Vice President - Energy Project Finance Group

Responsibilities

• Act as the deal team leader(s) in the execution and origination of both advisory and financing mandates
• Provide essential support to deal team leader(s) in the execution and origination of both advisory and financing mandates
• Preparation of client pitches and coordination of pitch presentations
• Execution of advisory mandates:
• Preparation of comprehensive financing strategy
• Analysis of financing alternatives/solutions
• Optimization of financing structures
• Preparation of reports and position papers, including presentations to clients
• Review of financial models
• Preparation of financial plan for bid submissions
• Review and comment on relevant commercial agreements
• Review and comment on relevant financing agreements
• Negotiations with clients, potential financiers and public sector investors
• Management and coordination of project closings
• Managing and developing junior staff
• Execution of arranging mandates:
• Preparation of term sheets
• Review of project documentation
• Negotiation of loan documentation with clients
• Identification of opportunities to improve the banks profitability from the transaction
• Risk analysis
• Preparation and presentation of credit applications
• Liaising and coordinating with other departments involved in the transaction
• Supervision of the closing process
• Ongoing support of the transaction post financial close

Qualifications

• 6+ years of prior experience in project financing with direct involvement in bid situations financial closes
• 3+ years in developing complex financial models for project finance transactions
• Required: Bachelor’s degree (mathematics, physics, engineering or economics/business) from a top-tier university
• Desired: Master’s degree
• Fluent English, second language a plus (Spanish)