Vice President, Project Finance Advisory, Clean Energy & Infrastructure

Location

This position can be based in any major U.S. City with travel to clients as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead interdisciplinary teams advising government and commercial clients on project finance transactions, deal structuring and negotiations for clean energy and infrastructure transactions, financial and economic modelling, market research, and procurement.
• Conduct financial due diligence and research various municipal, private, and corporate entities in the transportation/transit, energy, water, specialized financial services (development and small business finance) and other sectors.
• Advise on financial and commercial agreements (construction contracts, operations and maintenance contracts, power purchase agreements, concession agreements, etc.) for transactions and projects.
• Enhance and expand JLL’s market presence in the development of P3 opportunities in the energy, infrastructure, and transit-oriented development markets.
• Participate in managing the overall business development and sales process, maintaining regular contact with clients and other key stakeholders to advance pursuits and close deals.
• Cultivate organic sales opportunities, and targeted messaging to specific client pursuits, with a goal of generating new leads.
• Lead the screening, prioritization, and due diligence of potential client engagements with a view to maximizing commercial value.
• Maintain strong networks with infrastructure industry representatives and key stakeholders in the areas of project development, finance, advisory, and technologies.
  
  

Attributes

• Passion to Win – wakes up every day thinking about how to engage new clients and beat the competition
• Commercially astute – quickly recognizes the different levers to pull to drive growth and increase productivity
• Exemplary executive presence – has the gravitas and sophistication to appropriately command the room both internally as a leader and more importantly externally with clients
• Client focus – dedicated to exceeding client’s expectations, ensuring excellence in delivery are achieved through the right solution
• Cultural alignment – unwavering ethical standards; drives excellence and innately collaborative
• Problem solver – solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions; works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations; navigates ambiguity and pivots
• Innovative – inquisitive, challenges status quo, thinks outside the box; researcher motivated to become a thought leader; designs and delivers frameworks to proactively facilitate senior client leadership workshops for strategic development and other decision-making activities
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in origination, financial advisory, and infrastructure project development on public and project financings, including providing advisory services to federal credit programs
• Extensive advisory/consulting background related to financial structuring, public-private partnerships, deal execution, and commercial due diligence (acquisition/disposition/procurement)
• Experience working with both public and private sector clients, from project development through financial close
• Experience in and detailed understanding of P3s and infrastructure finance
• Proven change agent, collaborator, problem solver, creating win-win outcomes
• Big Four or related consulting experience a plus
• Municipal Advisor licenses (Series 50/54) a plus
  
  

You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.

Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, well-being, benefits and pay. We’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.

Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sight and imagine where JLL can take you.

Apply today!