Vice President, Renewable Energy
PRIAbout the role
PRI ENGINEERING
Vice President, Renewable Energy
Commercial leadership of PRI's Renewable Energy sector
Location: Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Full-time · Senior leadership
About the opportunity
PRI is seeking an experienced commercial leader to serve as Vice President, Renewable Energy. This is a senior leadership role for a driven professional who is energized by building client relationships, winning meaningful work, and growing a sector at the centre of Canada's energy transition. As VP, you will own the commercial success of our Renewable Energy sector — setting its direction, developing its client base, leading its major pursuits, and building the team that delivers its growth.
This is a growth mandate in one of the most dynamic markets in the country. You will be accountable for expanding PRI's presence in renewable energy — deepening relationships with developers, owners, and operators, opening new ones, and positioning the firm to win larger and more strategic work over time. You will personally own the sector's most important client relationships while building and mentoring a team of Account Managers who own the rest. You will work in close partnership with our technical Practice Leads, who own the quality and delivery of the work, so that you can focus your energy where it matters most: clients, growth, and team.
PRI's Renewable Energy sector serves utility-scale and distributed solar, wind, energy storage, hydro and run-of-river, and green-infrastructure clients across Canada — including independent power producers, developers, utilities, institutional and commercial energy buyers, and First Nations advancing renewable projects as owners and partners. The sector draws on the firm's geotechnical, civil, structural, hydrotechnical, and environmental capabilities to deliver work spanning site assessment and geotechnical investigation, civil and structural design, foundations and racking support, water and stormwater management, interconnection and site development, permitting and environmental support, and construction-phase engineering.
How this role works at PRI
PRI operates through a matrix of commercial sectors and technical practices. Sector Vice Presidents own the commercial axis: client relationships, pursuits, sector growth, and the commercial team. Technical Practice Leads own the technical axis: technical excellence, quality, and delivery. This structure means our commercial leaders can concentrate on clients and growth, backed by strong technical practices that own the quality of the work. As VP, you'll lead the sector's commercial success while partnering closely with Practice Leads who ensure every project is delivered to standard.
What you'll own:
Sector growth and strategy
• Own the commercial success and growth of the Renewable Energy sector, including revenue growth, market positioning, and long-term strategy.
• Set the sector's go-to-market approach, defining PRI's competitive positioning across priority sub-markets — utility-scale and distributed solar, wind, energy storage, and hydro.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the sector — new clients, new service offerings, new geographies, and new market segments — in a fast-evolving policy and market environment.
• Develop and execute an annual sector plan with clear revenue, pursuit, and team-building targets, in partnership with the CEO.
Client relationships and pursuits
• Personally own the sector's most important client relationships — the strategic accounts where senior-level engagement is essential to winning and growing the work.
• Lead major pursuits and proposals, setting win strategy, pricing strategy, and proposal quality for the sector's most significant opportunities, including multi-project development programs.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior decision-makers across independent power producers, developers, utilities, and energy buyers.
• Represent PRI at industry events and in industry associations relevant to the renewable energy market.
• Maintain commercial and pricing discipline across the sector, managing the risk and pace of fast-moving development-driven work.
Team leadership and development
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of Account Managers within the sector, coaching them to own and grow their own client portfolios.
• Recruit and develop commercial talent, building a bench that supports the sector's long-term growth.
• Provide active coaching on pursuits, pricing, and client strategy, developing the next generatio
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