VP, Capital Markets

Position Description

Origis Energy is seeking an experienced capital markets executive with a proven track record of managing renewable energy development, construction, and operational stage project financings. The candidate will serve an integral, leadership role overseeing a high performing project finance team responsible for all aspects of debt and tax equity capital sourcing and financings.  The role provides an opportunity to join a leading, vertically integrated renewable energy developer with an extensive and growing pipeline of utility scale solar and energy storage projects.  This position will report to the Managing Director of Finance & Accounting. 

The Vice President Capital Markets is a regular, full-time position, and is eligible for our generous employee benefits package, including employer paid health insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions, and other great benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on leadership, guidance, mentorship, training, development, and performance management to the project finance staff
• Ensures that the project finance/capital markets organization is optimally structured and sized to support the needs of the business
• Responsible for sourcing the different capital needs of the company, including debt, tax equity and sponsor equity
• Cultivates and manages relationships with capital providers including tax equity investors and lender institutions
• Develops strong relationships with third-party legal, technical, and tax advisors to manage deliverable quality, cost, and schedule for financial closes
• Provide support and oversight to the structuring, negotiation and execution of project financings using a variety of non-recourse structures including tax equity and debt transactions
• Oversees development, preparation, and ensures quality control of standard financial models for project and acquisition financings
• Ensure company-established project underwriting criteria are incorporated into financing structures; evaluate risks, sensitivities, and opportunities to improve from underwriting base cases
• Prepare internal, investor and lender presentations, analyze term sheets and proposals and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage timely approval and closing processes
• Identify and monitor project and portfolio level financial risks and provide recommendations to mitigate exposures
• Monitor industry trends and developments in areas such as ITC, PTC, direct pay, tariffs, supply chain, interest rates, Libor transition, and merchant forecasts
• Review PPA pricings for both bilateral offtake negotiations and competitive RFP bid submissions
• Work collaboratively with business development, project development, EPC, O&M, and M&A teams to ensure alignment with key structuring inputs and assumptions
• Manage project finance team resource allocation and priorities to provide timely, and reliable support to other departments
• Contribute to M&A due diligence activities including financial valuation analysis and capital structure optimization
• Prepare periodic management reporting and policy compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related
• Minimum 10 (ten) years of relevant industry experience in project finance, leveraged finance, M&A, or renewable energy business development
• Experience serving in an executive leadership role; preferably in a renewable energy development or IPP firm
• Advanced knowledge of solar, solar + storage, and stand-alone storage project financings
• Familiarity with debt and tax equity documentation principles
• Established relationships with renewable energy industry lenders and tax equity investors
• Ability to manage debt and tax equity partner due diligence and closing process
• Experience in detailed Financial Modeling of tax equity and debt transactions and Valuation of relevant companies and markets; including advanced Excel skills
• Strong commercial, technical, analytical, and problem-solving ability
• Rigorous and detailed orientated with the highest regard for accuracy and completeness
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in an integrated team environment

 Key Attributes for Success

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and leadership skills

• Execution focused mindset with a high level of initiative
• Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced environment
• Flexibility to address changing priorities and time demands
• Team-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative working relationships across multiple functional areas in the organization
• Has a strong sense of urgency and bias for action

• Ability to become a trusted advisor and reliable go-to resource
• Ability to work with all levels of management and key stakeholders
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects and meet deadlines

Job Level          Vice President

Location           Miami, FL

Travel               Up to 20% travel as necessary