Business Development Manager – Energy

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Veolia North America Energy develops and delivers integrated energy infrastructure solutions including microgrids, behind-the-meter power generation, battery energy storage, and utility optimization services for clients in industrial, institutional, and mission-critical markets. These solutions help clients overcome grid interconnection delays, achieve peak shaving, improve resiliency, and optimize the performance of existing utility infrastructure.

• Serve as the primary focal point and ambassador for Veolia during customer engagement after initial origination, collaborating through a solutions development process to build a deep understanding of client needs, challenges, and value proposition. This includes proactively building and managing relationships with stakeholders across site-based operations, corporate engineering, project management, sourcing, and executive levels.
• Lead the full development lifecycle by defining the commercial development approach and structure, including pricing strategies, contract tenor (typically 5‑20 years), risk allocation, and performance guarantees. Structure long‑term performance-based O&M, Design‑Build‑Own‑Operate (DBOO), and Public‑Private Partnerships, both directly and through strategic partners.
• Drive proposal strategy, RFI development, scope definition, pricing models, and customer presentations. Develop technical proposals in close collaboration with operations and manage due diligence, technical feasibility assessments, and audits to support firm, binding offers.
• Facilitate cross‑functional execution by serving as the central liaison for technical, operations, structuring, project management, finance, and legal teams throughout the sales process.
• Manage internal approval processes and coordinate functional groups such as finance, technical teams, and legal resources, driving risk management and developing mitigation strategies.
• Lead negotiation of commercial terms and closing of complex agreements in coordination with operations, legal teams, and senior management.
• Ensure successful progression of opportunities through the full development lifecycle to commercial close.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or related field with equivalent commercial experience)
• 5 year minimum of business development experience in the Energy & Utilities Services industry
• Proven experience structuring long‑term service agreements, O&M contracts, DBOO project delivery, or Public‑Private Partnerships (PPP)
• 3+ years of direct client‑facing sales experience in industrial, institutional, and mission‑critical markets (e.g., data centers, healthcare)
• Strong experience in consultative and solution development processes, including reviewing, interpreting, and negotiating complex legal contracts with counsel

• Technical knowledge of energy systems, including power generation, distribution, heating, cooling, combined heat and power, and battery systems, as well as Distributed Energy Resources (DER) and microgrid infrastructure
• Strong ability to build and manage relationships across stakeholders from site operations to executive leadership
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, presentation, persuasive, and written communication skills
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills with a highly driven, team‑player mentality capable of fostering collaboration…