My client is a leading provider of renewable energy solutions throughout America and Europe. As their business is going through a stage of rapid expansion, they seek a proven solar project financer with a track record in the raising of capital, investments, sales, winning utilities contracts to oversee all their project financing of utility-scale solar projects.
Core criteria:
They are currently looking for a senior level project financing executive based in California to raise equity and utilise their contacts in the market to secure financing for utility-scale solar projects.
Responsibilities:
- Head up the project development team responsible for the origination, development and sales of international utility-scale solar projects up to financial close
- Responsible for originating, structuring and closing financing deals for the utility-scale solar projects
- You will be required to lead negotiations and close deals with banks, equity firms and outside investors
- Source and scout sites within the renewable energy market in an attempt to determine the return from investment
- Work with outside agencies on the in order to develop appropriate contracts and legal material for the financing of the projects
- Utilising your skills in risk analysis within solar PV projects
- You will utilize your strong negotiation, financial modelling and contract skills in order to ensure the raising of equity for the renewable energy projects.
- Equity raising and project sale negotiations
- Project development, acquisition strategy and external advisors coordination
- Identify, assess and create project development opportunities
- Conduct market analysis and feasibility and risk assessment studies on a daily basis
- Negotiation and acquisition of lease agreements; securing grid connections and building permits
- Proactively sourcing new potential sites for development to grow the business
- Project negotiations (with diverse project partners like local developers, IPPs or utilities)
- PV market
- Ensure all deals meet revenue and margin expectations
- Proactively sourcing new projects to grow the business
- Supervise and oversee all commercial matters
Education:
Must have strong finance background
Core Requirements:
- Excellent understanding of key tax issues with different deal structures is preferred
- 5-10 years working on project finance or private equity in the renewable energy market
- A proven track record of closing deals and sustaining relationships in the market
- Recent experience working in the Solar PV sector or other renewable energies
- Excellent ability in developing client relationships with the contacts within the financial industry
- Experience working on an international level
- Excellent written and verbal English
- Critical assessment and due diligence of investment opportunities
General Requirements:
- Ability to travel internationally
- Ability to communicate across all levels of an organization
- Excellent contacts within banking and equity investment
- Ability to work under deadline pressure and deliver high quality results
- Excellent presentation
Key skills:
Renewable energy, strong finance background, large-scale PV projects, team leadership and a good experience in project financing.
For more information please send a Word copy of your CV to jobs@viridiumassociates.com, call us on +44 (0) 203 005 5560, or visit www.viridiumassociates.com. No PDFs please. We can only respond to applicants with relevant experience as detailed above.
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