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Summary
The Director/Senior Manager, Project Finance position is responsible for managing the analysis of various financing options for our projects under development as well as new development opportunities. This position will support all aspects of transaction execution, from acquisition to divestiture.
Responsibilities
Identify potential project investors within the equity fund and banking communities and develop strategies to build up our pipeline; propose, facilitate, and close project finance solutions
Create and maintain complex project finance models for internal and external parties to evaluate projects during various stages of development, construction, and operation on an individual and portfolio basis
Specifically synthesize and model terms of loans, tax equity bridge loans, and sponsor equity with back-leverage loans in time and yield-based partnership flip structures
Review project documentation and third-party reports, including PPAs, financing term sheets and agreements, IE reports, etc., and accurately integrate assumptions into financial models
Independently develop and run sensitivities in models and quantify resultant impact on sponsor IRR and margin
Create marketing materials for fundraising, including teasers, CIMs, and management of data rooms
Manage closing process, including coordinating reviews and approvals across multi-functional teams, to bring the transaction to financial close under tight timeframes
Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned
Skills
Minimum 5 years of project finance, corporate finance, or investment banking experience in renewable energy or similar industry
Deep familiarity with project finance structures, including partnership flips, construction financing, and back-leverage; familiarity with sale-leasebacks and inverted leases a plus
Experience creating marketing materials, including teasers, CIMs, and managing data rooms
Demonstrated ability to bring closure to complex and high value business transactions under tight timeframes; investment banking experience a plus
Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, including managing the financial, legal, and internal review and approval process to successfully close transactions
Strong communication skills with proven track record in building relationships and working in cross-functional collaborative teams
Comfortable working in a fast-moving and dynamic environment