at ENGIE North America Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
As our Business Development (BD) Senior Advisor you will be located in an area with easy access to large airport and will directly support our Major Campuses business with a focus on the New England area. Our business is making it possible for Campuses (Cities, Universities, airports among others) to devote their resources to their core missions. The Senior Advisor is responsible for developing district energy project opportunities, from origination to successful closure by coordinating commercial, financial, legal and technical activities. The opportunities may involve green field/brown field development, public-private partnership, concessions or acquisition of existing district energy assets or portfolio of assets. The Senior Advisor is expected to closely collaborate with the rest of the business development team and all internal specialists creating a tangible contribution to ENGIE's expansion in the district energy market.
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What you'll do:
Coordinate and manage a team of experts during the due diligence and development phases to assess business opportunities. Disciplines include technical, operations, finance, legal, human resources, transition, IT, procurement, insurance, and other relevant functions
Originate new opportunities. Use your network and create new contacts to create opportunities. Interact with different market participants (consultants, investment banks, equity funds, engineering companies among others) to identify opportunities
Lead customer meetings, proposal processes & contract negotiations, working with the different internal teams, understanding the customers' needs and the different stakeholders
Continue to build ENGIE's competitiveness with financial, technical, and contractual optimizations
Ensure strategic alignment with ENIGE's Headquarters and the Energy Solutions Global Business Unit
Manage the internal approval process, including presentations to Local Management and Global Business Unit
Collaborate with the Transition Management team to ensure a smooth transition into operations are an integral part of the business development process
What you bring:
Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business, or a related field required
10 years of work experience in a related business development field
Experience in district heating and cooling energy systems or power generation design, development, and construction is desirable
Commercial, negotiation and structuring skills
Entrepreneurial mindset - excels in driving clarity and results and working in an independent and self-guided manner
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, presenting effectively and speaking publicly to senior executives
Strong negotiation skills and effective interaction with executive level decision makers
Demonstrated financial, business, and contractual acumen, and social intelligence
Additional Information/Conditions:
Must be available to travel as required by business opportunities
Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license/clean driving record
Ability to meet highest attendance requirements
Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally
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