Join E.ON UK Network Assets Limited as a Private Network Sales Lead and play a pivotal role in shaping and growing a new market across the UK. You’ll originate, develop and secure strategic acquisition opportunities across sectors including data centres, airports, healthcare, universities, BESS and EV infrastructure, while building executive-level relationships that create a sustainable pipeline and long-term strategic partnerships.

Based in Derby with hybrid working, this is an exciting opportunity to drive commercial growth, shape E.ON’s private networks proposition and help establish E.ON as a recognised leader in the UK private electricity networks market.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the creation, execution and commercial delivery of E.ON's Private Networks strategy, establishing a new market channel that accelerates regulated asset growth, gross margin and long-term enterprise value.
• Develop and execute E.ON's Private Networks go-to-market strategy, creating a sustainable pipeline of opportunities aligned to the wider IDNO growth and regulated asset targets.
• Identify, develop and secure complex private network acquisition and adoption opportunities across industrial, commercial, infrastructure and energy sectors, including data centres, airports, ports, healthcare estates, universities, business parks, BESS developments, EV infrastructure and private wire networks.
• Establish and develop senior relationships with landlords, developers, infrastructure owners, asset managers, consultants and strategic partners to position E.ON as the preferred adoption partner for private network assets.
• Steer the development of commercially compelling propositions, asset valuations, investment cases and acquisition structures that deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.
• Create, manage and convert a national pipeline of private network opportunities, maintaining robust forecasting of asset value, gross margin, capital deployment and strategic growth outcome
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Lead the creation, execution and commercial delivery of E.ON's Private Networks strategy, establishing a new market channel that accelerates regulated asset growth, gross margin and long-term enterprise value. The role is accountable for originating, developing and securing strategic private network acquisition opportunities while positioning E.ON as a recognised leader within the UK private electricity networks market.

1. Strategy Development & Market Creation

Develop and execute E.ON's Private Networks go-to-market strategy, creating a sustainable pipeline of opportunities aligned to the wider IDNO growth ambitions and regulated asset targets.

2. Opportunity Origination

Identify, develop and secure complex private network acquisition and adoption opportunities across industrial, commercial, infrastructure and energy sectors, including data centres, airports, ports, healthcare estates, universities, business parks, BESS developments, EV infrastructure and private wire networks.

3. Customer Relationship Management

Establish and develop senior relationships with landlords, developers, infrastructure owners, asset managers, consultants and strategic partners to position E.ON as the preferred adoption partner for private network assets.

4. Commercial Development

Lead the development of commercially compelling propositions, asset valuations, investment cases and acquisition structures that deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns whilst meeting customer and investor objectives

5. Pipeline Management

• Significant business development, commercial or infrastructure investment experience within the electricity, utility or energy sector.
• Demonstrable experience originating and converting high-value, complex commercial opportunities.
• Experience developing executive-level customer and partner relationships.
• Strong commercial negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to assess technical, commercial and regulatory risk.
• Experience developing business cases, investment papers and financial proposals.
• Ability to manage opportunities through long and complex sales cycles.
• Strong presentation, communication and analytical capability.

It would be great if you had

• IDNO, ICP or DNO experience.
• Strong understanding of electricity distribution networks, connections and regulated infrastructure markets.