Director, Project Finance
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 140000 - 175000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Director Project Finance will be responsible for work on construction/term debt and tax equity transactions for renewable energy projects supporting the Project Finance team on multiple transactions. The Director will also be responsible for managing at least one Associate and collaborating with team members across departments such as development construction and legal to improve deal velocity and transaction efficiency.
The primary responsibility of the role is to drive Pivot Energys project financing efforts by maintaining relationships with capital providers and liaising between internal departments and external stakeholders such as financiers and consultants. The Director will be responsible for the following items among others and will be provided with the tools and resources to succeed and grow within the role. This position will provide an opportunity to gain experience in complex financing transactions
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead diligence and documentation efforts to facilitate an organized financing process while communicating pertinent information to internal and external stakeholders
- Manage a deal team responsible for due diligence modeling documentation closing and funding transactions to meet established timelines and company goals
- Work with Project Finance Managers to conduct comprehensive due diligence reviews highlighting potential risks and formulating mitigation strategies
- Provide development acquisition construction asset management and SunCentral teams with advice on financing terms to assist in the origination acquisition construction and operations of new projects
- Support the Senior Director in reporting on transaction status risks and benefits to management
- Represent the Project Finance team on internal project teams and discussions
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience in project finance investment banking M&A or similar position
- Positive attitude and ability to enhance the companys reputation through interpersonal interactions
- Experience supporting the structuring negotiating and executing debt or equity transactions
- Experience managing or supporting internal deal teams as well as external consultants and lawyers to a deadline
- Experience managing and developing junior employees
- Ability to negotiate and interpret financing agreements and other project agreements
- Capable of handling high-pressure time-sensitive deadlines typical of a transaction-based environment
- Extensive knowledge and capabilities to work in Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint
- Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Excel-based financial modeling
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to create and document operational or technical processes and workflows that are scalable for departmental and organizationalgrowth
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Masters or other advanced degree in finance economics or related field
- Experience in negotiation and/or closing debt and tax equity structures
- Experience with Smartsheet
- Experience with real estate and title
$140000 - $175000 a year
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The estimated base salary range for this position is $140000 -$175000 along with eligibility for the companys substantial bonus plan with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary (prorated in the first year based on start date). Compensation will be based on factors such as location level job-related knowledge certifications skills and experience.
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees placing an emphasis on company culture and a focus on our people. To that end Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation plus employment milestone bonus vacations
Company-paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching
Home Office set up stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops finances builds owns and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nations electricity increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denvers Best Places to Work we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment thriving society and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental social and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community our employees customers shareholders and the more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot our core values guide our work internally and externally:
Impact We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people communities and the planet
Balance Put family first; work hard/have fun
Determination Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
Professionalism Impress everyone we touch be a team player
Honesty Be truthful and transparent externally and internally
Kindness Create an environment where kindness empathy and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect that supports a workforce of different generations races gender identities sexual orientations ability statuses religions and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building celebrates each others successes and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings assessments and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices such as employee allyship building cross-cultural communications and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes empowers and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Accounting Software
- Forecasting
- Ellucian
- Financial Report Writing
- GAAP
- Accounting
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
