Investment Director

Our client is a privately backed renewable energy investment platform focused on acquiring, developing and investing into European solar, wind and battery storage assets. The business is active across direct asset-level investment, platform growth and fund-style activity, with a growing European portfolio and pipeline. As the platform scales, they are looking to appoint a senior investment professional who can help lead investment activity, bring structure to the investment process and support the continued build-out of the platform.

Role overview

• The Investment Director will play a senior role in originating, assessing, executing and managing renewable energy investment opportunities across Europe.
• This position requires someone who can combine strong investment judgement with a practical understanding of how renewable energy assets are developed, contracted, built and optimised.
• The successful candidate will be expected to operate across both strategic and execution-focused workstreams, helping to build the investment function as the business continues to grow.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and execution of renewable energy investment opportunities across solar, wind and BESS.
• Originate and evaluate new opportunities across target European markets.
• Oversee financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.
• Lead transaction processes, due diligence and investment committee preparation.
• Work closely with technical, engineering, development, legal and commercial teams.
• Challenge assumptions around grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain, construction, asset delivery and operating performance.
• Support strategic decision-making across both asset-level and platform-level activity.
• Help build and refine investment processes, frameworks and governance.
• Mentor and guide more junior investment professionals.
• Support senior leadership with fundraising, capital deployment, portfolio strategy and wider platform development where required.

Candidate profile

The successful candidate will likely have:

• 13+ years’ experience across renewable energy, infrastructure investment, project finance, M&A, corporate finance or a related field.
• A strong track record in renewable energy or infrastructure transactions.
• Strong financial, commercial and strategic judgement.
• Ability to lead investment processes from assessment through execution.
• Practical understanding of asset-level value drivers across solar, wind, BESS, grid, PPAs, EPC, supply chain and project delivery.
• Experience working with technical and commercial teams.
• Ability to bring structure, discipline and process to a growing investment platform.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to operate in a hands-on environment.

Relevant backgrounds

• Senior investment professionals from renewable energy IPPs / developers
• Infrastructure or energy transition funds
• Project finance/infrastructure investment teams
• Renewable energy M&A / corporate finance advisory
• Platform investment or asset acquisition teams
• Senior professionals with both financial and technical-commercial exposure

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