Manager or Associate Director, Energy & Infrastructure Advisory

Manager or Associate Director, Energy & Infrastructure Advisory

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Manager or Associate Director, Energy & Infrastructure Advisor, Exeter

JLL’s Energy & Infrastructure Advisory (E&IA) team are looking for outstanding candidates, with strong experience managing M&A processes in the UK Energy & Infrastructure Market, to join their Renewable Energy team in Exeter at either Manager or Associate Director level.

JLL’s E&IA team are market leaders in providing specialist transactional and financial advisory services to developers of and investors in renewable energy assets across a range of technologies including solar PV, wind, hydrogen, energy storage and others in European countries. The team’s expertise includes:

• M&A: disposal and acquisition of renewable energy assets (projects, portfolios, or platforms)
• Equity capital raising for seed, development and construction capital
• Debt capital raising for senior, junior, mezzanine and HoldCo debt
• PPA advisory to help generators and consumers to secure long-term power purchase contracts
• Strategic consulting covering commercial, financial, strategic advice on renewables
• Valuations and project appraisals including financial modelling, due diligence and valuations

What this job involves
You will be based in Exeter within the UK E&IA team and will have the opportunity to work on mandates throughout the UK and Europe.

Responsibilities include:

• Independently lead the execution of M&A transactions, equity/debt capital raises and other client engagements by project-managing the day-to-day activities and coordinating all parties involved
• Manage the relationship with existing clients as well as internal and external stakeholders
• Working with junior team members, prepare financial models and transaction documents (e.g. teaser, IM, Q&A, etc.) as well as client deliverables
• Proactively supporting E&IA team directors in pursuing new business development opportunities through the generation of client leads and preparation of pitches
• Lead the development of in-house financial models and undertake valuation assignments
• Manage junior team members on assignments
• Develop thought leadership materials and produce sector insights on the renewable market to build your brand
• Be involved in business development and sourcing of new opportunities
• Supporting the growth and development of the E&IA team through a variety of internal tasks

We will be looking for candidates who possess:

• Demonstrable experience in managing M&A transactions and financing operations
• Experience of managing a deal team
• Experience of producing high-quality documents using the full suite of Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrable experience of developing and using complex financial/Excel models
• Knowledge of the UK renewable energy market
• A proactive attitude with a desire to improve and the ability to learn on the job
• Demonstrated ability to generate new business and build client relationships
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to work in a team environment
• A strong appetite to pursue a leading career in the renewable energy and infrastructure space
• A Bachelors or equivalent university degree. A Masters or MBA will be positively valued

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!