Business Development Consultant - #2188920

Business Development Consultant – Energy Recruitment

About the Company

Our client is a well-established, award-winning specialist recruitment business in Birmingham. They place contract and permanent talent across renewables (solar, wind, battery storage, hydrogen, EV) and utilities (power, water, oil and gas), which is one of the fastest-growing markets in the UK. They’re sales-led and performance-driven, but known for a supportive culture. Their management team are still billing, and several board members started out as consultants.

The Package

• £30,000 – £55,000 base salary, depending on experience
• Uncapped, top-5%-in-industry commission, with OTE double your base salary
• New-starter commission option: a flat 17.5% of everything you generate for your first 6 months
• 1:1 training delivered personally by the Director
• Clear progression from Business Development to 360 Consultant, then top biller, market specialist or leadership
• 3pm finish on Fridays, plus work-from-home Fridays when you hit your weekly targets
• Annual international conference (previous trips include Dubai, Marbella and Rio de Janeiro)
• Monthly incentive rewards, winners’ lunches and incentive trips
• Family First leave days, buy/sell holiday, dog-friendly office, life assurance, virtual GP and financial planning support

The Role & Requirements

This is a sales role first. You’ll start on pure business development, using phone-based cold outreach to win new clients and new logos across the energy and utilities sector. Once your training is complete, you’ll move onto face-to-face client visits. Over time you’ll develop into a full 360 recruitment consultant, owning everything from winning the client to placing the candidate. You don’t need recruitment experience, though recruiters are welcome to apply. To be considered, you’ll need B2B sales experience, a track record of genuine cold calling and lead generation, business development experience bringing on new clients, and involvement in the full sales cycle. Most importantly, you’ll be hungry, competitive, resilient and motivated by earning.