Head of Project Finance

Chris Turzo & Associates; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Performance bonus

Executive access

Job summary

Chris Turzo & Associates is assisting a growing solar and energy storage developer/financier in recruiting a Director of Project Finance. The role leads origination, structuring, and pricing across CCA programs, direct C&I, and residential TPO, with high autonomy and end-to-end ownership.

You will build and manage the analyst team, set underwriting standards, and own financial modeling, PPA pricing, tax equity, and capital formation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in C&I solar, renewable energy finance, or energy consulting.
• 3+ years leading transactions or running a finance function.
• Familiarity with CCA, municipal, or public-sector offtake structures.
• Strong Excel financial modeling and ability to defend a model before an investment committee.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination, structuring, and pricing across CCA programs, direct C&I, and residential TPO.
• Oversee screening, financial modeling, and PPA pricing; manage capital formation and closing.
• Build and manage the project finance analyst bench and set underwriting standards.
• Develop territory/market strategy and maintain relations with tax equity investors and lenders.

Skills

Project finance leadership

Financial modeling

PPA pricing

Tax equity experience

Capital formation

Team leadership

Due diligence

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Director of Project Finance — Solar & Storage

Confidential search on behalf of a growing solar and energy storage developer/financier with an exclusive CCA (community choice aggregation) program partnership, a direct C&I origination channel, and a residential battery storage TPO platform. Combined pipeline is scaling toward $50M–$100M in annual deployed capital.

The Role

Lead the project finance function and own origination, structuring, and pricing across all three channels — CCA programs, direct C&I, and residential storage TPO. High-autonomy role covering the full lifecycle: screening, financial modeling, PPA pricing, capital formation, and closing. You'll build and manage the analyst team beneath you and set the underwriting standards the function runs on.

What You'll Own

• Project financial models, pricing strategy, and model governance across territories
• Territory/market strategy: utility rate structures, net metering, avoided cost analysis, storage incentive programs
• ITC transfer sale process end to end — buyer sourcing, negotiation, diligence, closing
• Tax equity, transferability, and capital provider relationships
• FEOC compliance, §48E, MACRS, §7701(e) coordination with counsel and accounting
• Recruiting, training, and managing the project finance analyst bench

What You Bring

• 8+ years in C&I solar, renewable energy finance, or energy consulting, with 3+ years leading transactions or running a finance function
• Demonstrated transaction leadership — tax equity, ITC transfer, project debt, or portfolio sale
• Familiarity with CCA, municipal, or public-sector offtake structures
• Comfort underwriting at both single-project and portfolio/fund level
• Expert-level Excel financial modeling — able to build a project finance model from scratch and defend it to an investment committee
• Command of PPA structures, ITC/depreciation (§48E, MACRS), net metering, and avoided cost economics
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering, or related field

Nice to Have

• Existing relationships with tax equity investors, transferability buyers, or infrastructure lenders
• Storage economics, incentive program, or front-of-meter market experience
• Residential TPO/lease/PPA fund structure experience
• MBA, MS Finance, CFA, or CPA

What's on Offer

Ownership of the financial engine behind a high-profile, first-of-its-kind CCA solar and storage program, direct executive access, equity participation, performance bonus, and a defined path to expanded scope as deployment scales.

Confidential search — company identity shared with qualified candidates upon initial conversation.