Business Development Director – UK Real Estate & Energy Solutions

Evolution Sustainability Group

Location: London / UK (Hybrid, with client travel)

Salary: Highly competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience and qualifications, including performance-based incentives.

Employment: Full-time

Expected Start Date: January 2027 (flexible depending on candidate availability).

About Evolution

Evolution Sustainability Group is a growing international energy and sustainability services company helping institutional real estate owners, investors and operators reduce operating costs, improve building performance and achieve their sustainability objectives.

We deliver integrated solutions across energy procurement, building energy audits, energy efficiency upgrades, engineering solutions and sustainability advisory.

With an established and expanding European presence, we work across student accommodation, hospitality, residential, senior living, logistics and commercial real estate.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced, commercially driven Business Development Director to accelerate our growth in the UK real estate market.

This is an opportunity for someone who understands institutional real estate, already has relationships within the industry, and wants to leverage those connections to deliver practical energy and sustainability solutions.

You will work directly with European leadership and our technical specialists to identify opportunities, develop commercial proposals and build long-term partnerships with leading real estate companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new business relationships with institutional real estate owners, asset managers, investment managers, developers and property operators.
• Leverage your existing professional network to generate qualified commercial opportunities.
• Identify opportunities across energy procurement, energy audits, energy efficiency upgrades, building controls, renewable energy and sustainability services.
• Lead commercial discussions and manage opportunities from initial engagement through proposal, negotiation and contract signature.
• Collaborate with technical and engineering teams to develop compelling, commercially viable solutions.
• Build strategic relationships with clients operating portfolios across the UK and Europe.
• Attend industry events, conferences and client meetings to represent Evolution.
• Maintain a structured pipeline, accurate forecasts and commercial reporting.

About You

Essential:

• Demonstrable B2B business development experience within real estate, property services, energy services or a closely related sector.
• An established professional network within the UK institutional real estate industry.
• Experience selling solutions or professional services to senior decision-makers.
• Strong commercial understanding and the ability to communicate investment returns and operational benefits.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and comfortable working in a growing international organisation.
• Excellent English communication and negotiation skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in energy procurement, energy management, building engineering, decarbonisation or ESG advisory.
• Previous experience in energy procurement, including electricity and gas contracting, utility brokerage or energy supply advisory, would be a strong advantage, particularly when combined with an established real estate network.
• Existing relationships within student accommodation, hospitality, residential investment, senior living or logistics.
• Knowledge of multi-asset portfolio operations and institutional investment structures.
• Professional proficiency in German or French (Not essential, but highly desirable)

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary and an attractive, performance-linked commission structure.
• Significant autonomy to develop your market and client relationships.
• Direct access to senior European leadership.
• The backing of an established technical and engineering team.
• Exposure to major real estate portfolios and international projects.
• Opportunities for career progression as Evolution expands across Europe.
• Hybrid working and a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment.

Apply

If you have strong relationships within the UK real estate industry and are interested in helping property owners reduce costs and improve the performance of their buildings, we would like to hear from you.

Please submit your CV and a short introduction describing your relevant industry experience and the real estate sectors in which you have established relationships.

• Evolution Sustainability Group is an equal opportunities employer.