Investment Director

Green Recruitment Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Recruitment Company is seeking a senior Investment Director to lead renewable energy opportunities across Europe. You will originate, assess and manage investments in solar, wind and battery storage, combining robust financial modelling with practical asset development insight.

The role requires 13+ years of experience in energy finance, a proven track record in transactions, and the ability to build investment processes and mentor a growing team across cross-functional groups.

Qualifications

• 13+ years’ experience across renewable energy, infrastructure investment, project finance, M&A, corporate finance or related field.
• Strong track record in renewable energy or infrastructure transactions.
• Ability to lead investment processes from assessment through execution.
• Practical understanding of asset-level value drivers across solar, wind, BESS, grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain and project delivery.
• Experience working with technical and commercial teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to operate in a hands-on environment.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and execution of renewable energy investment opportunities across solar, wind and BESS.
• Originate and evaluate new opportunities across target European markets.
• Oversee financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.
• Lead transaction processes, due diligence and investment committee preparation.
• Work closely with technical, engineering, development, legal and commercial teams.
• Challenge assumptions around grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain, construction, asset delivery and operating performance.
• Support strategic decision-making across both asset-level and platform-level activity.
• Help build and refine investment processes, frameworks and governance.
• Mentor and guide more junior investment professionals.
• Support senior leadership with fundraising, capital deployment, portfolio strategy and wider platform development where required.

Skills

Investment judgement

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Hands-on / entrepreneurial mindset

Job description

Our client is a privately backed renewable energy investment platform focused on acquiring, developing and investing into European solar, wind and battery storage assets. The business is active across direct asset-level investment, platform growth and fund-style activity, with a growing European portfolio and pipeline. As the platform scales, they are looking to appoint a senior investment professional who can help lead investment activity, bring structure to the investment process and support the continued build-out of the platform.

Role overview

• The Investment Director will play a senior role in originating, assessing, executing and managing renewable energy investment opportunities across Europe.

• This position requires someone who can combine strong investment judgement with a practical understanding of how renewable energy assets are developed, contracted, built and optimised.

• The successful candidate will be expected to operate across both strategic and execution-focused workstreams, helping to build the investment function as the business continues to grow.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and execution of renewable energy investment opportunities across solar, wind and BESS.

• Originate and evaluate new opportunities across target European markets.

• Oversee financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.

• Lead transaction processes, due diligence and investment committee preparation.

• Work closely with technical, engineering, development, legal and commercial teams.

• Challenge assumptions around grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain, construction, asset delivery and operating performance.

• Support strategic decision-making across both asset-level and platform-level activity.

• Help build and refine investment processes, frameworks and governance.

• Mentor and guide more junior investment professionals.

• Support senior leadership with fundraising, capital deployment, portfolio strategy and wider platform development where required.

Candidate profile

The successful candidate will likely have:

• 13+ years’ experience across renewable energy, infrastructure investment, project finance, M&A, corporate finance or a related field.

• A strong track record in renewable energy or infrastructure transactions.

• Strong financial, commercial and strategic judgement.

• Ability to lead investment processes from assessment through execution.

• Practical understanding of asset-level value drivers across solar, wind, BESS, grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain and project delivery.

• Experience working with technical and commercial teams.

• Ability to bring structure, discipline and process to a growing investment platform.

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to operate in a hands-on environment.

Relevant backgrounds

• Senior investment professionals from renewable energy IPPs / developers

• Infrastructure or energy transition funds

• Project finance/infrastructure investment teams

• Renewable energy M&A / corporate finance advisory

• Platform investment or asset acquisition teams

• Senior professionals with both financial and technical-commercial exposure