Senior Business Development Manager (m/w/d) in renewable energies

Job Description

Welcome to Encavis! Our world is all about the power of the sun, the wind and the more than 400 people across our group who are working together to shape the energy system of the future in order to ensure a sustainable energy supply for future generations.

ENCAVIS Management GmbH & Co. KG is the holding company of ENCAVIS GmbH, one of Europe's leading electricity producers from renewable energies. We operate a broadly diversified portfolio of over 330 onshore wind farms, ground-mounted solar plants and battery storage facilities in 13 European countries with an installed capacity of more than 3.8 GW. And best of all, we are continuing to grow! Our subsidiaries, Stern Energy SpA, which operates throughout Europe as a specialist in technical services for photovoltaic systems, and Encavis Portfolio Management GmbH, which specialises in supporting institutional investors, complement our portfolio.

What does this mean for you? The opportunity to make a difference, to shape and change things. As part of a multinational team that enjoys helping to make the energy transition a success.

As our Senior Business Development Manager Western Europe, you drive the international expansion of our renewable energy portfolio beyond core markets. You lead market entry and growth in countries such as France, the UK, and the Republic of Ireland by developing robust route-to-market strategies and building high-impact co-development partnerships and joint ventures. With a strong focus on delivering utility-scale Solar PV, Wind, and BESS portfolios of at least 500 MW per market, you combine strategic vision with hands-on execution. Acting as a senior representative in the region, you shape partnerships, acquisitions, and investment decisions while ensuring strong governance and sustainable long-term value creation.

Your sunny outlook

• Strategic Market Expansion: You define and execute market entry and growth strategies for utility-scale Solar PV, Wind, and BESS projects, translating ambitious growth targets into bankable development pipelines across selected West European markets.
• Route-to-Market & Portfolio Delivery: You design and implement country-specific route-to-market strategies and ensure the successful delivery of large-scale portfolios with a clear focus on achieving at least 500 MW COD per target market.
• Market Analysis & Opportunity Identification: You conduct in-depth market, regulatory, and competitive analyses to identify attractive development, partnership, and acquisition opportunities while proactively managing market-related risks.
• Co-Development & Joint Venture Management: You initiate, structure, and negotiate co-development partnerships and joint ventures, acting as the primary interface to partners and ensuring effective governance and value creation.
• Portfolio Acquisition & Investment Decisions: You lead portfolio acquisition processes end-to-end, from due diligence and transaction structuring to preparing robust investment cases and presenting them to internal decision-makers.
• Stakeholder Representation & Governance: You represent the company's interests in target countries, manage key external stakeholders, and ensure compliance with internal governance standards and local regulatory requirements.

We'll get wind of that soon

• Education & Professional Background: You hold a degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field and bring a strong academic foundation to complex commercial and investment decisions.
• Extensive Renewable Energy Experience: You have 10-15 years of experience in renewable energy project development, with a strong focus on utility-scale Solar PV and/or Wind; experience in BESS is a plus.
• Proven Portfolio Delivery Track Record: You demonstrate a proven ability to deliver large-scale renewable portfolios and to successfully manage partnerships or joint ventures across multiple European markets.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management: You bring strong leadership skills and experience in aligning diverse internal and external stakeholders around shared strategic and commercial objectives.
• Languages & International Mindset: You are fluent in business English and German and are comfortable working in international, cross-cultural environments; additional languages are an advantage.
• Mobility & Flexibility: You are willing to travel regularly across West European markets to support portfolio growth, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.

What we offer

• Employee Assistance Program: Individual counselling and coaching by the Fürstenberg Institute
• Professional & personal development: Comprehensive onboarding, individual training opportunities, language courses, development programmes
• Health & well-being: Health platform machtfit (including health budget), health weeks, free drinks and fruits
• Culture & Cooperation: Small and large corporate and team events, Giving Back Week, Sustainability Working Group
• Lunch offer (only in Hamburg): Subsidised meals in the office in Hamburg
• Employee Bonuses: Finder's Fee for new colleagues
• Employee Discount: Use of Corporate Benefits
• Mobility: Takeover of the Deutschlandticket and subsidised JobRad
• Office room for animals (only in Hamburg): Possibility to bring a pet to a specially reserved office if the care of a pet cannot be guaranteed
• Great Location: Office space next to the river Elbe, easily accessible by bus and train
• Provision & insurance: Employer subsidy for company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance, group accident insurance free of charge, subsidy for computer glasses
• Work-Life-Balance: Flexible working & mobile office (up to 50%), 30 days holiday (+1 day each for Christmas and New Year's Eve)

Does that sound good?

Then we look forward to getting to know you!

Contact

Artur Rychter
People & Culture Business Partner
www.encavis.de