Head of Acquisitions & Investments/Renewables

Head of Acquisitions & Investments/Renewables

MET Group

Baar, Switzerland

Essential responsibilities

• Own, drive and lead:
  • origination, evaluation, due diligence, structuring, execution and closing of renewable energy investment opportunities;
  • project finance activities to reach financial close, and subsequent handover of the asset to the respective development and asset management teams;
  • the development and continuous improvement of KMRs integrated quantitative and qualitative investment evaluation and approval frameworks and processes.
• Key focus areas are solar PV and onshore wind acquired in different stages of development, from greenfield to later stage developments;
• Close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders including Legal, Engineering, Finance, Power Market/Trading Team, Compliance, Tax/Structuring, and Risk;
• Play a leading role in the investment recommendation and approval processes, and investment committee presentations;
• Ensure all investment and business activities are carried out effectively and in line with internal and external policies, procedures, governance, and regulatory frameworks;
• Proactively drive internal process enhancement and operational excellence initiatives;
• Monitor the performance and risk profiles of existing portfolio investments;
• Support project development activities of acquired projects to ready-to-build status;
• Leadership, mentoring, and guidance of junior members of the Investment & Development team.

Qualifications

• MSc in Finance or Engineering from a tier 1 university, MBA and/or CFA is an advantage;
• 10+ years’ experience in an infrastructure investing environment with proven experience in solar PV. Specific investment experience in wind power assets is an advantage;
• Solid professional valuation and financial modelling experience including the creation, testing and further development of integrated financial models;
• Demonstrable ability to lead and challenge projects financially (capital structuring, financial modelling, and financial advisors) and technically (consultants, technical experts), as well as lead PPA negotiations;
• Experience in drafting transaction documents such as early-stage documentation, such as letters of intent, non-binding offers and term sheets and negotiating NDAs and other transactional agreements (such as SPAs and development services agreements);
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and cross-cultural interpersonal skills including the ability to build trust and relate well with a wide range of internal and external parties;
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit with sound understanding of investment analysis, revenue generation, and cost optimization, with a balanced approach to risk-reward;
• Experience in managing complex project development cycles with aggressive targets and short deadlines;
• Excellent analytical and synthesis, problem solving & decision-making skills;
• Results-oriented, highly motivated, with a solid hands-on work ethic;
• English fluency required, Italian, Spanish and/or German is an advantage.

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