My client is an Investment Manager who sources, invests in and actively manages a range of utility scale renewable energy assets. They manage an increasingly global portfolio of renewable energy assets which includes over 250 energy generating companies.

Through growth, they're looking to hire a Senior Investment Associate in Melbourne, who will join a team focused on investing in the development stage of renewables energy projects across Solar, Wind and Storage.

Your role

• Structuring and transaction execution: assisting in finding partnership structures for each specific deal, drafting offers, managing/supporting the governance and investment cases for these deals to the Investment Committee.
• Diligence and modelling: Create business plans for various types of businesses, develop and run project models in various markets.
• Origination: assist in origination activities including market research, the assessment of regulatory frameworks, organising meetings and reaching out to potential partners.
• Last mile development: identifying opportunities for project optimisation, assisting developers in getting projects to ready-to-build status/ preparing them for acquisitions
• Investment strategy: continual review of trends in the wider marketplace, providing ad hoc analysis and insight as part of the ongoing assessment of opportunities.

Your profile

• Strong financial modelling skills.
• Strong commercial mindset, able to structure proprietary deals.
• Experience in negotiating and structuring of partnerships, co-development agreements, joint ventures, framework agreements, etc.
• Knowledge of the project development process including planning, grid connection and route to market in one or more countries
• Strong team player attitude with the confidence to exercise judgement appropriately

This is a fantastic opportunity within an organisation with a positive culture and access to exciting new projects in the renewable energy space.