BOT Project Development Director – Asia

Contract type Regular / Permanent Who We Are ... Faced with growing environmental challenges, for more than 160 years, SUEZ has been acting to deliver essential services that protect and improve the quality of life. SUEZ enables its customers to provide access to water and waste services, with resilient and innovative solutions. With its 40 000 employees present in 40 countries, the Group also enables its customers to create value over the entire lifecycle of their assets and services, and to drive their ecological transition, together with their end-users. What You Will Be Doing The Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Project Development Director Asia will be based or willing to relocate permanently to Hong Kong. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving the growth of SUEZ's Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) business throughout Asia, with a focus on Water, Wastewater, and Waste-to-Energy infrastructure investments. This strategic role leads the end-to-end development of BOT opportunities, including project origination, technical and financial feasibility assessments, consortium and partnership development, bid management, commercial negotiations, and contract execution. The position also plays a key role in advancing SUEZ's long-term regional expansion strategy by securing high-value BOT and PPP projects that generate sustainable business growth and strengthen the company's infrastructure footprint across Asia. Responsibilities Lead the end-to-end development and execution of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) opportunities, with primary responsibility for managing technical, commercial, financial, and contractual workstreams from pre-feasibility and feasibility studies through tender submission, negotiation, financial close, and project award. Demonstrated success in delivering complex BOT bids for large-scale water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure projects is essential. Drive the origination and development of high-value water and wastewater infrastructure investments across Asia, particularly in growth markets such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other strategic locations. Assess project opportunities from both technical and commercial perspectives, develop bankable business cases, lead stakeholder engagement with public and private sector partners, and structure winning BOT/PPP solutions that align with SUEZ's investment and growth objectives. Lead and manage pre-feasibility studies, feasibility studies, and tender submissions in collaboration with: SUEZ Business Units and subject matter experts External consultants, engineering firms, design offices, and strategic partners Candidate who has solid background in Water or Wastewater and Waste to Energy Projects is preferred but not essential. Who We Are Looking For Minimum 10+ years of proven experience managing BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) project proposals and high value commercial BOT bids end-to-end, including feasibility studies commercial and technical, commercial structuring, stakeholder and consortium management, pre and tender preparation, contract negotiation, and project award. Strong expertise in technical and commercial feasibility assessment, financial modelling, risk allocation, concession agreements, PPP/BOT frameworks, and project development for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Demonstrated ability to create and secure high-value business opportunities within the water, wastewater, and environmental services sectors. Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage government agencies, municipal authorities, investors, engineering partners, and senior executives throughout the project lifecycle. Strong willingness and flexibility to travel extensively across Asia to meet clients, partners, authorities, and other key project stakeholders. Mandarin and/or Cantonese language proficiency is highly preferred, combined with excellent written and spoken English communication skills. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality who meet the above requirements and are willing to relocate to Hong Kong to join SUEZ in a strategic regional leadership role focused on expanding its BOT infrastructure portfolio across Asia. Participating in the negotiation and drafting of contractual documents (shareholder agreement, JV agreement, EPC contract, etc.) Performing Strategic Analysis Country and/or business analysis in relation to BUs and BAs Review and follow-up of the projects pipeline BU: International
- Asia CATEGORY: Management