Business Development Manager (Renewables)
Impact: Clean energy deployment, revenue generation, and the energy transition
Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities in the renewable energy sector, including project development agreements, power purchase agreements, and strategic partnerships with utilities, corporations, and government entities. Build and manage a pipeline of renewable energy projects and clients, driving revenue growth for the organisation.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 70% Team / 30% Solo
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- 20-30% for client meetings and site visits
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $120,000
- Entry-level
- $75,000 - $100,000
- Senior
- $175,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 25% (much faster than average)
- Demand
- Growing Fast
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High to 65-80% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- $20,000 - $50,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- PPA & Offtake Agreement Structuring
- Renewable Energy Project Development
- Financial Modelling (Project Finance)
- Utility & Corporate Energy Procurement
- Pipeline Management (Salesforce / HubSpot)
- Regulatory & Permitting Knowledge
Soft skills
- Relationship Building
- Negotiation
- Strategic Thinking
- Persuasion
- Resilience
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Business Development Analyst
- Business Development Manager
- Senior BD Manager
- VP of Business Development
- Chief Commercial Officer
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to relationship-driven sales and deal structuring are resistant to automation
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing Fast
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.8/10
- Meaning
- 3.9/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- High