Clean Energy Infrastructure - Credit Investment Manager

at  TIAA

Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA. It is one of the largest global asset managers with specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, equities and alternatives. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help them secure their financial future. For more information about the firm please visit our website at
www.Nuveen.com
Overview of the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Credit Investment Manager to support our growing platform and contribute to (i) execute new investments and (ii) support the design of new funds.

Nuveen Clean Energy Infrastructure is a global leader in investing in the energy transition. We have:

• Established franchise as fund manager in credit / debt investments in renewable energy and broad energy transition
• Established platform: Energy transition credit funds
• 2 funds already raised and invested, circa EUR 500m
• Arranged, structured and closed transactions for > EUR 3.5bln
• Innovation is at the core
• Among first asset backed security transaction ever done in Europe in the renewable energy sector
• First Synthetic Risk Transfer ever done in Europe in the energy transition project finance space
• High yield credit investments in energy transition: very few competitors, thanks to use of innovative financial tools

Key responsibilities:

Financial toolkit & quantitative skills

• Independently perform most complex quantitative analyses with limited supervision
• Demonstrate high degree of competency for financial modelling and all means of financial appraisal and be able to support junior staff
• Have detailed knowledge and experience of relevant financial markets and mechanisms

Internal document drafting

• Able to draft and defend IC papers, DC papers, memos, independently or with limited supervision

Project documentation review

• Competently and confidently manage drafting, negotiation, and agreement of full suite of project documents in all but most complex cases
• Engineering / technical skills
• Competently and confidently manage investment in full range of core technologies
• Shows professionalism by seeking technical support when necessary

Market knowledge & network

• Build and maintain relationships with relevant infrastructure industry participants such as project developers, strategic partners and other funders to originate deal leads that translate into investments of the company’s Funds
• Build and maintain relationships with infrastructure industry experts, strategic partners, investors and fiduciaries to identify industry trends, discover potential capital sources and promote the organization’s brand
• Analyse industry, market and infrastructure-specific research as well as competitive fund analysis to stay well-informed and ahead of trends and current issues impacting the infrastructure management business

Negotiation

• Assists in presenting recommendations to ICs, AMCs, board meetings
• Develop consensus on ideas, be able to influence others and gain buy-in using compelling and well-thought through examples
• Highly competent in negotiation, manage multiple and sometimes conflicting issues for best outcome for the Fund

Strategic thinking

• Competently and confidently use fact and logic to influence strategic thinking
• Demonstrate broad understanding of overall Fund objectives and translate to tangible day-to-day plans for the team
• Understand priorities and needs of different stakeholders

Qualifications & Experience Required

• At least 6 years relevant experience in financing infrastructure assets working at either infrastructure debt funds or international banks

Competencies Required

• Project finance to infrastructure projects
• Financial modelling
• Mezzanine / junior finance
• Fluency in English + another European language

Additional Information
This role requires no regulatory designation.
Nuveen is committed to providing equal opportunity across all employment practices and we believe our employees have a right to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Nuveen offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Please contact
ta@nuveenglobal.com
should you require any assistance.
Related Skills
Asset/Investment Modeling, Clean Energy Acumen, Collaboration, Detail-Oriented, Due Diligence, Financial Analysis, Infrastructure Investments, Negotiation, Prioritizes Effectively, Problem Solving, Stakeholder Engagement

Company Overview
Nuveen is the investment management arm of TIAA. It is one of the largest global asset managers with specialist knowledge across a wide array of asset classes, including fixed income, listed equities and alternatives. Nuveen is driven not only by the independent investment processes across the firm, but also the insights, risk management, analytics and other tools and resources a truly world-class platform provides. As a global asset manager, our mission is to work in partnership with our clients to create outcome-focused solutions to help them secure their financial future. For more information about the firm please visit our website at
www.nuveen.com
Accessibility Support
TIAA offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.
If you are a U.S. applicant and desire a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application please use one of the below options to contact our accessibility support team:
Phone: (800) 842-2755
Email:
accessibility.support@tiaa.org

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