Director of Business Development

Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero in the global energy transition. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe. 

At Ameresco, we show the way by developing, constructing and operating tailored smart energy efficiency solutions, distributed energy resources, and infrastructure upgrades that drive cost savings, resilience, decarbonization, and innovation. Our comprehensive portfolio is built to address the challenges of today and adapt the future, ensuring long-term sustainability and success for our customers.

Ameresco currently has a new opportunity for a Director of Business Development to lead and drive energy efficiency and renewable technology business development activities throughout the Southern US.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement marketing and sales strategies to identify, target, qualify, and secure prospects for new energy efficiency, performance contract, turnkey construction, and renewable business opportunities
• Lead, drive, and manage sales activities and resources from lead generation through development and implementation
• Formulate marketing and business development forecasts, plans, and activities to increase company presence in defined markets and achieve regional objectives 
• Develop, manage, and execute individual and regional sales pipelines
• Serve as key point of contact with customer and lead presentations
• Oversee the successful development, organization, strategic positioning, preparation, and issuance of winning proposals and presentations
• Review project submittals for quality assurance, technical accuracy, and customer-oriented solutions
• Exhibit comprehensive knowledge and understanding of project proposal and contract terms
• Coordinate the development interface with project management and operations teams to assure customer satisfaction
• Cultivate positive and effective business relationships
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 8 years’ leadership experience driving marketing and sales activities to develop, secure, and implement multi-million-dollar energy efficiency, conservation, or government construction contracts opportunities.
• BA/ BS Degree.
• Valid Drivers’ License in good standing, issued by resident state required.
• Travel required.

Additional Qualifications:

• Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated business development, cultivation, relationship management skills with ability to identify customer needs and effectively communicate, position, negotiate, and close solutions sales.
• Proven ability to analyze and quantify energy and operational needs, use, savings, including energy efficiency, renewable technology, and associated structured financing project development experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of building automation and energy management systems, facility operations and installations involving chiller and boiler plants, motors, VSDs, HVAC retrofit, conservation, distributed generation, energy efficiency, and renewable technology projects.
• Superior financial planning, budgeting, and organizational resource management abilities.
• Excellent verbal, written, technical and computer communication and presentation skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and business relationships.
• Advanced MS Office proficiency. Knowledge of energy analysis software desirable.

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Ameresco challenges the brightest, most talented, and creative individuals in the industry by providing an environment that fosters initiative and achievement. We are proud of our comprehensive and competitive employee benefits, including people-oriented insurance, investment, and incentive plans.

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Ameresco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.