AVP/VP Project Finance Origination & Execution Leader

Michael Page; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking an AVP/VP to join the Infrastructure & Project Finance team in New York, taking a hands-on role originating and executing transactions across infrastructure, energy transition and related real assets throughout the Americas.

You will support origination with sponsors and developers, structure and close project finance deals, manage diligence, modelling and credit submissions, and coordinate with internal and external advisers to drive execution.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in project finance, structured finance or infrastructure lending/advisory.
• Strong hands-on project finance modelling capabilities.
• Experience across transaction structuring, underwriting, diligence and execution.
• Strong understanding of credit, structural and documentation risks.
• Ability to run sensitivities and downside cases and translate findings into financing decisions.
• Experience preparing and presenting credit submissions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with the US project finance sponsor ecosystem and diligence process.
• Exposure to capital markets, private placements or project bonds is advantageous.
• Exposure to multilaterals, ECAs or public-sector counterparties is also beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the origination of new opportunities with sponsors, developers, infrastructure corporates and investors.
• Structure, arrange, negotiate, document and close project finance transactions.
• Own transaction execution workstreams including diligence, adviser coordination and issue resolution.
• Build and maintain detailed project finance models, including sensitivities and downside scenarios.
• Analyse sizing, covenant, reserve and broader structural considerations.
• Lead technical, legal, insurance, tax and market diligence processes.
• Prepare and defend credit submissions to internal committees.
• Work closely with internal coverage, risk, legal, compliance and operations teams.
• Coordinate with external advisers, lenders and other transaction counterparties.
• Support pipeline development and broader sponsor coverage.

Skills

Project finance modelling

Transaction structuring

Underwriting

Diligence

Credit submissions

Communication

Stakeholder management

US sponsor ecosystem

Capital markets exposure

Multilaterals/ECAs exposure

Job description

Michael Page is seeking an AVP/VP to join the Infrastructure & Project Finance team in New York, taking a hands-on role originating and executing transactions across infrastructure, energy transition and related real assets throughout the Americas.

You will support origination with sponsors and developers, structure and close project finance deals, manage diligence, modelling and credit submissions, and coordinate with internal and external advisers to drive execution.