About Us
ESB is a purpose-led company striving to create a brighter future for our customers and communities by leading the transition to reliable, affordable, low-carbon energy.
We operate one of the most progressive electricity systems in the world, with activities spanning electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and supply in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain, as well as an international energy consulting business.
With a direct workforce of over 9,500 employees, we invested €1bn in infrastructure last year, contributed over €2bn to the economies we operate in, and distributed over €2m across a range of community initiatives.
This requires us to bring the best of our capabilities together to deliver innovative and value-driven solutions that enable our customers to live low-carbon lives.
Our Culture
At ESB, we strive to foster an effective and inclusive culture where people engage, challenge, and feel connected to our purpose, colleagues, customers, and community.
The Role
We are seeking an Investment Strategy Manager to lead a project financing and equity transaction team that ensures our development pipeline of opportunities is financed and commercialized in an optimum manner.
The role will involve the financial structuring, establishment, and ongoing management of individual projects, allowing us to extract the maximum financial and organizational benefits from each investment or joint venture.
Main Responsibilities
* Oversee our investment partnership model for our generation pipeline.
* Manage all stakeholder engagement in relation to approvals for establishment and execution of individual partnerships and Joint Ventures.
* Lead any asset sale or acquisition process through offer selection, evaluation, approval, and stakeholder management.
* Manage the appointment of technical, commercial, tax, and legal advisors as required for any sale or acquisition transaction.
* Lead the execution of any project financing process for individual assets and investments.
* Lead the negotiation of material commercial contracts, including Share Purchase Agreements, SHA, Framework agreements, and refresh of investment parameters process.
Requirements
* Qualified Accountant/CFA qualified with minimum 10 years PQE.
* Significant experience in non-recourse Project Finance for infrastructure investments, acquisition, or divestment processes, including working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, managing advisors, influencing others, and managing external/internal stakeholders.
* Experience managing teams, recruitment, people development, and performance management/review.
* Experience of business case development, ideally across multiple energy generation technologies.
* Ability to formulate a commercialization strategy for assets.
* Working knowledge in tax, accounting, insurance, treasury, and legal issues related to large infrastructure projects/companies.
* Strong interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills.
* Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules, and priorities for multiple projects or assignments.
* Ability to clearly and concisely express information (or data) to non-technical associates, peers, and management.
* Experience in maintaining good relationships with key stakeholders, JV partners, etc.
Location
This position is based in ESB Head Office, 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2.
We are committed to smart working, combining digital tools with a culture of trust and empowerment to enable flexible ways of working.
The successful candidate may work flexibly within their jurisdiction with attendance at the workplace for in-person collaboration on at least one anchor day per week.