Business Development Manager

Alba Renewables; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alba Renewables is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead the BD team and expand its renewable energy project portfolio in the Philippines.

You will identify, evaluate, and secure new opportunities across solar, wind, and energy storage, while coordinating with regulators and stakeholders to ensure commercial feasibility.

The role requires a decade of experience in renewables, strong market knowledge, and proven leadership to grow a robust project pipeline and drive high-value initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in business development, project development, or commercial roles within renewable energy, power, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of Philippine renewable energy regulations and processes (DOE, ERC, NGCP, DENR, LGUs).
• Experience with solar, wind, and/or energy storage technologies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial modeling, market analysis, and commercial risk assessment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring a team.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate solar, wind, and energy storage opportunities across the Philippines.
• Conduct market assessments, including regulatory reviews, grid analysis, and competitive benchmarking.
• Maintain and grow a high-quality project development pipeline.
• Lead financial modeling, project valuation, and commercial risk assessments.
• Oversee early-stage due diligence and present go/no-go recommendations to senior leadership.
• Establish and maintain relationships with landowners, developers, EPCs, LGUs, and regulatory agencies.
• Lead negotiations for NDAs, MoUs, Joint Development Agreements, and land-related contracts.
• Manage early-stage permitting and regulatory compliance with DOE, ERC, NGCP, DENR, and local government units.
• Monitor policy developments and assess their impact on the company’s project pipeline.
• Manage and mentor the Business Development team.
• Oversee preparation of investment briefs, opportunity assessments, and internal presentations.
• Ensure effective coordination with technical, legal, finance, ESG, and project development teams.

Skills

Business development leadership

Financial modeling

Market analysis

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Finance

MBA or similar

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Alba Renewables specializes in developing renewable energy projects in the Onshore Wind, Solar, and Energy Storage sectors. Operating across the South East Asia region, the company focuses on markets offering optimal risk-reward opportunities. With a team that has over 5 GW of project experience spanning more than 10 countries, Alba Renewables engages in all facets of renewable projects, from greenfield development to operation and M&A transactions.

Alba Renewables is seeking a highly capable Business Development Manager to lead our Business Development team and support the expansion of our renewable energy project portfolio in the Philippines.

This role is ideal for a professional with strong commercial acumen, a deep understanding of the Philippine power sector, and proven experience in sourcing and evaluating renewable energy opportunities.

About the Role

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and securing new renewable energy project opportunities across the Philippines. The position requires leadership of the BD team, oversight of commercial evaluations, coordination with regulatory bodies, and sustained engagement with industry stakeholders.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with technical, regulatory, legal, finance, ESG, and project development teams to ensure that opportunities are strategically aligned and commercially feasible

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate solar, wind, and energy storage opportunities across the Philippines
• Conduct market assessments, including regulatory reviews, grid analysis, and competitive benchmarking
• Maintain and grow a high-quality project development pipeline

Commercial Evaluation

• Lead financial modeling, project valuation, and commercial risk assessments
• Oversee early-stage due diligence and present go/no-go recommendations to senior leadership

Partnerships & Negotiations

• Establish and maintain relationships with landowners, developers, EPCs, LGUs, and regulatory agencies
• Lead negotiations for NDAs, MoUs, Joint Development Agreements, and land-related contracts

Regulatory Coordination

• Manage early-stage permitting and regulatory compliance with DOE, ERC, NGCP, DENR, and local government units
• Monitor policy developments and assess their impact on the company’s project pipeline
• Manage and mentor the Business Development team
• Oversee preparation of investment briefs, opportunity assessments, and internal presentations
• Ensure effective coordination with technical, legal, finance, ESG, and project development teams

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in business development, project development, or commercial roles within the renewable energy, power, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong understanding of Philippine renewable energy regulations and processes (DOE, ERC, NGCP, DENR, LGUs).
• Experience with solar, wind, and/or energy storage technologies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in financial modeling, market analysis, and commercial risk assessment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring a team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or a related field; a master’s degree (MBA or similar) is an advantage.
• Experience with M&A transactions or IPP development is highly preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Play a key role in driving renewable energy development in the Philippines.
• Lead a dynamic and growing BD team.
• Work directly with senior leadership on high-value strategic initiatives.
• Be part of a mission-driven company dedicated to clean energy.