Description
Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com. Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation.
We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the rapidly evolving renewable energy industry.The Capital Markets Manager reporting to the Director, Capital Markets. This position will be part of a team of high performing and collaborative professionals, working closely together in the execution of Urban Grid’s fund raising, treasury and financial risk management initiatives, as well as support of the company’s project development and M&A strategies. The position provides for excellent career progression within Urban Grid’s Capital Markets.
Responsibilities
- Support the structuring, negotiation and execution of project financing structures using a variety of non-recourse structures including both tax equity transactions and debt
- Contribute to M&A due diligence activities including financial valuation analysis and capital structure optimization
- Develop and prepare financial models for capital market fund raising activities and acquisition financing opportunities
- Prepare periodic reports for the purposes of management reporting, policy compliance and evaluating performance
- Identify and monitor financial risks in the business and provide recommendations to mitigate exposures
- Prepare investor and lender presentations, analyze proposals and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to manage a timely closing process
- Support strategic corporate initiatives involving senior management team
- Conduct special projects as required
Requirements
- Graduate or Undergraduate Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Mathematics, or related
- Minimum 5+ (five) years of relevant industry experience in project finance, leveraged finance, M&A or renewable energy business development
- Advanced Excel skills required
- Familiarity with debt and tax equity documentation principles
- 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
- CFA member or be progressing towards completion of said designation (preferred)
- Strong passion and experience in renewable energy development
- Renewable energy project finance modelling skills and experience required
- Debt and/or tax equity modelling skills and experience required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail and advanced organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- 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
Location: Brookfield's New York office with an on-site work schedule or Urban Grid's Houston, TX office with a hybrid work schedule. Periodic trips to other office locations for team meetings.
Benefits
Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid parental leave, and a retirement plan with matching. Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, including bonus.
