Associate – Project Finance

The Project Finance Associate is a key member of the growing Project Finance Americas team, responsible for helping to build a specialized sector financing business by structuring and executing prudent and profitable renewable energy project financing transactions and developing a high-quality client base. The PF Associate will have exposure to a broad range of technologies (e.g. solar, wind, battery, energy efficiency, fuel cells and EV’s) as well as transaction structures (e.g. traditional project finance, equipment finance and portfolio financing). Our team is committed to your growth. We invest heavily in our Associates through formal training and diverse deal exposure, ensuring you become a well-rounded renewable energy financier.

Our Shared Future:

You and Your Job

As an Associate – Project Finance you will be successful by sourcing, reviewing and executing finance opportunities with market leading renewable energy players in the Energy Transition to help decarbonize the economy.

An Associate on the Rabobank North America Project Finance team will provide critical support to build relationships with leading developers, manufacturers and investors in the renewable energy sector. These relationships are built by a PF Associates through development of expertise in renewable technologies, market dynamics and government incentives and use this expertise to structure financial solutions that help our clients to build and deploy their decarbonization projects.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate financial models for renewable energy projects and other project finance transactions
• Understand key financing risks and recommending mitigants to alleviate such risks
• Review key project documents, including Power Purchase Agreements or Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Agreements
• Review financing agreements
• Assess transmission, market, independent engineering, appraisal, and insurance consultant reports
• Draft internal transaction documents and credit memos

Your Promise to Us:

To be considered for the Associate – Project Finance role, you must have:

• Strong passion for the renewable energy sector
• 2+ years of energy/infrastructure project finance experience at a financial institution, credit rating agency, developer or related experience
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel, in particular renewable energy project finance modelling
• Drive to learn quickly about new markets, technologies and financing structures
• Ability to learn or prior experience with:
• Technical diligence of wind, solar and battery projects
• Credit Risk Assessment
• (Renewable) Project insurance
• Renewable energy tax incentives
• Bank products in particular Project Finance, Interest Rate Risk management and Capital Markets
• Ability to travel regionally, up to 15%

Our Commitment to you cultivating your way beyond pay:

Rabobank embraces diversity and welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds. Our goal is to always create an environment that is inclusive, drawing upon the strengths of the diversity of our workforce to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers.

We view your well-being as much more than a paycheck. We continually evaluate and evolve our benefit offerings to be comprehensive, competitive and to give you the options and the flexibility you need. We focus our employee benefits on three main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.
• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement + Savings + Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! Thats why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.
• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work + Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)

Our Organization:

Serving clients in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America is a premier corporate and investment bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and renewable energy industries, providing sector expertise, strategic advisory and tailored financial solutions to our clients. We thrive on building long-term relationships with clients and stakeholders in the fastest-growing food and agribusiness region of the world. See, https://www.rabobankwholesalebankingna.com/.

Salary Expectations:

Target Hiring Range: $115,000.00 – $185,000.00

This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline. We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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