Energy Market Leader, Renewable - Tustin, CA

David Evans and Associates, Inc.; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

401k plan

Flexible 9/80 schedule

Paid Time Off

Career development

Mentorship and growth

Multiple office locations

Job summary

David Evans and Associates, Inc. seeks a Renewables Market Leader to drive strategy across a multi-state renewables portfolio including wind, solar, and energy storage.

You will expand relationships with developers, utilities, and strategic partners while guiding market growth with the Energy Business Unit and a technical team. The role demands senior leadership in client development, cross-functional coordination, and a strong understanding of utility-scale renewables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, construction management, environmental science, or related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of related experience in a complex consulting/engineering/energy environment.
• Proven success in business development with $2M–$10M net sales objective.
• Experience leading business development efforts, including strategy, pursuit planning, and proposal development.
• Strong understanding of utility-scale renewables markets (wind, solar, BESS).
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and deliver results.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and lead teams.
• Licenses/credentials relevant to discipline and active professional involvement.
• Active participation in industry or client-facing organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead renewables market strategy in collaboration with leadership and technical teams.
• Diversify client portfolio by expanding relationships with developers, utilities, and EPCs/EPCMs.
• Develop market intelligence on renewables trends, interconnection, and opportunities.
• Strengthen relationships with owners/developers and position services (owner's engineer, interconnection, etc.).
• Drive growth plans, pursuit strategy, proposals, and contract positioning.
• Build trusted client relationships and represent the firm externally.
• Support growth in balance of plant, interconnection, energy storage, and related services.
• Align pursuit strategies with staffing, delivery capacity, and risk management.
• Monitor market performance and reporting on pipeline, backlog, and profitability.
• Represent DEA at events and foster partnerships to strengthen renewables brand.

Skills

Business development

Client relationship building

Strategic planning

Sales forecasting

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, construction management, environmental science, or related field

Professional licenses or credentials relevant to discipline

Job description

Energy Market Leader, Renewables

Energy Jobs With David Evans And Associates

At David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA), our Energy team provides unmatched infrastructure solutions for power delivery and renewable energy, offering expert planning and design for low- to high-voltage facilities. We deliver safe, reliable, and affordable electricity for communities across various sectors, including power generation, renewables, and transportation electrification. Our comprehensive services are tailored to meet the technical, financial, environmental, and political needs of our clients. Whether the goal is to enhance current infrastructure or embark on a new innovative energy project, DEA has the expertise to see it through to completion and foster a more resilient future.

The Energy Business Unit is seeking a Renewables Market Leader in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, or California.

In this role, you will lead DEA's Renewables market strategy, helping diversify and expand relationships with renewable developers, owners, utilities, and strategic partners across utility-scale wind, solar, battery energy storage, and emerging energy infrastructure markets. Working closely with Energy Business Unit leadership and an established renewables technical team, you will help shape growth strategy, build new client relationships, strengthen existing partnerships, and position DEA for long-term growth across renewables and adjacent opportunities such as data center power infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

Key Responsibilities

• Lead DEA's Renewables market strategy in partnership with Energy Business Unit leadership, Client Team Leaders, Practice Leaders, and technical delivery teams.
• Lead efforts to diversify DEA's renewables client portfolio by expanding relationships with renewable owners, developers, EPC/EPCM organizations, and emerging market participants while reducing dependence on a limited number of existing clients.
• Develop and maintain market intelligence related to renewable energy developers, EPC/EPCM partners, utilities, funding trends, regulatory drivers, interconnection needs, technology trends, and emerging opportunities across wind, solar, BESS, and related infrastructure markets.
• Establish and strengthen relationships with renewable energy owners and developers while positioning DEA to provide owner's engineer, infrastructure, interconnection, and power delivery services.
• Drive business development strategy by guiding market growth plans, client strategy, sales forecasting, pursuit strategy, go/no-go discussions, teaming decisions, proposal development, and contract positioning for priority renewable energy opportunities.
• Build and maintain trusted client relationships with renewable developers, contractors, utilities, and strategic partners, serving as a senior market-facing leader when executive presence or escalation is needed.
• Support growth in DEA’s renewable energy services, including balance of plant, substation and switchyard design, transmission interconnects, energy storage, owner's engineer services, feasibility and due diligence, site development, and power system studies.
• Partner with project managers and technical delivery leaders to ensure pursuit strategies are grounded in realistic staffing, delivery capacity, quality expectations, schedule commitments, risk management, and profitability.
• Monitor market performance, including sales results, pipeline health, backlog, client mix, net revenue forecasts, profitability, and business development spending.
• Represent DEA externally through client meetings, industry events, conferences, strategic partnerships, and visibility activities that strengthen DEA’s renewables brand in target markets.
• Partner on recruiting, retention, and talent development efforts to ensure DEA has the leadership, technical expertise, and client-facing capacity needed to grow the Renewables market.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, construction management, environmental science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 12 years of related experience in a complex consulting, engineering, energy, renewable development, utility, EPC/EPCM, or similar organization.
• Demonstrated success achieving business development, sales, client growth, or revenue objectives, with experience supporting an expected net sales result between $2M and $10M.
• Experience leading or coordinating business development efforts, including opportunity identification, client strategy, pursuit planning, proposal development, and contract positioning.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy markets, including utility-scale wind, solar, battery energy storage, interconnection, balance of plant, owner's engineer, or related infrastructure services.
• Proven ability to establish clear objectives, deliver measurable results, solve complex business or project issues, and coordinate across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted client relationships, develop staff or client-facing teams, and gain support from multiple stakeholders.
• One or more professional licenses or credentials relevant to the candidate’s discipline or market focus.
• Active involvement in one or more professional, industry, or client-facing organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where talented professionals have the freedom and support to do their most meaningful work. Our values and company culture form the foundation of our success, creating a positive and collaborative work environment. These guiding principles are vital to our continued achievements and unwavering commitment to improving the world around us.

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to cultivate and develop your skills and work alongside talented colleagues who are committed to improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
• Financial wellness: Health Savings Account (HSA) and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contributions
• Professional development: Support for continuing education and training opportunities.
• Work-life balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Work Schedule: Flexible 9/80 schedule - every other Friday off!
• Retirement: 401k plan
• Wellbeing focus: Holistic Wellbeing Program centered on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health
• Growth opportunities: Access to mentorship, professional support, and pathways for career advancement
• Potential salary range: $170,000/annual - $240,000/annual
• The posted salary range represents the typical range for this position and is provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Potential office locations include: Portland, OR; Salem, OR; Beaverton, OR; Bend, OR; Corvallis, OR; Bellevue, WA; Everett, WA; Olympia, WA; Tacoma, WA; Woodinville, WA; Bellingham, WA; Tri-Cities, WA; Tukwila, WA; Seattle, WA; Boise, ID; Coeur d'Alene, ID; College Station, TX; Denver, CO; Pocatello, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; Spokane, WA; Las Vegas, NV; Ontario, CA; Santa Clarita, CA; Tustin, CA; Los Angeles, CA.