Investment Director – Renewables

Location: San Francisco, California, USA (hybrid)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Base Salary: USD $225,000 – $275,000 per annum, plus performance bonus and carried interest participation
Reporting to: Managing Director

About the Company

Our client is an established infrastructure investment platform focused on the energy transition, managing capital on behalf of institutional investors across North America and Europe. The business invests across utility-scale solar PV, battery energy storage, and adjacent clean infrastructure, taking positions in both operating assets and development-stage platforms. Its US portfolio has grown substantially over recent fund cycles, with a particular concentration in California and the wider Western Interconnection. As part of continued expansion of its North American investment activity, our client is looking to strengthen its West Coast team with a senior investment hire.

The Role

Our client is seeking to recruit an Investment Director – Renewables to lead the origination, execution, and management of solar PV and storage investments across the United States, with a primary emphasis on California and Western markets. The successful candidate will take deals from initial screening through due diligence, structuring, and investment committee approval to close, and will retain oversight of assets and platform companies post-investment.

The role is based in San Francisco on a hybrid working model and requires regular domestic travel to counterparties, portfolio companies, and project sites.

Job Responsibilities

Origination & Transaction Execution

Originate and evaluate investment opportunities across utility-scale solar PV, battery storage, and adjacent clean infrastructure, including operating assets, development pipelines, and platform acquisitions
Lead transactions end-to-end, coordinating commercial, technical, legal, tax, and environmental due diligence workstreams alongside external advisers
Build and review project and portfolio financial models, testing returns against a range of merchant, contracted, and downside scenarios
Prepare and present investment committee papers, clearly articulating the investment thesis, key risks, and mitigants

Structuring & Capital Markets

Structure acquisitions and financings, including project debt, holdco facilities, and partnership structures
Work with tax and legal advisers on federal tax credit structures, including tax equity partnerships and credit transfer arrangements
Negotiate transaction documentation, offtake agreements, and shareholder arrangements in conjunction with counsel

Portfolio & Asset Oversight

Monitor performance of portfolio investments against underwriting assumptions, identifying value creation and risk mitigation opportunities
Represent the platform on portfolio company boards and in partner governance forums
Support exit planning and refinancing processes across the portfolio

Market Intelligence & Stakeholder Engagement

Maintain a strong working knowledge of US power markets and the evolving federal tax credit landscape shaping solar and storage investment decisions
Build and maintain relationships with developers, sponsors, lenders, advisers, and utility counterparties
Represent the organisation at industry conferences and in discussions with limited partners

Qualifications

10+ years of relevant experience across infrastructure or energy investment, project finance, investment banking, or renewables development, with direct exposure to US solar PV, is mandatory
Demonstrated track record of leading renewable energy transactions from origination through to close
Advanced financial modelling and valuation capability, including project finance and partnership flip structures
Working knowledge of the post-OBBBA federal tax credit regime, including beginning-of-construction diligence, material assistance cost ratio compliance, and how these shape transaction structuring and pricing
Strong understanding of US power markets, PPA structures, and interconnection and permitting processes; familiarity with CAISO and California policy is a significant advantage
Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, and written communication skills, with the credibility to represent the platform externally
University educated in finance, economics, engineering, or a related discipline; MBA or CFA designation is an advantage
Willingness to travel domestically on a regular basis

What the Organisation Offers

A senior, permanent position with direct ownership of transactions and a visible seat at the investment committee table
A base salary of USD $225,000 – $275,000 depending on experience, plus a discretionary performance bonus and participation in the carried interest programme
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with employer contribution, and paid time off
A collaborative, international investment team with a long-term mandate in the energy transition
Hybrid working model based in San Francisco, with regular domestic travel

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