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My client is a leading wind turbine manufacturer, who are currently going through rapid and aggressive expansion throughout North America and Europe. They are now looking for a Head of Structured Finance to oversee all financial elements throughout the USA.
Position Overview:
The Head of Structured Finance will have a solid history in arranging and closing term debt, tax and non-tax equity, construction loans, and structuring deal finance and will be responsible for originating, negotiating, structuring and executing large scale finance transactions throughout the USA.
Responsibilities:-
- · Identifying financing banks, preparing information memorandum, negotiation with banks & equity investors
- · Form and manage new utility and developer relationships
- · Develop and manage relationships with utilities, developers, and external services providers
- · Conduct of sale negotiations in predetermined desired value and tender preparations
- · Develop relationships with IPP's, EPC's, large developers and other channel partners Identify project opportunities with utilities
- · Structuring and negotiation of project finance loan documentation and share purchase agreements
- · Overseeing the work of the sales team for the finalization of key project contracts to achieve financial close
- · Responsible for financial advisory, negotiation of finance and project documentation
- · Equity raising and project sale negotiations
- · Negotiation of all the project contracts (EPC, O&M, land lease, etc)
- · Detailed risk analysis for each project
- · Identifying potential buyers of power plants
- Manage internal and external legal staff and advisors in the drafting, negotiation, and execution of term sheets, financing documents, and contracts associated with solar project financings
Education:-
- · Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance, Math, Physical Science, or Economics is a plus. Master’s Degree or MBA with emphasis in Finance or related studies
Core Requirements:-
- 5 to 10 years of prior transactional experience working within project finance, structured finance, consumer finance, tax equity, lease finance, asset-backed finance, M&A, investment banking, municipal finance, large commercial real estate underwriting, securitization of various asset types, or private equity with significant experience leading the origination, negotiation, and execution of transactions
- 3+ years within the Wind industry
- Strong knowledge of project finance, including structuring and negotiation of financings
- · Hands-on approach on existing investments
- · International business development and origination
- · Critical assessment and due diligence of investment opportunities
General Requirements:-
- · Ability to communicate across all levels of an organization
- · Ability to work under deadline pressure and deliver high quality results
- · Proven ability to communicate across all levels of an organization
- · Advanced Excel skills, familiarity with Word and PowerPoint. Prior international and emerging market transactional experience is a plus
- · Excellent communication skills in both oral and written English with additional language skills a plus
- · Project management and complex financial modeling experience
Key Skills:
Renewable energy, Wind, strong finance background (Master degree in Finance is preferred), structuring and sales negotiation, arranging and closing term debt, construction loans, originating, negotiating, structuring and executing large scale finance transactions
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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