Business Developer Renewable Energy.
Help build the external energy portfolio of Heylen Energy
Heylen Energy develops, finances, and manages renewable energy solutions for businesses and real estate owners. In doing so, we combine our experience as a project developer and long-term investor with the technical expertise of carefully selected partners. We look beyond the sale of an individual installation. We develop integrated and financially sustainable energy projects focusing on solar energy, battery storage, smart energy management, and charging infrastructure, among other things. In doing so, we take on the investment ourselves and build long-term partnerships with our customers.
To further expand our activities outside our own real estate portfolio, we are looking for an entrepreneurial Business Developer Renewable Energy
Your function
As a Business Developer you are responsible for identifying, developing and contracting new energy projects. You guide opportunities from the initial commercial contact to a well-founded investment decision and contract signature. You do not sell a standard product. You bring together a client's energy needs, infrastructure, and ambitions into a technically, financially, and contractually feasible investment project.
What are your responsibilities?
- Pipeline & prospecting: you actively build a qualitative pipeline at industrial and logistics companies and other real estate owners, through your own network, active prospecting, partnerships, market development, and existing relationships within Heylen Group.
- Client meetings & concept development: you translate the energy needs and sustainability goals of clients into integrated project concepts (PV, battery storage, energy management, charging solutions).
- Financial modeling: you build investment files (CAPEX, OPEX, return, payback period, sensitivity analyses) and evaluate the potential of an opportunity at an early stage.
- Presentation & decision-making: you present investment proposals to clients, internal stakeholders, and the investment committee.
- Negotiation & contracting: you lead the commercial negotiations, guide the file through to signing, and ensure a structured handover to the project and execution team.
- Collaboration: you coordinate closely with colleagues from Legal, Finance, and Engineering, as well as with external partners.
- Market monitoring: you monitor developments in the energy market, regulations and support mechanisms and translate these into new commercial propositions.
- You report directly to the General Manager of Heylen Energy.
First and foremost, we are looking for an entrepreneurial business developer who spots opportunities, opens doors, and has sufficient financial and substantive depth to turn a commercial idea into an investable project.
Your profile?
- You have at least 3 years of relevant experience in business development, project development, or commercial project financing within the energy sector.
- You have demonstrable experience in attracting and developing new B2B projects.
- You have a bachelor's or master's degree and a good knowledge of the energy sector.
- You can independently build, evaluate, and explain a financial model and understand how investment projects are structured.
- You are commercially strong, while at the same time critical of technical, financial, and legal information.
- You are entrepreneurial and proactive: you don't wait for leads, you create opportunities yourself.
- An existing network within the Belgian or Dutch energy, real estate, or industrial market is a plus.
- You are fluent in Dutch and English; a good knowledge of French is an asset.
What we offer?
- A key role in the further development of Heylen Energy as an external developer and investor, with a high degree of autonomy and short decision-making lines.
- The opportunity not only to bring in projects commercially, but also to help shape their content.
- Collaboration with experienced internal colleagues and specialized technical, legal, and financial partners.
- A comprehensive salary package, supplemented by an attractive package of extra-legal benefits (company car with charging card, 27 days of leave, hospitalization insurance, group insurance, eco-checks, expense allowance, year-end bonus, mobile phone subscription, laptop, etc.) and a performance-related variable remuneration.
- You'll become part of the Heylen Group network and enjoy a variety of additional benefits.
- Every day you get to work in the beautiful Frame21, located in Herentals and easily accessible. Where we provide a delicious lunch on Mondays. Snacks, fresh fruit and nuts, soft drinks, an extensive coffee selection, and numerous other extras are also waiting for you every day.
You'll become part of the Heylen Group network and enjoy a variety of additional benefits.
Headquarters:
Heylen Energy
Diamantstraat 8, 2200 Herentals
Interested?
Send your resume + cover letter to people@heylenwarehouses.com or submit all via the form below.
We will treat your application with discretion.
