Business Development Origination Expert (renewable energies)

Location

Madrid, Spain

About Us

Zelestra (formerly Solarpack) is a multinational platform fully focused on multi-technology renewables with a vertically integrated business model focused large-scale renewable projects in rapidly growing markets across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Headquartered in Spain, Zelestra has more than 1.000 employees worldwide and is backed by EQT, one of three largest funds in the world with $200B in assets.

At Zelestra we aim to be a solid and solvent company, capable of executing quality and valuable projects for the society and the environment.

Therefore, we maintain a firm commitment to contribute directly to the social development of the communities and markets in which we operate, not only through the creation of economic value, but also through the generation of quality employment and through the social projects we promote.

Our purpose is to change the world by making decarbonization a reality for our partners.

Mission

Identify, assess, and structure new development opportunities (PV, wind, hybrid, and BESS) in Spain, ensuring the inclusion of high-quality MW in the pipeline and a smooth handover to the Development team.

Additionally, carry out the origination of inorganic opportunities for PV projects with batteries and/or wind projects, assessing acquisitions, co-developments, or strategic agreements with third parties.

Responsibilities

• Market prospecting and deal-flow generation (developers, land agents, local partners).
• Origination and evaluation of Greenfield and inorganic opportunities (PV, PV+BESS, wind).
• Preliminary analysis: land feasibility, access/connection scenarios, environmental and financial risks.
• Collection and validation of financial model inputs and review of the model outputs in coordination with the investments team.
• Support in the negotiation and structuring of agreements (NDAs, MoUs, LOIs, co-development, partial acquisitions).
• Coordination with BD Engineering, Environment, GIS, Commercial, Product, and Legal for technical and risk validation.
• Preparation of internal documentation for approvals and orderly handovers to the Development pipeline.
• CRM/tracker updates and periodic reporting on pipeline and origination KPIs.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Economics, or a related field.
• Approximately 3–6 years of experience in origination, renewable development, or inorganic opportunity analysis.
• Experience in transactions and handling key elements of financial models.
• Strong knowledge of the Spanish regulatory framework.
• Negotiation skills, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Native Spanish and a high level of English.

What we offer

• Career opportunities and professional development in a growing multinational company with a highly qualified team.
• Permanent contract.
• Flexible compensation.
• Full working day.
• Smart working 2 days a week.

Zelestra celebrates the diversity of thought and experience that comes from a variety of backgrounds including, but not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity...

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