Renewable Power Market Lead (US)

Type of position: Regular

Your future role on our team

BBA Consultants has an established renewable power and energy storage business line across Canada and is building its presence in the United States. BBA Consultants will strengthen its position in the United States and is poised for significant growth in the coming years.

In this business and technical leadership role, the Lead, Renewable Power Market (US), will be focused on the US and responsible for establishing and building client relationships, finding and developing business opportunities and being the face of BBA Consultants’ brand in new regions.

The Lead, Renewable Power Market (US) will leverage his/her expertise, knowledge of the industry, client and vendor relationships and engineering experience to achieve BBA’s objectives. This role will support the Director of the Wind & Solar business line to develop and implement our broader strategy for all regions.

This position will enable the growth of BBA’s renewable energy business with a specific focus on the following:

• Establish, strengthen and grow client relationships
• Define and implement strategy for growth in new regions
• Support the implementation local growth strategies
• Foster strong internal relationships and engagement with BBA Consultants’ staff in the US (as well as Canada and globally)
• Identify, develop and oversee of any new services, skillsets and tools
• Specific strategic project oversight
• Advise our clients
• Mentor our technical staff
  
  

BBA is a matrix organization and the regional operations team in each key region will closely interface with the wind, solar & storage business line. The business line relies on BBA’s operations teams to execute mandates and projects, while at times directly managing and executing certain strategic or novel projects.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

Business development and Strategic Planning

• Maintain knowledge of the North American power market and renewable and energy storage project development trends
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with clients and key stakeholders in the renewable energy and electricity sector in the United States (and globally)
• Work closely with the VP International to orient and support local growth strategies
• Support development, implementation and execution of the renewables and energy storage strategy and action plan
• Identify target clients to build a sustainable client portfolio
• Identify and pursue opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
• Positioning for upcoming opportunities, lead and/or support proposals and implement pursuit/capture strategies
• Cross-sell the services of other divisions within other business lines and other regions where there is a value-add
• Support the development of medium- and long-term pipeline forecast
  
  

Development of Capabilities

• Actively contribute to the building of competence and skills (recruitment, training, partnership, etc.)
• Support the development of BBA’s renewables service line in North America, with primary focus being growth in the US
• Identify any capability gaps as compared to necessary market positioning and develop and implement a plan to close them in collaboration with BBA teams
• Industry participation and thought leadership activities (white paper, panelist, presenter at conference, etc.)
  
  

Operations

• Act as Client Account Manager, Project Director and/or technical mentor to BBA Consultants’ staff for select strategic projects and with specific clients
• Oversee internal teams for delivery and day to day execution of renewables projects
• Work directly with BBA’s operational teams across the United States (as well as Canada and globally) to ensure alignment between market opportunities, services in demand and map to a growth target and resourcing forecast
• Leadership with BBA’s operational teams to implement and maintain a sector-specific business approach including market intelligence, alignment and positioning
• Provide expertise and guidance to both BBA’s clients and project teams
• Conduct technical reviews and oversee engineering and design activities within area(s) of expertise
• Day to day execution of technical and strategic mandates based on areas of expertise and in coordination with BBA’s internal disciplines located across the United States (as well as Canada and globally)
  
  

Do your qualities and values match our corporate culture?

• Willingness to work together while having fun
• Results-driven
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Fascination for innovation
• Thirst to learn and excel
  
  

Summary Of Certifications And Job Requirements

• Engineering degree (civil, structural, geotechnical or electrical discipline preferred), with a Professional Engineering registration in one or more jurisdictions in the United States
• Minimum 15 years experience in the electric power sector with at least 5 years in renewable energy (wind/solar/battery energy storage), with broad sector knowledge
• Strong knowledge of renewable energy (wind, solar, BESS) technologies and OEMs
• Strong communications, interpersonal, relationship building skills
• Extremely versatile and broad – thrives on a wide variety of tasks and challenges
• Strong and demonstrated critical thinking skills
• Able to travel to domestically within the United States and international destinations (such as Canada, Peru and Chile)
• Fluent in English
• Project Management proficiency
• Asset: Design/Construction/Commissioning supervision and/or coordination experience
• Asset: Renewables owner’s engineering and/or advisory (independent engineering)
• Asset: Knowledge of permitting, interconnections and project development
• Asset: Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation in multiple US States
• Asset: Fluency in French and/or Spanish language
  
  

An Overview Of BBA’s Total Rewards

• Annual premium program for all regular employees
• Onsite mobility premium
• Time bank
• Cellphone fee reimbursements
• Group insurance plan from the first day of employment, including disability insurance and a telemedicine program
• Retirement savings plan
• Annual vacation and sick leave
• Premium for employee referrals
  
  

BBA considers many factors when determining the annual base salary, including location, market, education, relevant and demonstrated work experience, technical assessment, qualifications, certifications and other relevant skills.

At BBA, You Get Many Benefits

• A collaborative team that shares its ideas and knowledge
• Opportunity to mentor our next generation: We invest in our people and help them develop
• A corporate culture that values expertise
• Promotion of our experts (SMEs), both externally and internally
• A flexible schedule that combines office presence and working from home
• A caring environment where everyone’s ideas are listened to and there’s no perception of hierarchy
  
  

About BBA

BBA is one of Canada’s leading private consulting engineering firms, with over 45 years of experience serving the energy and natural resources industry.

Our people are the foundation of our success. Their passion and excellence have earned us recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and Best Managed Companies , and we’re committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, lead and be themselves.

Our teams bring together engineering, environmental and commissioning expertise to deliver practical, innovative and sustainable solutions—from strategy to execution. With 20 offices across Canada, the U.S. and Latin America, we combine local presence with international reach, offering clients close collaboration and field-ready support.

Learn more about our culture and projects on LinkedIn or connect with our talent team.