Senior Director, Project & Infrastructure Finance

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Toronto seeks a Senior Director, Project and Infrastructure Finance (PIF) to lead a team delivering complex project finance and PPP transactions with a focus on energy transition and infrastructure growth. You will drive revenue growth, structure senior debt, and manage risk across a national mandate within the Corporate Client Group (CCG).

You will leverage extensive market experience and financial modelling to deliver disciplined financing solutions, mentor teams, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of project finance transaction execution with senior debt knowledge.
• Experience overseeing and leading deal teams.
• Strong ability to model and interpret financial sensitivity and scenario worksheets.
• Effective communication, negotiation, interpersonal and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead deal teams to drive revenue growth and deliver financing solutions to project developers and consortiums.
• Lead business growth in renewable energy, digital infrastructure and other opportunities by steering deal teams through pitch, structure, and closure of senior debt transactions.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with RBC partners including Group Risk Management, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Relationship Managers.
• Provide market and industry analysis to support guidance on optimal loan structures that meet client objectives.
• Lead assessment of risk and return profiles for PIF transactions to inform client strategies and responses.
• Maintain a strong pipeline and close loans to meet revenue plans.
• Oversee the Project and Infrastructure Finance loan portfolio and report material risk shifts with recommended actions.

Skills

Project finance

Renewable energy

Financial modelling

Senior debt

Team leadership

Negotiation

Client relationship management

Education

Undergraduate degree (Business/Economics)

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As Senior Director, Project and Infrastructure Finance (PIF), you’ll lead a team in structuring, delivering, and managing project finance and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions and will play a key role in contributing to the realization of Corporate Client Group (CCG) objectives. You will bring your extensive market experience, leadership, financial modelling and structuring skills to drive growth in support of the national mandate of the PIF team, with a particular focus on enhancing capabilities related to energy transition and other areas of opportunity.

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

As Senior Director, Project and Infrastructure Finance (PIF), you’ll lead a team in structuring, delivering, and managing project finance and public-private partnership (PPP) transactions and will play a key role in contributing to the realization of Corporate Client Group (CCG) objectives. You will bring your extensive market experience, leadership, financial modelling and structuring skills to drive growth in support of the national mandate of the PIF team, with a particular focus on enhancing capabilities related to energy transition and other areas of opportunity.

What will you do?

• Lead and oversee deal teams to drive revenue growth and deliver financing solutions to project developers and consortiums
• Play a key role in business growth in renewable energy, digital infrastructure and other opportunities/segments, by leading deal teams to pitch, structure, prepare indicative term sheets, negotiate, deliver, document, close syndicated and bilateral senior debt transactions, including due diligence, credit submissions and transaction presentations
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with RBC partners including Group Risk Management, Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Relationship Managers, and others
• Provide market and industry analysis to support CCG guidance on optimal loan structures that meet client objectives
• Lead assessment of risk and return profiles for PIF transactions to inform client strategies and transaction responses
• Work closely with PIF leadership team to maintain a business pipeline, participate in winning new business and close loan transactions sufficient to meet revenue plans.
• Lead the management and monitoring of the Project and Infrastructure Finance loan portfolio, including timely reporting of material shifts in risk, client needs, and structure, and provide recommendations for action including new marketing opportunities.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• Undergraduate degree with a focus in Business, Economics or a related field
• 6-8 years of demonstrated experience in project finance transaction execution with senior debt credit knowledge, experience with renewable energy and non-recourse project finance
• Proven experience in overseeing and leading deal teams
• Strong ability to model and interpret financial sensitivity and scenario worksheets
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple tasks while meeting time-sensitive deadlines
• Effective communication, negotiation, interpersonal and client relationship skills, and ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Demonstrated coaching and leadership skills
• Strong computer literacy with emphasis on PowerPoint and Excel

Nice to have:

• MBA, CPA, CFA or other relevant professional designation
• Bilingual (French/English) communication skills

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Corporate Lending, Credit Structuring, Deal Execution, Energy Project Financing, Infrastructure Financing, Leadership, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Renewable Energy, Structured Finance, Transaction Execution

Additional Job Details

Address

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, 200 BAY ST:TORONTO

City

Toronto

Country

Canada

Work hours/week

37.5

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-09-09

Application Deadline

2026-10-03

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.