Project Finance Manager - Offshore Wind

Our client is looking for a Project Finance Manager to lead the project finance workstream for a major offshore wind project currently progressing through financing structuring towards Financial Close.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the project finance strategy and financial structuring workstream, coordinating sponsors, lenders, advisers and internal project teams.
• Lead the assessment of project bankability, identifying and resolving issues relating to the financial model, contracting strategy, security package and risk allocation.
• Support Final Investment Decision and Financial Close through robust financing, cost and risk analysis.
• Manage the Financial Adviser and coordinate workstreams against the critical path to Financial Close.
• Evaluate and compare financing structures, including ECA-backed debt, commercial bank debt and bond financing.
• Recommend optimal debt and equity structures based on project requirements, market conditions and risk allocation.
• Oversee the project financial model and sensitivity analysis, working closely with internal finance and commercial teams and external advisers.
• Stress-test the capital structure across market, foreign exchange and inflation scenarios.
• Support the negotiation of financing documentation, including term sheets, Common Terms Agreements, facility agreements and security documentation.
• Coordinate lender due diligence across technical, legal, insurance and financial workstreams.
• Manage financing requirements following Financial Close, including lender reporting and reserve account requirements.
• Lead refinancing processes following construction where required.
• Build and maintain relationships with commercial and institutional lenders relevant to the project financing.
• Engage with Export Credit Agencies and assess their suitability within the overall financing structure.
• Apply knowledge of Japanese ECAs and commercial banks to support financing strategy and lender engagement.
• Maintain the financing workstream risk register and ensure alignment with wider project risk management.
• Provide regular financing updates to senior project leadership, sponsors and relevant governance bodies.
• Track and report against the Financial Close critical path, decision calendar and key financing milestones.
• Ensure financing activities comply with relevant governance, approval and risk management requirements.

About You

• Demonstrable experience leading project finance workstreams to Financial Close on at least two recent projects in offshore wind or other large-scale renewables infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of project finance structures, including debt/equity structuring, security packages and lender due diligence processes.
• Experience managing Financial Advisers and coordinating multi-party due diligence processes (technical, legal, insurance, financial).
• Strong financial modelling literacy, able to engage critically with project financial models and sensitivity/scenario analysis.
• Relevant degree in finance, economics, business or engineering.

If you are interested in this role, please apply.

Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.