Senior Manager Project Finance

Our client is a leading, globally diversified renewable energy owner-operator backed by a major institutional sponsor. The platform has decades of operating history and manages one of the largest portfolios of wind, solar, hydro, and storage assets in the market.

The organization offers an environment where you can take ownership, contribute ideas, and accelerate your professional growth within a collaborative, fast-paced team.

With a robust development pipeline, consistent annual build-out, and a track record of successful M&A and project financing, this is an opportunity to join a stable yet rapidly expanding renewables business at the forefront of the energy transition.

Why This Role Is Compelling

• High transaction ownership: The team is lean, giving you meaningful responsibility across debt financing, tax equity, structured capital, and M&A activities.
• Clear upward trajectory: Based on experience, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead select transactions with guidance from the Director.
• Top-tier platform: Work within a well-capitalized, fully integrated renewable energy business with a multi-GW portfolio and strong market positioning.
• Cross-functional exposure: Collaborate closely with development, M&A, treasury, engineering, and senior leadership.

This is an excellent fit for someone eager to take on more responsibility, sharpen their project finance and capital markets skill set, and grow into a senior deal-leading role.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the structuring, negotiation, and execution of project financing transactions, including tax equity and non-recourse debt.
• Partner with senior management on strategic corporate initiatives.
• Contribute to M&A due diligence, valuation, and capital structure optimization.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models for capital raising and acquisition financing.
• Prepare investor and lender materials; analyze financing proposals; help manage efficient closing processes.
• Develop reporting for management, compliance, and performance evaluation.
• Identify and assess financial risks, recommending mitigation strategies.
• Assist with ad hoc strategic projects as needed.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5 years of relevant experience in project finance, leveraged finance, M&A, or renewable energy development/business development.
• Strong project finance modeling capabilities; renewable-sector experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• High initiative, execution focus, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clear progression and increased responsibility in prior roles.
• Familiarity with solar, wind, storage, and tax credit–eligible technologies.
• Understanding of ITCs, PTCs, tax credit transfers, back- and front-leverage, and long-tenor debt products.
• Experience optimizing capital structures and working with appraisal concepts such as FMV and eligible basis.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including macros.
• Familiarity with tax equity and debt documentation; experience managing third-party consultants is a plus.
• Experience modeling tax equity, debt, and valuation scenarios.
• CFA designation or active pursuit preferred.
• Strong enthusiasm for renewable energy and the energy transition.