Jobs · Finance · South Carolina

Private Equity Vice President

Selby Jennings · Greenville, SC · 2 days ago
FinanceFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain relationships with developers, operators, industry executives, advisors, and capital markets partners.
  • Identify and evaluate emerging investment opportunities across power generation, renewables, grid infrastructure, and other essential service verticals.
  • Support proactive sourcing initiatives and long-term pipeline development.
  • Lead financial modeling, valuation analysis, and scenario planning for new opportunities.
  • Manage comprehensive diligence processes (technical, commercial, regulatory, legal, tax, ESG).
  • Oversee third-party advisors and coordinate internal workstreams throughout the deal lifecycle.
  • Develop high-quality investment materials and present findings to senior leadership and committees.
  • Partner with portfolio company management teams to monitor operational performance and execute strategic priorities.
  • Track KPIs, analyze financial and operational data, and identify opportunities for optimization.
  • Support growth initiatives including add-on acquisitions, platform expansion, and refinancing activities.
  • Conduct ongoing research on market trends, regulatory developments, regional power markets, and infrastructure subsectors.
  • Develop thematic investment theses aligned with the firm's mandate and long-term strategy.
  • Provide insights that help shape overall portfolio direction and capital allocation.

Qualifications

  • 6-10+ years of experience in private equity, project finance, investment banking, infrastructure investing, or corporate development.
  • Strong financial modeling, valuation, and analytical capabilities.
  • Experience leading or managing transaction workstreams, ideally within power, energy transition, utilities, or infrastructure.
  • Clear, concise communication abilities with comfort presenting to senior leadership and external stakeholders.
  • Deep sector familiarity with power markets, renewable development, grid infrastructure, or essential service assets (preferred).
  • Experience within permanent capital or long-duration investment environments (preferred).
  • Ability to operate effectively in lean, high-responsibility team structures.
  • Understanding of infrastructure-specific risk drivers (PPA structures, interconnection, merchant exposure, regulatory dynamics) (preferred).

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