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ACCIONA

Global renewable energy and infrastructure company

Business Development Director

Full-TimeDeadline 12/31/26
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Alpharetta, GA, USA
In PersonRegular in-office presence is required; remote work is unavailable. Frequent North American travel estimated at 25–50%.
Sales & Account ManagementBusiness Development & Partnerships

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Construction Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field is preferred.
  • A minimum of 7–10 years of experience in business development, client relationship management, capture management, project pursuits, commercial strategy, market intelligence, or related roles.
  • Experience in infrastructure, transportation, construction, engineering, energy, concessions, or public-private partnership environments is preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to synthesize market data, procurement forecasts, funding trends, competitor activity, client priorities, and pipeline information into actionable business insights.
  • Experience preparing dashboards, opportunity pipeline reports, executive briefings, market summaries, pursuit updates, and presentation materials for senior leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with clients, industry partners, public agencies, and senior internal stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of procurement processes, proposal development, capture planning, competitive positioning, and win strategy development.
  • Ability to analyze market data, project risks, commercial considerations, client drivers, and strategic opportunities to support go/no-go and prioritization decisions.
  • Ability to communicate in writing and verbally, present information, and manage stakeholders to translate market analysis into clear recommendations.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute business development strategies aligned with regional and corporate growth objectives across infrastructure, transportation, construction, energy, concessions, and public-private partnership markets.
  • Monitor procurement forecasts, infrastructure funding programs, legislative developments, competitor activity, client priorities, and emerging market trends to inform pursuit strategy.
  • Apply knowledge of alternative delivery procurement models, including Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, CMGC, and Public-Private Partnerships.
  • Develop and maintain market analytics, opportunity tracking, pipeline dashboards, competitive intelligence summaries, and executive-level reports to support data-driven business development decisions.
  • Identify, evaluate, and maintain a pipeline of potential projects, partnerships, and strategic opportunities, including opportunity qualification, prioritization, and status tracking.
  • Maintain opportunity and client relationship information within corporate CRM and business development systems to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting.
  • Establish and maintain relationships with public agencies, private clients, industry partners, consultants, contractors, and business associations.
  • Support capture planning, win strategy development, pursuit positioning, proposal strategy, presentations, interviews, and negotiation preparation.
  • Coordinate with operations, estimating, engineering, design, finance, legal, project controls, communications, and executive leadership to advance business development priorities.
  • Identify and support teaming arrangements, joint venture opportunities, and strategic partnerships aligned with market objectives and pursuit requirements.
  • Prepare client engagement updates, market briefings, pipeline summaries, risk/opportunity analyses, and leadership materials to communicate market position and pursuit priorities.
  • Support continuous improvement of business development tools, reporting cadence, market research practices, and pursuit governance processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in infrastructure, transportation, construction, engineering, energy, concessions, or public-private partnership environments is preferred.

About the company

Acciona builds and operates infrastructure and develops renewable energy assets worldwide. It covers the full project life cycle, from engineering, procurement, and construction to owning, operating, and maintaining power plants and related infrastructure. It differentiates itself through vertical integration and a long history of shifting from general construction to a pure-play renewable and sustainable infrastructure group with a large, globally diversified portfolio. Its goal is to be a leading global developer and operator of sustainable infrastructure, expanding clean-energy capacity and reducing carbon emissions.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Madrid, Spain

Founded

1861

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What believers are saying

  • H1 2026 revenue rose 9.9% to €10.142 billion, showing momentum.
  • ACCIONA closed a £125 million green loan and US$340 million private placement in 2026.
  • Kwinana waste-to-energy and Vertical Earth should lift Infrastructure and Concessions earnings through 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Australia's ACCC probe on East Rockingham threatens a blocked waste-to-energy acquisition in 2026.
  • Silence burned €62 million plus €40 million in 2026 after 2024 production halts.
  • ACCIONA carries €8.243 billion net financial debt, pressuring returns if project execution slips.

What makes ACCIONA unique

  • ACCIONA combines infrastructure contracting with renewables, unlike pure-play peers like Ferrovial.
  • The 2026 Sustainable Impact Financing Framework unifies green, blue, and sustainability-linked funding.
  • Vertical Earth expands ACCIONA's self-execution in Georgia and Florida, strengthening U.S. delivery.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Paid Holidays
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

27%

1 year growth

28%

2 year growth

28%
Latham & Watkins LLP
Jul 17th, 2026
Latham & Watkins Advises Acciona on Green Private Placement

Cross-border team represents the company on a green private placement with institutional investors.

Bolsamania
Jul 8th, 2026
Acciona acquires 80% of Vertical Earth to accelerate US infrastructure growth

Acciona has agreed to acquire 80% of Vertical Earth, a Georgia-based infrastructure contractor, consolidating Atlanta as the strategic centre for its Infrastructure division's growth in the United States. The deal is expected to close before year-end, subject to regulatory approvals. Brett Johnson, Vertical Earth's founder and CEO, will retain 20% and continue leading the company. Founded in 1997, Vertical Earth generated revenues of $217 million (€191 million) in 2025 and employs over 600 professionals in Georgia and Florida. The acquisition strengthens Acciona's self-execution capacity in a strategic market. The US represents 20% of the global infrastructure industry, with potential contracts worth $303 billion this year. Acciona's Infrastructure division is expanding across the US with major projects including the SR400 motorway in Atlanta and bridge replacement over the Calcasieu River in Louisiana.

Expansión
Nov 21st, 2025
Acciona injects €40M into Silence

Acciona has injected €40 million into its electric motorcycle subsidiary, Silence, to support growth and strengthen its financial structure. This follows a previous €62 million investment earlier in the year. Silence faced production halts due to low demand and high inventory levels, leading to a temporary employment regulation in 2024. The company's revenue was €18 million in 2024, down from €45.6 million in 2023. The capital now totals €102 million.

Construction Briefing
Oct 8th, 2025
Acciona secures €120m EIB loan to advance R&D

Loan to support digitalisation strategy and sustainability efforts

Global Competition Review
Jul 17th, 2025
Acciona's Waste-to-Energy Merger Scrutiny

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating Acciona's proposed acquisition of a competing waste-to-energy facility. This probe is prompting broader discussions on how Australia's merger regulations address issues such as creditor influence, infrastructure contracts, and the demand driven by sustainability.