Project Finance Transaction Associate

RER Solutions

  • Washington DC
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Do you want to work for a company that cares about you as a person, not just a number? For a company that provides outstanding leadership? For a company that offers exceptional benefits? RER Solutions, Inc., could be your new home.RER Solutions, Inc., is accepting resumes for Project Finance Transaction Associate to become a part of our superior workforce. The Project Finance Transaction Associate will provide comprehensive support in structuring complex, innovation energy, and infrastructure transactions with an average deal size above $500 million to federal and project finance authorities.RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Identify issues of contemporary and future impacts on the project and conduct an analysis of their implications and alternatives, and must evaluate and analyze risks, suggest mitigants, and conduct financial analyses for creditworthiness
  • Execute a risk management process that assists in identifying, managing, mitigating, and reducing risks of transactions while being mindful of the need to respond promptly to requests from potential borrowers, sponsors, and lenders
  • Review applications within established work-flow processes and schedules to accomplish assigned projects, plans, and activities associated with approved office missions and functions, including the development of project-specific credit memos and terms sheets
  • Monitor sector developments pertinent to the borrower's operating environment, i.e., price and demand movements, legal and regulatory changes, and structured changes within the sector
  • Present analyses through a variety of means, including formal written studies and oral presentations
  • Represent the office, as needed or requested, at interagency meetings, inter-creditor discussions, steering committees of creditors, and based on the client needs, interfaces with and obtains information from a variety of sources across the industry as well as other organizations to support the office's activities
  • Provide in-depth analyses for structuring, updating, and maintaining the Credit memos, term sheets, and loan agreements
  • Review project financial statements, progress and engineering reports, covenant compliance certificates, collateral reports, and information gathered from news reports and site visits
  • Review, manage, and respond to requests from borrowers and lenders for loan terms related to loans and guarantees
  • Prepare or collaborate with other staff in the preparation of comprehensive position papers, memorandums, and briefing materials across all phases of operations for use with senior management
  • Review project and legal documents, including but not limited to Credit Committee memos; financing documents, including Credit Agreement, Security Agreement, Independent Engineering Report, project documents, including the Engineering Procurement, and Construction, Off-take, Supply, and Operations, and Maintenance Agreements, and negotiates terms with borrowers or counter parties
  • Prepare memos to support the transfer of projects at financial close
  • Mobilize project teams to address the technical, legal-economic, and economic feasibility aspects of a transaction and to ensure compliance with agency procedures, goals, and milestones
  • Prepare regular reports for specific project milestones and risks that adhere to the guidelines as set forth by the client
  • Ensure all data for assigned projects are entered promptly in agency systems and ensure this data is always up to date and accurate
Requirements
  • US Citizenship is required to obtain client issued Public Trust
  • Three (3) years of relevant experience in Loan Support and Asset Management
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in credit underwriting or monitoring with specific emphasis on corporate and project finance transactions
  • Proficiency in making presentations and explaining financial models to a variety of audiences
  • Expertise in applying analytical methods and evaluation techniques to a broad range of functional areas such as project and corporate risk assessment, accounting, and project and corporate finance to evaluate the viability of a loan transaction
  • Ability to ensure effective compliance monitoring and reporting according to the terms contained in Credit Agreements
  • Knowledge of the financial, market, credit, and technical risks inherent in the distinct energy technologies (e.g., nuclear, fossil, renewable), as well as appropriate mitigation, approaches available or desirable
  • Knowledge in diverse project and corporate finance structures such as asset-based, limited, or complete recourse project finance transactions to make sound financial decisions and recommendations
  • Knowledgeable of the policies, processes, and practices available for the effective control of individual loan transaction and sector risks, as well as overall portfolio risk
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and an understanding of fundamental business writing
  • Expertise in Microsoft Office Products (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree or MBA preferredCOMPENSATION: Includes competitive wages, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, 401k matching, life insurance, health, vision, and dental benefits.This position is not available for Corp-to-Corp or 3rd party sourcing.We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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