​Our client is a privately backed renewable energy investment platform focused on acquiring, developing and investing into European solar, wind and battery storage assets. The business is active across direct asset-level investment, platform growth and fund-style activity, with a growing European portfolio and pipeline. As the platform scales, they are looking to appoint a senior investment professional who can help lead investment activity, bring structure to the investment process and support the continued build-out of the platform.

Role overview

• The Investment Director will play a senior role in originating, assessing, executing and managing renewable energy investment opportunities across Europe.

• This position requires someone who can combine strong investment judgement with a practical understanding of how renewable energy assets are developed, contracted, built and optimised.

• The successful candidate will be expected to operate across both strategic and execution-focused workstreams, helping to build the investment function as the business continues to grow.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and execution of renewable energy investment opportunities across solar, wind and BESS.

• Originate and evaluate new opportunities across target European markets.

• Oversee financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.

• Lead transaction processes, due diligence and investment committee preparation.

• Work closely with technical, engineering, development, legal and commercial teams.

• Challenge assumptions around grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain, construction, asset delivery and operating performance.

• Support strategic decision-making across both asset-level and platform-level activity.

• Help build and refine investment processes, frameworks and governance.

• Mentor and guide more junior investment professionals.

• Support senior leadership with fundraising, capital deployment, portfolio strategy and wider platform development where required.

Candidate profile

The successful candidate will likely have:

• 13+ years’ experience across renewable energy, infrastructure investment, project finance, M&A, corporate finance or a related field.

• A strong track record in renewable energy or infrastructure transactions.

• Strong financial, commercial and strategic judgement.

• Ability to lead investment processes from assessment through execution.

• Practical understanding of asset-level value drivers across solar, wind, BESS, grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain and project delivery.

• Experience working with technical and commercial teams.

• Ability to bring structure, discipline and process to a growing investment platform.

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to operate in a hands-on environment.

Relevant backgrounds

• Senior investment professionals from renewable energy IPPs / developers

• Infrastructure or energy transition funds

• Project finance/infrastructure investment teams

• Renewable energy M&A / corporate finance advisory

• Platform investment or asset acquisition teams

• Senior professionals with both financial and technical-commercial exposure