Financial Projects & Investments Manager

RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC 

Location : Boston, Ma. Hybrid 3 days in the office

The Team

RWE Renewables Offshore is seeking a Financial Projects & Investments Manager to join the Projects & Investments North America team (P&I NA) for our offshore wind developments. The role is responsible for coordination and steering of financial and finance-related workstreams within a project from lease auction through offtake bid to final investment decision to commissioning.

As part of an international department spanning the globe, the P&I NA team – and specifically this position – offers this opportunity to a self-motivated and highly responsible individual to be part of a growing team and business. Intellectual flexibility and cultural sensitivity are critical for success due to the required collaboration and interaction with a multitude of departments and people from different backgrounds.

• Coordinating the wider financial workstreams within a project and evaluating project problems from the financial lenses of RWE (shareholder) and (as applicable) joint venture structure
• Day-to-day oversight of the valuation workstream and assisting with management within the project (controlling/FP&A, commercial, risk management, legal, procurement, accounting, tax)
  • Responsibility for the business case process (planning & coordination of financial business case updates, required level of detail of the business case)
  • Ability to derive and challenge credible financial assumptions by benchmarking against other internal and external projects
  • Ownership of the budgeting process and project cost controls (incl. cash calls to investors) and respective reporting processes
  • Ensuring appropriate governance (delegation of authority, other authorization) principles are followed and deployed by all workstreams
• Represents project from a finance perspective at steering committees and board meetings
  • Aligning valuation approach and results with executive management and ensuring level of effort is fit for purpose
  • Preparation of project approval papers, including submissions and review with executive management
• Identify opportunities to optimize project returns, ensure bankability, add value to the RWE portfolio, as well as deliver them forwards as necessary, presenting results and the recommendation for approval
• Ensure deployment of (and identification of improvements opportunities on) best practices within the project

Your profile

• At least 4-6 years’ minimum experience with a broad finance background and experience (especially on valuation topics) either in
  1. managing large scale projects, especially in renewables, power plant or hydrogen projects or
  2. banking/working with (particularly renewables) projects on major financial endeavors (tax equity raises, debt raises, M&A, etc.)
• University degree in finance, engineering, or economics or similar. MBA preferred
• Strength in implementing a structured working approach/discipline in a highly engaged, project environment
• Comprehensive analytical and communicational skills, including presentation of key points of complex topics
• Experience in leading and motivating teams and a “community” mentality and positive personality
• Knowledge of how to work in and with international groups and cultural differences
• Able to work both individually and but collaboratively within both the broader P&I NA team and the associated projects
• Holds a “work hard, play hard” mentality in motivating project teams to accomplish key tasks and hit milestones on time and at budget
• Availability to travel domestically (and occasionally internationally) as necessary (estimated at 1-2 weeks/month, though it varies substantially based on project phase and location)

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
 

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Any questions? Contact in Recruiting: Paul Blimberg, , paul.blimberg@rwe.com