Project Finance Manager

The CIMIC Group is Australia’s largest diversified infrastructure group (revenue $15bn, work in hand $31bn and liquidity $4bn) and its subsidiary, Pacific Partnerships, leads the development of, invests in and manages infrastructure concession and renewable energy assets, leveraging the group’s financial strength and diverse capabilities. The team’s project development, technical, commercial and finance expertise transform into seamless, value-for-money solutions for clients.

This spans the origination, finance, design, construction and long-term operations and maintenance of critical infrastructure under public private partnership (PPP) and renewable energy projects. Pacific Partnerships is a proactive, collaborative partner to clients, infrastructure users, investors and lenders, building on corporate history responsible for delivering more than 30 nationally significant PPP projects valued at over $70bn over the past 25 years.

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The Project Finance Manager at Pacific Partnerships supports the Project Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer on infrastructure transactions with a focus on greenfield infrastructure, PPPs and renewable energy projects.

The Project Finance Manager is responsible for key components of arranging debt, arranging equity, equity investment and financial structuring. The role extends to screening development opportunities, negotiation of risk allocation, contractual documentation, due diligence processes, oversight of financial modelling and development of new opportunities.

For a given transaction, it is critical to secure competitive sources of finance, implement the CIMIC Group’s integrated approach to projects and appropriately represent the interest of key stakeholders.

Located in Sydney the role will include:

• Support Project Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer to develop, successfully close and invest in infrastructure transactions
• Develop strategies and screen opportunities in new sectors and asset classes
• Key components of arranging debt, arranging equity, equity investment and financial structuring
• Input and participation in negotiation of risk allocation, documentation and development of new opportunities
• Securing binding finance commitments on competitive terms
• Informed and transparent advice to key stakeholders regarding finance, documentation and risk allocation
• Implementation of business model and CIMIC Group’s integrated approach to projects
• Monitor and, as required, provide support to Pacific Partnerships’ assets including refinancing, engagement with financiers and other strategic initiatives.
• Development and mentoring of talent

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Tertiary Degree (Bachelor level) qualifications in Finance, Economics, Commerce, Engineering, Law, Maths or Science
• Post-graduate study preferable (including Master of Finance or CFA)
• Minimum of seven years’ relevant infrastructure, PPP, renewables or utilities experience
• Recent renewable energy sector experience well regarded
• Previous debt and/or equity finance raising experience
• Previous exposure to construction or engineering sector desirable
• Infrastructure sponsor/equity, project finance banking, financial advisory, debt arranging, or infrastructure funds management experience well regarded

At CIMIC Group we offer rewarding careers for our people, that’s one of the benefits of having 7 brands and operating globally. We are committed to workplace diversity and social inclusion and support the advancement of women in construction and Indigenous advancement and participation and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply.

If you join us, some of our benefits include being part of a fun high performing team, salary continuance insurance, health & wellness programs, supportive people policies and much, much more.

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We support diversity in the workplace. Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people with a multicultural background are strongly encouraged to apply.