Business Development Lead

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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ContourGlobal

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2005

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

⚡ Energy

💰 $195M Debt Financing on 2017-02

Construction • Manufacturing • Energy

ContourGlobal is an established Independent Power Producer focused on renewable and thermal energy generation. With nearly two decades of experience, the company operates in 18 countries across five continents, managing approximately 7. 8 GW of installed capacity. ContourGlobal is committed to sustainability and innovation in energy, targeting a transition to cleaner energy sources while optimizing existing assets and developing new projects. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, aligning with the Paris Agreement goals.

📋 Description

• Lead cross-functional development and due diligence teams across engineering, land, environmental, permitting, interconnection, legal, finance, commercial, and external development functions • Set priorities, manage timelines, ensure accountability, maintain action logs, and escalate key issues • Provide strategic updates to senior leadership on project needs, decisions, risks, and status • Evaluate acquisition and greenfield development opportunities for feasibility and portfolio fit • Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including utilities, consultants, developers, permitting agencies, and landowners • Present complex technical and commercial issues clearly and actionably • Identify issues, develop collaborative solutions, make recommendations, and escalate when appropriate • Create, refine, and implement development processes, tools, and workflows • Monitor industry trends, market conditions, and regulatory changes to shape development strategy • Manage and mentor junior developers • Lead development-focused acquisition due diligence across technical, environmental, legal, commercial, financial, and land reviews • Evaluate land control, permitting, environmental studies, interconnection status, engineering completeness, and regulatory requirements • Prepare red-flag reports, risk assessments, investment committee inputs, development assumptions, and valuation constraints • Screen greenfield opportunities using GIS, constraints analysis, and market research • Support targeted outreach, site evaluation, stakeholder engagement, and preliminary feasibility assessments • Coordinate interconnection applications, studies, and queue progression across ERCOT, CAISO, SPP, PJM, MISO, and NYISO • Support engagement with ISOs and utilities on interconnection issues, system impacts, deliverability risks, study assumptions, and technical scopes • Communicate interconnection results to engineering and commercial teams • Advance projects toward commercial operation and contribute to development pipeline growth

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Environmental Science, Economics, Renewable Energy, or a related field • 5–10 years of renewable energy development industry experience • Other experience including engineering, procurement, interconnection, finance, accounting, valuation, or permitting will be considered • Demonstrated ability to self-direct and lead project teams • Proven ability to manage resources, teams, and deliverables across concurrent workstreams • Familiarity with project budgets, financial models, and analytical tools • Strong problem-solving abilities and a structured, logical approach to decision-making • Experience preparing and presenting updates and recommendations to senior leadership • Familiarity with U.S. ISO/RTO markets, including ERCOT, CAISO, SPP, PJM, MISO, and NYISO • Ability to succeed in an organization with evolving processes and help build scalable systems, tools, and workflows • Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time • Strong proficiency in Excel • Familiarity with GIS, project management, and development tracking tools preferred • Houston, TX is the preferred location; qualified candidates elsewhere may be considered for remote work

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee Ownership Program • Competitive compensation package • Flexible working policy • Support for wellbeing and a healthy work-life balance • Significant exposure across the full project lifecycle • Direct interaction with senior leadership • Opportunity to help shape a rapidly growing renewable energy platform • Equal employment opportunities • Diverse and inclusive workforce

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