Structured Finance Associate

Overview

In this role you will help structure, finance and close project and structured finance transactions for a growing renewable energy and storage portfolio. You will collaborate with investment, M&A, development and finance teams to engage lenders and institutional investors, driving financing solutions across the full project lifecycle. You’ll build detailed financial models and assess diverse debt structures to optimize returns and capital structure. This role offers ownership of financing execution and visibility into senior management across a fast-growing IPP environment.

Responsabilità

Support the structuring, execution and closing of project finance and structured finance transactions across renewable energy and BESS projects

Build, maintain and review detailed financial models covering debt sizing, project returns, sensitivities and financing scenarios

Evaluate financing structures including senior project finance debt, construction, acquisition, Hold

Co/portfolio, refinancing, bridge facilities, corporate and structured debt

Prepare lender materials, financing presentations, information packs and internal investment papers

Manage and coordinate financing due diligence across technical, legal, tax, insurance and commercial workstreams

Review and support negotiation of term sheets, facility agreements and other financing documentation

Collaborate with internal M&A and investment teams to assess financing assumptions for acquisitions

Support financing of projects from development through construction and into operations

Analyse project economics including power prices, PPAs, merchant exposure, CAPEX, OPEX and debt capacity

Monitor existing financing arrangements, covenant compliance and refinancing opportunities

Develop and maintain relationships with European banks, debt funds, advisers and other financing partners

Support senior management in developing the group’s broader financing and capital structure strategy

Requisiti fondamentali

Approximately 3–6 years' relevant experience within project finance, structured finance, infrastructure finance or renewable energy

Experience in IPP/renewable energy developer, infrastructure investor, investment bank, bank, debt fund or advisory business

Strong financial modelling capabilities and confidence with complex project finance models

Previous transaction experience within renewable energy, power or infrastructure

Understanding of project finance structures, debt sizing, DSCR, sensitivities and project-level cash flows

Exposure to financing documentation and lender due diligence processes

Strong analytical and commercial judgement

Ability to manage several transaction workstreams simultaneously

Strong communication skills with lenders, advisers and senior stakeholders

Proactive and entrepreneurial mindset for a growing IPP environment

Fluent English; Italian language skills would be highly advantageous

strong communication

analytical mindset

commercial judgement

financial modelling

project finance

debt sizing