Project Finance and Transactions Director (Hybrid- Andover, MA)

Enel Group

$150K — $225K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
  • MBA, CFA or other professional designation preferred.
  • 5-8 years of experience in project finance, investment banking, or renewable energy transactions.
  • Direct experience with M&A financial due diligence and transaction execution.
  • Experience in tax equity structures, tax credit transferability transactions, and project debt financing.
  • Experience in the renewable energy or power sector required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead financial due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture transactions.
  • Evaluate project economics, financing structures, tax attributes, and key commercial contracts.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external advisors on transaction processes.
  • Prepare investment committee materials, valuation analyses, and transaction recommendations.
  • Support the origination, negotiation, and closing of project financings.
  • Analyze and structure tax equity partnership transactions and conduct sensitivity analysis.
  • Provide financial input into investment committee materials and strategic decision processes.

Benefits

  • Affordable, quality healthcare for employees and their families.
  • Life insurance and disability benefits for added security.
  • 401k with matching contributions fully vested from day one.
  • Generous PTO includes 4 weeks of vacation, personal days, and paid holidays.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance to support career growth.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity:

The Director of Project Finance & Transactions is responsible for leading financial analysis, structuring and financial due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments in renewable energy assets and platforms across the United States and Canada.

Reporting to the Head of Finance & Insurance, this role plays a central role in evaluating transaction opportunities, structuring project financings, and supporting capital formation activities, including tax equity, tax credit transferability, and project debt.

The Director will work closely with the M&A, Business Development, Legal, Tax, and Asset Management teams, as well as external advisors and capital providers, to ensure robust financial evaluation and optimal financing structures for investments and operating assets.

The role requires strong expertise in renewable energy project finance, financial modeling, tax equity structures, transferability, and project-level debt financing.

To maximize collaboration and innovation, an essential function of this role is a regular onsite presence in an Enel office.

What You'll Do at Enel North America:

Responsibilities, include, but not limited to:

M&A Financial Due Diligence and Transaction Support

  • Lead financial due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, and joint venture transactions, including review of project financial models, assumptions, capital structures, and financing arrangements.
  • Evaluate project economics, financing structures, tax attributes, and key commercial contracts to identify financial risks and value drivers.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external advisors on buy-side and sell-side transaction processes, including data room review, financial analysis, and diligence reporting.
  • Prepare investment committee materials, valuation analyses, and transaction recommendations for senior management.
Project Finance Structuring

  • Support the origination, negotiation, and closing of project financings including tax equity partnerships, transferability transactions, and term debt facilities.
  • Coordinate closely with lenders, tax equity investors, transferability buyers, and financial advisors during transaction execution.
  • Analyze and structure tax equity partnership transactions, including partnership flip structures and related financial modeling.
  • Conduct sensitivity analysis, valuation analysis, and financing optimization scenarios.
  • Ensure modeling assumptions are aligned with project contracts, tax structures, and financing agreements.
  • Provide financial input into investment committee materials and strategic decision processes.
  • Work closely with M&A, Development, Valuation, Legal, Tax, and Asset Management teams to support project execution and investment decision making.


Who You Are:

Technical Skills

  • Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills
  • Strong understanding of project finance structures and capital markets
  • Experience reviewing and negotiating financing term sheets and transaction documentation
Professional Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to present complex financial analysis to senior management
  • Strong negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Ability to manage multiple transaction processes simultaneously


What You've Accomplished:

Education

  • Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or related field
  • MBA, CFA or other professional designation preferred
Experience

  • Minimum 5-8 years of experience in project finance, investment banking, or renewable energy transactions
  • Direct experience with M&A financial due diligence and transaction execution
  • Demonstrated experience with tax equity structures, tax credit transferability transactions, and project debt financing
  • Experience in renewable energy or power sector required


What Enel North America Offers You:

The pay range for this position is $150,000.00 to $225,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will be based on several factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, work experience, education, and internal equity. At Enel, base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Please see below for additional information on Enel North America rewards.

  • Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.
  • Benefits are effective as of day one!
  • Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:
    • 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
    • Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
    • Paid leave programs
    • The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
    • The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.


An employee's eligibility for these benefits shall be subject to the governing documents for such plans and programs and/or company policy. The benefits described above may be modified or eliminated with or without notice in accordance with the governing documents and applicable law.

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