Business Development Manager – Power Markets (Construction Services)

Koch Engineered Solutions

The Role

Overview

Develop power market construction business, securing HRSG and BOP projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • go-to-market
  • proposal lead
  • opportunity screening
  • market intel
  • pipeline mgmt
  • business development

Tasks

-Serve as the voice of the power market internally — translating customer needs into actionable strategies for delivery teams. -Collaborate with marketing to develop case studies, photos, and materials that demonstrate our expertise in HRSG and power-related construction. -Lead proposal strategy, customer interface, and commercial negotiations for assigned opportunities. -Work cross-functionally with technology, engineering, and operations to shape value propositions and differentiators specific to power-market customers. -Develop and execute a go-to-market strategy for the U.S. power market that leverages our core capabilities in field construction, modular assembly, and turnaround excellence. -Uphold a culture of disciplined craftsmanship, safety, and continuous improvement. -Partner closely with estimating, project management, and field execution teams to ensure proposals are executable and margin aligned. -Identify, qualify, and prioritize opportunities that align with strategic objectives and profitability targets. -Contribute to business reviews and strategy sessions by providing data-driven insights on market trends, competitors, and customer drivers. -Support development of contracting strategies and risk assessments on major bids. -Maintain visibility of market intelligence — upcoming projects, turnarounds, outages, and key customer capital plans. -Lead business development for construction services within the power and cogeneration market, with a focus on HRSGs, heat recovery, and balance-of-plant projects. -Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and trade associations to enhance brand recognition and relationships. -Build and maintain deep relationships with OEMs (e.g., GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Nooter/Eriksen), EPCs, utilities, and industrial end users. -Manage the pipeline and forecast for power-sector opportunities and communicate progress through the commercial execution framework.

Requirements

  • construction
  • hrsg
  • network
  • business development
  • travel
  • risk evaluation

What You Bring

-Demonstrated success in winning construction, erection, or mechanical projects (preferably in HRSG, power generation, or large process plants). -Established network across OEMs, EPCs, and power producers in the U.S. -Experience in industrial or power-market business development, project sales, or EPC contracting -Ability to travel 30–50% across the U.S. -This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship -Experience evaluating project risk, margin, and contract structure

The Company

About Koch Engineered Solutions

-Born from a constellation of specialized companies, this network became a single-source powerhouse in industrial engineering. -Headquartered in Wichita, it integrates expertise in mass transfer, combustion, emissions control, separation and digital innovation. -Generates revenue through licensing advanced process technologies—like lithium extraction, polyester production—and turnkey EPC projects. -Typically tasked with designing and building custom equipment for refineries, chemical plants, municipalities and food processors. -In-house brands like Koch‑Glitsch and John Zink deliver standout technologies in tower internals and ultra‑low emissions burners. -Launched digital arm OnPoint to embed real-time analytics and combustion optimization into industrial operations. -Unusual for its scale: it handles everything from mass-transfer towers to utility-scale solar EPC and acoustic well imaging. -Partners on major carbon‑capture ventures, supplying separation equipment and onsite fabrication for large-scale plants.

Sector Specialisms

Refineries

Chemicals

Municipalities

Pulp & Paper

Pharmaceutical

Food & Dairy

Utilities

Automotive

Industrial Processes

Combustion

Mass Transfer

Project Services

Energy Generation

Environmental Stewardship

Utility-Scale Solar & Power Storage

Direct Lithium Extraction

Pollution Control

Process Technology Development and Licensing

Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)

Asset Integrity Management

Natural Gas and Gas Processing

Emissions Control

Turnarounds and Plant Services

Sustainability Solutions

Digital Performance Optimization

Visa Sponsorship

-this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship