Avantus ยท 3 days ago
Director, Project Finance, M&A, Capital Markets
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$195K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expAvantus develops, owns, and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest. The Director of Project Finance position is responsible for managing the analysis of various financing options for utility-scale PV+S projects and supporting all aspects of transaction execution from acquisition to divestiture.
CreditFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Identify potential project investors within the equity, banking and tax equity communities and develop strategies to execute our utility-scale solar and storage project pipeline in the US; propose, facilitate, and close project financings
Create and maintain complex project finance models for internal and external parties to evaluate renewable energy projects during various stages of development, construction, and operation on an individual and portfolio basis
Specifically synthesize and model terms of construction loans, tax equity bridge loans, and sponsor equity with back-leverage loans in various tax equity structures
Review project documentation and third-party reports, including PPAs, financing term sheets and agreements, IE reports, etc., and accurately integrate assumptions into financial models
Support project team to assess financeability issues related to PPAs, EPC and Procurement Agreements, and other major contracts or development topics
Independently develop and run sensitivities in models and quantify resulting impact on sponsor IRRs, margins, and other key metrics
Create marketing materials for fundraising, including teasers, CIMs, and management of data rooms
Manage closing process, including coordinating reviews and approvals across multi-functional teams, to bring the transaction to financial close under tight timeframes
Contribute to updates to underwriting standards to ensure proper market and internal assumptions are accurately captured in the financial models
Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5-8 years of project finance or investment banking experience in the renewable energy (or similar) industry
Strong financial modeling capabilities and structuring experience
Familiarity with project finance structures, including tax equity, construction financing, and back-leverage
Experience creating marketing materials, including teasers, CIMs, and managing data rooms
Demonstrated ability to bring closure to complex and high value financings/transactions under tight timeframes; investment banking experience a plus
Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams, including managing the financial, legal, and internal review and approval process to successfully close transactions
Strong communication skills with proven track record in building relationships and working in cross-functional collaborative teams
Comfortable working in a fast-moving and dynamic environment
Benefits
401(k) matching
Comprehensive medical and dental plan options
Flexible PTO
Company
Avantus
Avantus develops, owns, and operates utility-scale clean energy projects across California and the Desert Southwest.
51-200 employees
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Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Tom Buttgenbach, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Stephanie Perry
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-05-28
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