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 Energy’s 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 company’s 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 organizational growth
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
Master’s 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
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 nation’s 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 Denver’s “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 environment. Learn 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 other’s 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.
