Director of Business Development - Energy Services

Tri Merit

$100K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in ESCO or energy services
  • Strong understanding of consultative sales
  • Established relationships in energy, engineering, and construction sectors
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
  • Excellent communication and business development skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and expand business opportunities in energy services
  • Leverage existing relationships within the industry
  • Lead initial discussions for opportunity exploration
  • Manage multi-stakeholder projects and lengthy sales cycles
  • Collaborate with internal teams for project implementation
  • Serve as Tri-Merit's representative in the energy community

Benefits

  • Internal support for technical and incentive-related work
  • Base salary with uncapped commission potential
  • Performance-driven and entrepreneurial work environment
  • Opportunities for growth and relationship scaling
Full Job Description
Position Overview

Tri-Merit is expanding its Energy Services platform and is seeking a Director of Business Development with experience in the ESCO or broader energy services industry.

This role is designed for someone who understands the energy project lifecycle, knows how to navigate consultative sales environments, and has built strong industry relationships. The ideal candidate is a proactive business developer who can open doors, create opportunities, and represent Tri-Merit within the energy services market.

Important:

  • Prior tax credit or incentive experience is not required
  • ESCO / energy services experience is required

What You'll Do

  • Develop and grow business opportunities within the energy services market
  • Leverage relationships across ESCOs, EPCs, engineering firms, contractors, and ownership groups
  • Lead discovery conversations and early-stage opportunity development
  • Navigate multi-stakeholder projects and long-form sales cycles
  • Collaborate with Tri-Merit's internal technical teams on project execution and delivery
  • Represent Tri-Merit throughout the energy and ESCO community

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience at an ESCO or energy services firm
  • Strong understanding of consultative, relationship-driven sales
  • Existing industry relationships within energy, engineering, construction, or public-sector markets
  • Self-motivated professional comfortable working with autonomy
  • Strong communication and business development skills

What You Do Not Need

  • Tax credit or incentive experience (ITC, 179D, IRA, etc.)
  • Accounting or tax background
  • Engineering or modeling expertise

Tri-Merit provides internal support for all technical and incentive-related work.

Compensation Structure

  • Base salary + uncapped commission structure
  • Entrepreneurial and performance-driven environment
  • Opportunity to grow and scale existing industry relationships

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