VP, Business Development, US Utilities

AES•Dayton, OH

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About The Position

The AES Corporation, a global power company with 8,300 employees across 12 countries, is seeking an experienced and strategically driven Vice President of Business Development for its US Utilities division. This role will lead the development of several generation projects to support a rapidly evolving integrated utility platform. The VP will be instrumental in shaping and executing the company’s growth strategy, driving projects from concept to completion, and ensuring alignment with AES Utilities’ strategic objectives. The position involves structuring, negotiating, and advancing complex infrastructure development, generation expansion, transmission interconnection, energy services, and strategic partnerships. The goal is to identify and advance opportunities that enhance long-term customer growth, increase system utilization, support reliability, and create sustainable shareholder and customer value within a regulated utility framework. The VP will act as a key interface with customers, regulators, economic development agencies, transmission organizations, developers, and internal leadership to position AES as the preferred long-term energy and infrastructure partner for next-generation digital infrastructure investment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, economics, finance, public policy, or related field; advanced degree a plus.
Typically 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in the utility, energy, infrastructure, or large-scale industrial development sectors.
Proven experience in developing and delivering thermal assets (e.g. Combined Cycle Gas Turbines) or similar large-scale energy infrastructure projects in the United States.
Experience with other forms of generation and battery storage a plus.
Strong leadership skills with a track record of building, managing, and influencing strong performing cross-functional teams.
Expertise in project management, contract negotiation, regulatory strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with other forms of generation and battery storage a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead the company’s business development strategy focused on high-load growth sectors, such as data centers and manufacturing.
Identify and advance new development opportunities aligned with AES Indiana’s generation capabilities.
Develop a portfolio of generation projects to support AES Indiana’s growth needs, including thermal and storage projects.
Lead the end-to-end development of generation projects, including early- and mid-stage engineering, design requirements, permitting, interconnection, and financial planning.
Build, manage, and influence a cross-functional team (Finance, Engineering, Regulatory, Legal, Construction, etc.) to ensure project milestones are met.
Develop and execute a comprehensive business development plan covering all phases: real estate, permitting, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction), financials, community engagement, etc.
Ensure smooth project handovers to the Construction team at appropriate milestone(s).
Lead negotiations for key contracts and agreements, including EPC, turbine supply, and real estate.
Ensure projects align with system reliability, operational capability, and long-term integrated resource planning objectives.
Support rate case strategy and regulatory filings associated with major customer growth and infrastructure expansion initiatives.
Help shape policies related to data center growth, large-load interconnection, economic development incentives, transmission expansion, and resource adequacy.