Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.
Job Description
Position Overview
As an Associate in Structured Finance, Finance & Capital Markets, you will be responsible for developing and updating project financial models and supporting Project development, financing and/or M&A transaction closings/fundings, You will work closely with other teams within in Invenergy (across our global regional offices and our Headquarters in Chicago), including Development, Construction, Asset Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, Operations, Engineering, and Legal as well as external stakeholders including project lenders, partners. This position is located at our Mexico City, regional office.
Responsibilities
- Perform financial modeling and valuation in support of financial project viability, project finance and M&A transactions
- Evaluating project financing structures and analyzing alternative approaches
- Prepare Investment Committee presentations for internal approvals; Lender and Investor presentations (teasers, One Pagers, CIMs, etc) for debt and equity raising
- Support project finance activities during development, construction, term conversion, equity funding, and operations
- Assist in due diligence efforts (internally and externally) for project finance, corporate finance and merger & acquisition transactions
- Interacting with external financing parties and/or partners in their due diligence process and understanding of our projects
- Supporting financing documentation and closings for construction financings, term conversions or any refinancing initiatives
- Support in the preparation of deliverables to lenders and/or equity partners
- Interpret terms in construction, operation, finance, offtake, shareholder and partnership agreements real estate documents, and other contracts to validate proper modelling and highlight transaction risks that may impact project level and corporate financing
- Develop and maintain relationships with strategic counterparties within the company such as: engineers, developers, accounting, tax, legal, etc. professionals as well as third party consultants when managing assigned transactions
- Support corporate finance activities with internal teams
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or engineering with additional studies in finance/business
- Minimum 3 years of experience in infrastructure investment finance
- Power sector experience is a plus
- Demonstrated ability to develop complex financing models in Excel
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to concisely present information to senior management and third parties on complex financial transactions
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Familiarity in reading and interpreting financing and project agreements
- Strong interpersonal skills with the desire to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and to meet deadlines and complete time-sensitive duties
- Ability to learn quickly and work under limited supervision
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Fluent in both Spanish and English
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with project or corporate finance debt or equity transactions, as well as M&A opportunities in power generation or energy/utilities sector