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Base Location: Egham / London
Salary: Competitive Salary + company car/cash allowance, performance-related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First Available
What is the Role?
As a Major Projects Senior Projects Sales Engineer, you will be responsible for spearheading sustained growth within the UK new build construction market, as well as high-end upgrades, both nationally and internationally. Targeting senior End User stakeholders, Main Contractors & Developers responsible for delivering the built environment that requires both innovative and scalable building control solutions, as well as value-add services such as multi-system controls integration, ICT, energy and power management systems.
We already work with some of the biggest names in pharmaceutical, commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, and national infrastructure where you will quickly develop an understanding of why customers turn to us.
You will
- Be responsible for creating and nurturing sales pipeline for complex BMS solutions for our Major Projects Team with project values anywhere from £500k upwards.
- Promote our demonstrable experience with delivering complex BEMS solutions and our capability to facilitate the role of a multi-system integrator (MSI).
- Manage the end to end account management of End Users, Main Contractor and Developers
- Target key stakeholders responsible for major projects, identify the value we offer and present compelling business cases to secure compliant and innovative BEMS solutions at scale.
You have
- Excellent communication skills with a background in strategic sales or business development.
- Experience in Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and complementary Building Management Services (BMS)
- A desire to sell by innovative solution selling and being at the forefront of emerging technologies, including integrated smart building solutions, data analytics, energy visualisation platforms, IoT and cloud connectivity.
- Strong commercial skills and relevant technical background.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.
We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.
Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.
SSE Energy Customer Solutions serves over 1.3 million households and businesses across the UK and Ireland. We help our customers accelerate their clean energy ambitions/play their part in the clean energy transition by providing energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks.
SSE’s Smart Buildings Division is the UK’s largest Building Energy Management System (BEMS) integrator. A market leader in building control solutions, we have a comprehensive portfolio of products and services, tailored to optimise building and energy performance.
The Smart Buildings business makes some of the most iconic buildings come alive!
We design, install, monitor, maintain and optimise building control systems and are part of SSE’s Distributed Energy division developing solutions for smart places – cities, campuses and buildings.
Our business helps achieve optimised working environments leading to reductions in buildings’ energy consumption through the installation and maintenance of a variety of building control technologies, including Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), and the application of data analytics to provide building performance insights.
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 Andy on andrew.elder3@sse.com / 01738 340826 to discuss how we can support you.
We're 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.

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