blended role for someone who can do both halves of the job. You originate the opportunity and you stay with it. If you have spent your career either purely developing projects for someone else to sell, or purely selling projects someone else has developed, this is the role where you get to own the whole thing.
The Opportunity
You'll take ownership of the DACH C&I ground-mount pipeline from first conversation through to contracted project, working directly with:
- Corporate and industrial off-takers
- Industrial facility owners and landowners
- C&I project developers and co-development partners
- Municipalities, grid operators and permitting authorities
Key Responsibilities
- Independently prospect and acquire C&I ground-mounted solar projects across Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Identify and secure suitable sites, including land acquisition and securing rights
- Take projects through the development path: feasibility, grid connection enquiries, permitting and Bebauungsplan, EEG tendering where relevant
- Build and manage a strong project pipeline through direct outreach, networking and market intelligence
- Present tailored ground-mount solutions and lead commercial negotiations through to signature
- Structure and negotiate off-take arrangements and corporate PPAs alongside internal specialists
- Coordinate with technical, legal, finance and HQ teams to move projects from development into execution
- Monitor DACH market trends, regulatory change, permitting and tendering activity
- Own sales forecasting, pipeline reporting and commercial activity updates
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years in project development, project management or direct sales within solar or renewable energy, with genuine exposure to both the development and commercial sides
- Track record of taking C&I ground-mounted or small-to-mid-scale solar projects from origination through to contract or financial close
- Working knowledge of the DACH development process: land securing, grid applications, permitting, EEG tendering
- Established network across C&I off-takers, developers, landowners or municipalities
- Entrepreneurial, self-directed and comfortable owning a project end to end rather than passing it on
- Strong commercial, presentation and negotiation skills
- Degree in Business, Engineering or a related discipline
- Fluent English, business-level German strongly preferred
- Willing to travel across the DACH region
Particularly Valuable
- EEG and DACH tendering systems
- Corporate PPAs and off-take structuringProject financing exposure
What's on Offer
A competitive package structured around experience and performance, with the autonomy to build and own a regional pipeline for an established international solar business, and the scope to shape how the DACH C&I strategy develops.
If you develop projects and close them, and you're tired of only being allowed to do one of the two, I'd be keen to speak with you.
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Project Development Manager Arbeitgeber: Owen Daniels
Als führender Hersteller von Batterien und Energiespeichern bietet unser Unternehmen nicht nur eine wettbewerbsfähige Vergütung, sondern auch ein dynamisches Arbeitsumfeld in der Region München, das Innovation und Teamarbeit fördert. Wir legen großen Wert auf die berufliche Weiterentwicklung unserer Mitarbeiter und bieten klare Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten in Führungspositionen, während Sie an bedeutenden Projekten im Bereich erneuerbare Energien und Energiespeicherung arbeiten. Unsere offene Unternehmenskultur und die Möglichkeit, an der Spitze der Technologie zu arbeiten, machen uns zu einem attraktiven Arbeitgeber für talentierte Ingenieure.
