Solar power recruitment. Green energy jobs. Solar sales, marketing, admin employment. Posts in photovoltaics, solar PV and solar water heating systems. Solar panels RHI and FIT subsidies = new renewable energy jobs – Chester UK.

Solartwin Careers

Top solar jobs and internships in Chester, England, for graduates or people with equivalent capability – environmental jobs, including sales jobs for talented people who are seeking to grow a leading independent renewable energy business. Some of our top technical salespeople once worked for MBNA / Bank of America / M&S Money, while others have very different backgrounds.

Solartwin.com sell two mains solar products. We operate a thriving solar electric (PV) supply and installation business. We are also UK’s top supplier of zero carbon operation solar water heating systems. Based in the centre of Chester, we cover all of UK and Ireland. Our business turned over £2.9M in 2011, having doubled our turnover in one year, despite the global economic downturn.

Given our successful move into Solar Electric (PV) installations and the announcement that the Renewable Heat Incentive will also catapult solar thermal products into the mainstream, we are now expanding rapidly to recruit talented top people in sales and other areas – commercial instincts are welcome.

So please feel free to send us your CV’s or expressions of interest. There are posts in these areas:

• Interns in law and marketing.
• Retail sales, specification and possibly some project management roles including technical telesales and surveys of solar products. ONE immediate post. Full time.
• Social Media and Website Development (one or two short time posts or paid interns at present)
• Marketing and Communications (Planned post)

Solar Twin Limited are an equal opportunities employer and are glad to receive applications from anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, sex, race, age, gender or disability.

We now have two exciting internships available.

A/ Legal intern.

Tenacious and insightful, you will rapidly develop an understanding of the main technical issues relating to solar innovation. You will relish the challenge of handling rogue Goliaths who throw their excess weight around in ways which damage British innovation, sometimes via opaque, self-regulatory arenas. You will have, or will soon develop, a good understanding of regulatory process, lobbying, trade bodies, and commercial litigation. You will enjoy winning tough wins. Success indicators are commercially sensitive: they can be discussed at interview.

B/ Marketing intern.

Driven by the challenges to increase the number of high quality solar leads, to raise the profile of the Solartwin brand, and to grow an established solar business, you are being offered an amazing opportunity to conduct a wide review of the company’s marketing, whether present or absent, in all areas including branding, packaging, positioning, segmentation, social media and visual impact. Your demonstrable career success outputs will include producing a include a written marketing plan and implementation of immediate cherry picked top marketing opportunities.

For both internships, you will participate in an amazing pioneer business for 3 – 12 months, duration by agreement. Both internships available immediately. Remuneration is typically £1000 per month for full time internships. Part time internships, pro rata down to 60% may be available.

Apply now by email with “Internship” in the subject line. Please ask further questions and pitch for an interview in a maximum of 1000 words. Please also send your CV and full contacts for 3 referees to chris.wilcox@solartwin.com with a copy to jobs@solartwin.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

Sales Posts – Technical sales surveyors – retail – environmental jobs Chester. Details below. Please let us know if you are interested!

Highly organised, competent and motivated technical construction project managers / sales / telesales people needed now. Products are solar PV and solar thermal. We have fantastic customers!

Successful candidates for these interesting environmental jobs are likely to be hard-working, organised, confident graduates. You will also have a positive attitude, excellent self-motivation, proven sales and deal-closing experience, a polite and clear phone manner, great verbal skills in explaining technical issues and excellent time management. A team player, you will also be keen to learn new ideas and make good money!

You will use a database and work in a small team. All posts involve some representation and attendance at external events such as exhibitions and meetings.

We will train you in relevant areas including solar in general, and specifically on solar products.

Fluent written and spoken English is essential. (Extra languages may be a help and we particularly welcome fully bilingual speakers of languages such as Arabic, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Danish, Welsh.)

Solar Jobs – retail

Great sales posts in a fast growing ethical, renewable energy business selling retail solar panels (for hot water or electricity) by phone. Typical deal value is £2k – 20k. As far as we know, Solartwin is the only solar business in the world which sells retail solar panels by phone, so what we do is far greener than driving out to visit someone.

This work is inbound inquiries only – no cold calls. You will work on hot inbound leads and also on an existing database, explaining about and selling our solar products including solar electric (photovoltaic) panels and our award winning solar heating product. Based in central Chester – you will survey homes in UK and Ireland for Solartwin solar installations, usually by phone using online aerial photography and take deals right through to successful purchase decisions.

You will be given your own portfolio of green energy customers, work to monthly sales thresholds and deadlines using a customer database, effective use of which will help to maximise your level of bonus. Besides selling our core solar heating product, you may also sell other products such as solar electric systems.

There is a base salary. Plus great opportunities for uncapped commission based on deal value or profits over a minimum threshold minimum which is typically £20k worth of solar thermal deals per month.

Apply now by email with “Technical sales surveyors / project managers – retail.” in the subject line. Please state your preferences and send your CV and covering letter and full contacts for 3 referees to The Sales Manager, chris.wilcox@solartwin.com with a copy to jobs@solartwin.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Available soon – Marketing and Communications manager.

Based in Central Chester.

Unique broad career development role for an ambitious, strategic, target-led, all rounder with good interpersonal skills. With a background in growing or fast-changing environments, you will play a key role in growing a small renewable energy business of turnover £1.45M pa.   Online marketing and efficient communications are essential to our growth, so you will have great opportunities. Strong analytical capabilities are essential, as are fantastic time management skills and an ability to thrive under pressure.

You will bring most or all of the following proven capabilities

• Developing and implementing strategic business growth plans and marketing plans.
• Product launch, positioning and repositioning.
• Advertisement creation, buying, pricing and scheduling.
• Cost effective leads generation in many ways.
• Identifying and developing commercial opportunities wherever they arise.
• Produce management reports when appropriate.
• New market research, development and creation.

You may also bring some of the following capabilities to support colleagues whose duties include:

• Graphic design of adverts, posters and leaflets.
• Contingency planning, data security and building security.
• Communications, telecoms and email.
• IT technical support for the business.
• Filemaker Pro Database design and operation.
• Website build,and optimisation.
• Use of CMS, SEO work,   PPC including Google Adwords and social media.

Full time 40 hpw M-F with some scheduled and unscheduled out of hours work when required. Temporary to permanent post confirmation normally after 3 months. If you are able to deliver at least ten of the above immediately and you are committed to delivering the remainder soon after joining, we would like to hear from you now.

Apply today by email with “Marketing and Communications manager” in the subject line. Please send your CV and covering letter and full contacts for 3 referees to Barry Johnston, MD, Solar Twin Ltd, jobs@solartwin.com sending a copy to  barry@solartwin.com

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Social Media and Website Development.

Perhaps a recent graduate or undergraduate from a local University, we invite your pitch on how you can develop our social media and website so we can strengthen as a brand and gain more business as a growing national supplier of solar products. You would be helping to develop and implement the growing to-do list of an existing IT colleague at Solartwin.

Part time or full time 40 hpw M-F with some scheduled and unscheduled out of hours work when required. Temporary post of typically 3 months.

Apply today by email with “Social Media and Website Development” in the subject line. Please send your CV and covering letter and full contacts for 3 referees to Barry Johnston, MD, Solar Twin Ltd, jobs@solartwin.com sending a copy to  barry@solartwin.com

Looking forward to hearing from you!