Structured Finance Associate

European Renewable Energy IPP | Milan, Italy The Opportunity

We are working with a fast-growing European Independent Power Producer (IPP) looking to appoint a Structured Finance Associate to its team in Milan.

The business develops, invests in, finances, owns and operates renewable energy assets across multiple European markets, with a growing portfolio across solar, wind and battery energy storage (BESS) .

The Structured Finance Associate will play a key role in arranging and executing financing solutions across the company's development and operational portfolio. Working closely with the investment, M&A;, development and finance teams, the successful candidate will have significant exposure to lenders, institutional investors, advisers and senior management.

This is an attractive opportunity for someone looking to move into a principal-side environment and take greater ownership of financing transactions across the full project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

- Support the structuring, execution and closing of project finance and structured finance transactions across renewable energy and BESS projects.
- Build, maintain and review detailed financial models covering debt sizing, project returns, sensitivities and financing scenarios.
- Evaluate different financing structures, including:
- Senior project finance debt
- Construction financing
- Acquisition financing
- HoldCo and portfolio financing
- Refinancing
- Bridge facilities
- Corporate and structured debt solutions
- Support negotiations with commercial banks, infrastructure debt funds and other financing institutions.
- Prepare lender materials, financing presentations, information packs and internal investment papers.
- Manage and coordinate financing due diligence across technical, legal, tax, insurance and commercial workstreams.
- Review and support the negotiation of term sheets, facility agreements and other financing documentation.




- Work closely with internal M&A; and investment teams to assess financing assumptions for acquisitions and new investment opportunities.
- Support the financing of projects from development through construction and into operations.
- Analyse project economics, including power price assumptions, PPAs, merchant exposure, CAPEX, OPEX and debt capacity.
- Monitor existing financing arrangements, covenant compliance and refinancing opportunities across the operating portfolio.
- Develop and maintain relationships with European banks, debt funds, advisers and other financing partners.
- Support senior management in developing the group's broader financing and capital structure strategy.

Candidate Profile The successful candidate will ideally have:
- Approximately 3–6 years' relevant experience within project finance, structured finance, infrastructure finance or renewable energy.
- Experience gained within an IPP, renewable energy developer, infrastructure investor, investment bank, commercial bank, debt fund or financial advisory business .
- Strong financial modelling capabilities and confidence working with complex project finance models.
- Previous transaction experience within renewable energy, power or infrastructure .
- Understanding of project finance structures, debt sizing, DSCR, sensitivities and project-level cash flows.
- Exposure to financing documentation and lender due diligence processes.
- Strong analytical and commercial judgement.
- Ability to manage several transaction workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills and confidence interacting with lenders, advisers and senior internal stakeholders.
- A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset suited to a growing IPP environment.
- Fluent English; Italian language skills would be highly advantageous.

Preferred Sector Experience Experience across one or more of the following would be particularly relevant:
- Solar PV
- Onshore Wind
- Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- Hybrid renewable projects
- Power & Energy Infrastructure

📌 Structured Finance Associate (Milano)
🏢 The Green Recruitment
📍 Milano