Business Case Manager, Flagship Funds APAC

Earlier this year, building on the strong foundation of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) as a fund manager, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform, with three platform companies providing services to CIP. To learn more, please refer to the CIP Platform section below.

In our optimized CIP Platform, CIP Terra Technologies – a project delivery company delivering projects from onshore wind, solar PV and battery energy storage systems, to bioenergy, thermal and transmission infrastructure – is currently seeking a Business Case Manager to join our team in Melbourne, although candidates located in Sydney, Brisbane, or Newcastle, Australia will also be considered.

Team

The selected candidate will become part of the growing CIPTT team with offices across Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney & Brisbane. Regular travel between offices may be required. The team currently consists of ~25 employees with renewable energy backgrounds. The CIPTT team in Australia is delivering some of the largest renewable energy projects in Australia across BESS, onshore wind and pumped hydro.

Role

We are looking for a Business Case Manager to own the business case workstream across CIPTT’s Australian portfolio of renewable energy projects, throughout the project life cycle. The role reports to the Project Commercial Director. The role will preferably be based in Melbourne, with Sydney, Brisbane or Newcastle also possible.

The role owns the development, maintenance and quality assurance of the projects’ financial models and assumptions books, ensuring that financial assumptions are consistent, traceable and reflected in reporting to CIP, investors and financing parties. The role is central to the projects’ financing workstreams, including debt raise processes and lender model requirements, and provides the analysis that underpins investment and commercial decision-making. The role offers exposure across the full project lifecycle – from development through FID and financing – working directly with CIP investment teams on some of Australia’s largest renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities will consist of but are not limited to:

The Business Case Manager is responsible for the integrity of the business cases across the portfolio, including the financial models, assumptions books, business case metrics and scenario analysis, and the financial analysis supporting financing, offtake and commercial decisions. The responsibilities include:

Business Case & Financial Modelling:

• Develop, Own and maintain project financial models to best-practice standards, ensuring model integrity, documentation, version control and auditability
• Own the assumptions books; establish robust processes to ensure consistency, traceability and governance of economic, financial and technical assumptions compiled from cross-functional teams
• Maintain and report key business case metrics (e.g. IRR, GAV, MOIC, DSCR); run scenarios and sensitivities to quantify upsides and downside risks
• Support the valuation / Fair Value process, including reporting of financial assumptions to CIP valuation and investment teams

Financing:

• Support debt raise and refinancing processes, including preparation and maintenance of the lender / banking case models, term sheet analysis and financier due diligence
• Model debt facilities, drawdowns, equity funding and liquidity requirements in line with financing structures and funding plans

Commercial Analysis:

• Assess and report the business case impact of project assumptions including, Capital and Operational costs, macroeconomic and electricity market developments, Offtake structures
• Provide financial analysis to support commercial negotiations, contract decisions and value-creation initiatives

Reporting & Stakeholder Interface:

• Prepare high-quality presentation and decision materials for project leadership, boards and investment committees, communicating complex analysis in a clear and simple way
• Coordinate with CIP finance, valuation and investment teams on reporting standards, requirements and timelines
• Support interfaces with lenders, financial advisors and auditors, including information requests and model queries

You

We are looking for an experienced individual holding a relevant degree (finance, commerce, economics or engineering preferred) with a minimum of 6 years of full-time experience in project finance, investment banking, infrastructure investment funds or corporate development in the energy sector. A CFA charter is preferred. Renewable energy experience will be viewed positively.

We look for the following in a candidate:

• Demonstrated experience in debt raise processes and project finance modelling, including lender / banking case models
• Demonstrated experience developing and reviewing financial models used for investment, valuation and project financing decisions
• Direct participation in at least one project financing through to financial close
• Advanced financial modelling capability including designing, building, reviewing and quality controlling complex project and lender financial models to institutional and lender standards
• Solid commercial and financial acumen with a solid understanding of the key value drivers of a renewable energy project
• Fluent in PowerPoint, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex analysis in a clear and simple way to stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• The ability to work with minimal supervision with a results-oriented approach and willingness to collaborate across teams to deliver the required results

The process

Please apply online as soon as possible as applications will be processed on an ongoing basis. For questions related to the role, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@cipfs.com. We do not include CV's and Cover Letters sent by email.

As we continue to improve our candidate experience, diversity and avoid unconscious bias, please avoid having a photo in your CV. We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality for all applicants.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations and ownership.

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CIP Terra Technologies’ commitment to diversity and inclusion 

CIP Terra Technologies is committed to securing a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected and heard. 

A diverse workforce allows CIP Terra Technologies to achieve results through different approaches and solutions to task execution and problem solving. We want all our employees to have equal opportunities for personal growth and career opportunities regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, nationality, and ethnicity. 

About CIP Terra Technologies 

CIP Terra Technologies is a project delivery company working for CIP. CIP Terra Technologies is majority owned by the funds managed by CIP, with the purpose of delivering best-in-class project development and execution services to the growing portfolio of land-based renewable energy assets. 

We engage in the energy transition through specialist project delivery, value creation, and collaboration with trusted third-party suppliers. Our core focus is the development, procurement, construction, and delivery of renewable energy projects, and we provide a variety of services including technical development, engineering, supply chain, construction management, and project execution. 

We provide global support and a local presence in our key markets, and our teams are continuously delivering and refining services tailored to a wide range of technologies – from onshore wind, solar PV and battery energy storage systems, to bioenergy, thermal and transmission infrastructure. For more information, please visit CIP Terra Technologies. 

Optimized CIP Platform 

Earlier this year, we introduced an optimized CIP Platform. With three platform companies providing services to CIP—and while maintaining our current relationship with Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), CIP’s exclusive offshore wind development partner—we have effectively strengthened our organizational and operational capabilities, creating a platform scaled for growth and designing the CIP blueprint for the future.  

We have established CIP Molecule Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company dedicated to molecule projects; CIP Terra Technologies, a tech-focused project delivery company managing a diverse portfolio of onshore projects; and CIP Fund Solutions, a delivery company with expertise in complex fund management and investment services. For more info on this, please see: Optimized CIP Platform.