Are you an experienced Technical Solutions Designer looking for a new opportunity within Renewables?
As a global leader in electrical wholesale, Rexel distributes advanced electrical and energy-efficient products worldwide. We deliver smart, sustainable solutions engineered to enhance comfort, safety, and security across residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.
The Benefits of a Career with Rexel:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Bonuses: Performance Related Bonus Scheme
- Time Off: 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!)
- You can also buy and sell holiday each year
- Enhanced parental leave
- Support & Development: Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
- Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance/Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
- Perks: Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education
We’re looking for a proactive experienced technical renewables professional.
This is a hands-on commercial role with real impact: You will be supporting the branch network in growing PV and Solar sales by providing technical expertise, bill of materials (BOM) creation, product selection guidance and advice on the latest regulations to our branch network and customer base.
Key Accountabilities for a Technical Designer with Rexel:
- Produce PV and Solar bills of materials and quotations for branch teams and customers.
- Provide technical guidance on product selection, system components, and renewable energy solutions.
- Assist with identifying suitable PV, battery storage, mounting, inverter, and associated product solutions.
- Ensure recommendations align with current regulations, manufacturer requirements, and Rexel-approved product offerings.
- Assist branches with customer opportunities requiring technical product expertise.
- Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, legislation, and market developments within the renewables sector.
At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success within this role include:
COLLABORATION – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
HOLDS ACCOUNTABILTY – holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP – Creating new customer partnerships with multi dimensional relationships for strategic insight for future opportunity
DRIVES RESULTS - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
INFLUENCES - using compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others
BUILDS NETWORKS - Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organisation
What we’re looking for…
- Strong knowledge of PV, battery storage, and associated renewable technologies.
- Ability to create accurate and commercially viable bills of materials.
- Understanding of solar system architecture and product applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to interpret customer requirements and translate them into product solutions.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and supplier configuration tools.
- Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities effectively.
At Rexel UK, we’re all about welcoming people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.
By coming together as one team, we’re building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.
Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.
Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of PV, battery storage, and associated renewable technologies
- Ability to create accurate and commercially viable bills of materials (BOMs)
- Understanding of solar system architecture and product applications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to interpret customer requirements and translate them into product solutions
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and supplier configuration tools
- Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities effectively
- Collaboration (building partnerships and working collaboratively)
- Holds accountability (meets commitments and drives results)
- Customer partnership (developing multi-dimensional customer relationships)
- Influences and builds networks (gains support and builds relationships)
What We Do
Rexel, worldwide expert in the professional multichannel distribution of electrical products and services for the energy world, addresses three main markets - residential, commercial, and industrial. The Group supports its customers to be at their best in running their business, by providing a broad range of sustainable and innovative products, services, and solutions in the field of technical supply, automation, and energy management. Rexel operates through a network of over 1,900 branches in 19 countries, with more than 27,000 employees. The Group’s sales were €19.2 billion in 2023. Over the past five years, Rexel has proven its ability to structurally outperform the growing and increasingly attractive electrical distribution market. The demand in green energy and energy efficiency has boosted the Group’s businesses. On February 11, 2021, Rexel presented its mid-term ambitions. The Group’s strategy relies on a growth, value-creation and ESG ambition approach, via several strategic initiatives: - Accelerating growth through “More Customers, More SKUs, More Digital” - Improving operational and financial performance, in particular through digital - A balanced capital allocation around return to shareholders and investment in future growth. As an example, Rexel seizes any external growth opportunity in order to strengthen its position in certain geographies such as the United States or to add adjacent skills. ESG targets for 2030: - A 35% reduction in CO2 emissions of its operations (scopes 1&2) compared to 2016 - A 45% reduction in CO2 emissions from the use of products sold (scope 3) compared to 2016. 2023 sales: €19.2 billion 19 countries 1,900 branches 27,000 employees
