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

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📌 Structured finance associate (Milano)
🏢 Green Recruitment
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