Vice President – Energy Advisory Sales

Vice President – Energy Advisory Sales

Requirements

• 15+ years’ experience in energy & infrastructure (across strategic and financing advisory) with exposure to the above responsibilities and target sectors (data centers, industrial, logistics, life science).
• Proven track record in sales across the energy and infrastructure sector within the US market.
• Experience with multi-million-dollar deals
• Real Estate Advisory

Responsibilities

• In partnership with Head of Energy Advisory & Sustainability | NAM, develop and execute a strategic business plan to grow a sustainable and profitable business in the US.
• Through your extensive network, and JLL’s existing client base, you will be focused on originating large energy advisory deals and deliver transaction opportunities across the US market.
• You will be a subject matter expert on the current needs within the energy sector. You will have, build, and maintain strong relationships with key industry developers, operators and investors and position JLL as the partner of choice.
• You will be a subject matter expert in the energy market with the ability to provide strategic advice to clients on current market conditions and outlook as they relate to client’s activities or investment considerations.
• With the team’s support, you will coordinate with clients to develop creative solutions to meet their energy ambitions, including but not limited to helping source energy contracts, improve client’s on-site energy performance, and optimize their energy assets.
• You have a broad understanding of technologies or solutions that provide energy, emissions, water reductions or monetary savings for real estate investors or corporate occupiers. As well as experience working with diverse asset classes and knowledge of the unique energy challenges and opportunities presented by each.
• You will be an inspirational sales leader, driving a change agenda in support of the Energy Advisory business plan, as JLL broadens its revenue stream in the infrastructure and renewables industry.
• Leverage existing JLL client relationships by introducing new infrastructure and energy opportunities and lead origination activities and on-boarding of new core EA clients across the region.
• Originate opportunities for transaction/M&A, and financial advisory assignments that will position JLL as the preferred partner across the US region for large infrastructure and renewable deals.
• Have a deep understanding of the infrastructure financing landscape across US and assist with sourcing of domestic and international funding for infrastructure and renewable energy deals.
• Develop innovative ideas to enhance and add value to current JLL services.
• Leverage JLL’s wider sustainability and ESG practices.
• Serve as a recognizable industry resource, become an active member of regional and national energy communities, participate in relevant organization events serving as a valuable contributor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong communication skills, resilient, energetic and growth oriented with the ability to credibly interact with existing and potential clients.
• Established networks across the US market and seen as an industry leader across the infrastructure and renewables sector.
• Be highly regarded by your existing clients, your industry peers, and colleagues.
• Value an open, supportive, and collaborative approach to work, both with the EA team, with the regional and global Sustainability teams as well as across other JLL business lines.
• Value continuous learning and improvement regarding both industry knowledge, personal and interpersonal skills for yourself and the team.
• Continually seek to manage more complex and independent deals and responsibilities in order to grow the US EA business.