Chief Investment Officer — Renewable Energy Financing

J&T; Avon (MA); Remote; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T is seeking a Chief Investment Officer to lead capital formation, structured financing, and investment underwriting for a portfolio of community solar, distributed generation, and energy storage projects. The role oversees capital markets strategy, project financing, and cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership.

The CIO will shape capital allocation, drive innovative financing solutions, and manage relationships with banks, tax equity providers, and investors to support growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• MBA, CFA, CPA, or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in capital markets, project finance, structured finance, infrastructure investing, investment banking, renewable energy finance, private equity, corporate finance, or related field.
• Significant experience within renewable energy, power, infrastructure, or distributed generation strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success raising and structuring capital for solar, community solar, energy storage, independent power, or comparable infrastructure assets.
• Direct experience with multiple forms of capital, such as project debt, corporate debt, tax equity, preferred equity, private credit, joint ventures, growth equity, or structured capital.
• Demonstrated ability to determine project and portfolio readiness for financing.
• Advanced experience underwriting projects and evaluating risk-adjusted investment returns.
• Proven ability to lead and develop FP&A, investment, financial analysis, or transaction teams.
• Experience preparing and presenting investment or financing recommendations to Investment Committee, Board, leadership, lenders, or investors.
• Strong understanding of renewable energy tax incentives, project revenue structures, financing documentation, and capital-provider requirements.
• Experience in growth-oriented, entrepreneurial, or private-capital-backed organizations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital markets strategy in partnership with the CEO and executive team.
• Lead capital-raising activities across project, portfolio, asset, and corporate financing structures.
• Evaluate financing alternatives including construction debt, term debt, tax equity, and other structures.
• Develop financing strategies balancing cost of capital, liquidity, execution certainty, and enterprise value.
• Monitor capitalized projects against underwriting assumptions, milestones, budgets, and returns.
• Lead the Investment Committee preparation and presentation of capitalization and investment recommendations.
• Oversee FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Collaborate with Development, Engineering, Legal, Tax, and Operations to assess project readiness and financing risk.
• Partner with Corporate Development on underwriting and financing of opportunities.

Skills

Capital markets

Financial modeling

Investment analysis

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

MBA, CFA, CPA or similar

Tools

Bloomberg Terminal

Excel

Job description

J&T is seeking a Chief Investment Officer to lead capital formation, structured financing, and investment underwriting for a portfolio of community solar, distributed generation, and energy storage projects. The role oversees capital markets strategy, project financing, and cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership.

The CIO will shape capital allocation, drive innovative financing solutions, and manage relationships with banks, tax equity providers, and investors to support growth