Senior Transaction Manager, Project Finance

Senior Transaction Manager, Project Finance

European Energy

Søborg, Denmark

Your New Role

As a Senior Transaction Manager, Project Finance, you will take the lead on complex, non-recourse financing transactions from mandate to financial close. You will act as the single point of contact for lenders, direct the deal team, and carry extensive decision-making autonomy over how each transaction is run. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who wants full ownership of transaction execution and direct exposure to Europe's leading renewable energy lenders.

Your Responsibilities

• Drive all aspects of transaction execution, from initial mandate to financial close.
• Produce transaction information materials and run market soundings with prospective lenders.
• Draft term sheets and lead negotiations.
• Oversee the hiring of advisors and manage the diligence process.
• Review all financing documentation and act as principal negotiator with lenders and their counsel.
• Provide guidance and quality assurance to junior colleagues on the financial model.
• Ensure closing conditions are met and facilitate the first disbursement.
• Serve as the single point of contact for lenders throughout the transaction.
• Maintain and oversee the overall transaction timeline.
• Ensure alignment with, and a clear handoff to, relevant internal stakeholders for post-closing.

Prerequisites to progress in the job

• You have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in project finance within the renewable energy or infrastructure sectors, including experience leading transactions from mandate to close.
• You possess strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, including direct experience acting as a lead negotiator with banks, funds, or other institutional lenders.
• You possess experience with structuring non-recourse transactions according to cardinal bankability precepts (but also know when it is appropriate and necessary to deviate from these precepts).
• You have an advanced understanding of financial modelling, credit analysis, and risk assessment, and are comfortable reviewing and quality-assuring the work of others.
• You have a detailed and wholistic appreciation of the project document suite and are able to negotiate risk allocation, facing lenders, with respect to PPAs, EPC contracts, wind TSAs / SAAs, BESS LTSAs, etc.
• You have experience with, and a strong understanding of both: i) renewable power markets and market dynamics, and ii) current conventions and market standards in project finance for renewables.