Renewable Energy Client Team Leader - College Station, TX

About the role

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 ensure 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.

The Substation Practice is seeking a Renewable Energy Client Team Leader (CTL) in Denver, CO to lead and grow client relationships across the utility-scale renewable energy market, including wind, solar, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) for A&E design engineering services. This senior role blends client leadership, business development, and project oversight, with accountability for client satisfaction, revenue growth, and profitability. The Renewable Energy CTL serves as a trusted advisor to renewable developers and contractors, while leading multidisciplinary teams delivering complex power delivery and renewable infrastructure projects. This position may also include serving the data center market depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Client & Market Leadership
  • Own and manage key renewable energy client relationships and overall client experience
  • Identify, pursue, and secure new renewable energy opportunities across wind, solar, and BESS markets and potentially the data center market
  • Forecast client sales, staffing needs, and revenue; ensure profitability and favorable contract terms
  • Support go/no-go decisions, pursuit strategies, and teaming partner selection
  • Represent DEA at industry events, conferences, and client meetings
• Business Development
  • Lead proposal development, fee strategies, and contract negotiations
  • Leverage market knowledge to expand services with existing clients and enter new renewable markets
  • Collaborate across business units to deliver integrated solutions
• Project & Team Leadership
  • Serve as Principal-in-Charge, Client Team Leader, or Project Manager, as appropriate
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to project managers and technical teams
  • Ensure quality, schedule, budget, and risk management standards are met or exceeded
  • Support project recovery and collections, as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering (or related field), or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10–15 years of experience in renewable energy and/or power delivery consulting
• Demonstrated success managing renewable energy clients and projects
• Strong leadership, communication, and business acumen

Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• PMP certification
• Experience with Alternative Project Delivery (APD) or EPC/EPCM projects
• Experience supporting utility-scale renewable developers or contractors
• Experience delivering power delivery infrastructure projects serving the data center market

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

Pay

Potential salary range: $156,000/year - $208,000/year. 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.

Schedule

Flexible 9/80 schedule—every other Friday off.

Potential office locations include: Denver, CO; Portland, OR; Bend, OR; Corvallis, OR; Salem, OR; Bellevue, WA; Everett, WA; Olympia, WA; Tacoma, WA; Woodinville, WA; Spokane, WA; Boise, ID; Coeur d’Alene, ID; Pocatello, ID; College Station, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Ontario, CA; Santa Clarita, CA; Tustin, CA; Temecula, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Victorville/Apple Valley, CA.