Norsk Solar is seeking an experienced Project Finance professional to support delivering C&I and merchant projects from T/S to financial close. The role can be preferably in Oslo, alternatively also Stavanger or Madrid will be considered. 

The main purpose of the position

We have an amazing opportunity for an energetic and experienced professional to lead our Project Finance team across NSOL focus regions (SE Asia, Eastern Europe, Sub-saharan Africa and LATAM).

As our Head of Project Finance, you will be responsible to drive the projects financing from initial contact to lenders, negotiation of term sheets, supporting the due diligence project, oversight of the financial model and lastly conclude the financing and security agreements negotiations with relevant stakeholders.

You will report directly to the EVP Business Development and Project Finance, in close collaboration with the Company’s other key functions.

Key Activities

• Lead deal structuring and commercial negotiations with financiers to secure favourable financing terms for our projects (from Term Sheet to final Project Finance documents).
• Properly assess the commercial & contractual terms of each opportunity ensuring its economic viability.
• Oversight of NSOL financial models across projects.
• Manage the Lender’s due diligence process to assure swift progress to financial close.
• Perform market/sector analyses to assure NSOL operates in its focus markets with the most competitive financing structure.

Qualifications

• Proven successful project finance track record within the infrastructure sector.
• Strong network across regions with commercial and development finance institutions.
• Outstanding commercial and negotiation skills
• Result-oriented, hands-on approach and ability to manage multiple workflows.
• You are fluent in English, written, and spoken. Proficiency in other regional languages such as Portuguese is preferred.

Personal Characteristics

• Excellent communication, inter-personal, and negotiation skills.
• You have the ability to liaise with colleagues, external partners, and clients at multiple levels.
• You communicate well and professionally both written and orally.
• You have experience from and you are motivated to work in a diverse cultural environment.

We offer

For the right candidate we can offer an attractive position in a high-growth company in the exciting renewable energy industry. The work environment is characterized by highly skilled and experienced professionals with strong results and business focus, but it is also informal. Your colleagues have strong drive, they are dedicated, and are solution-oriented.

Norsk Solar delivers the power to build a better world. We provide clean, renewable solar solutions to corporate and industrial (C&I) entities in emerging markets. Our high-quality solar PV solutions produce cost-efficient and reliable electricity, helping companies meet their sustainability targets by cutting carbon emissions.

Norsk Solar has over 100 MW in operation or under development in emerging markets and is a fast-growing independent solar power producer, targeting 2 GW under management in 2025.

The company was established in 2017 in Stavanger, Norway, and today has more than 25 employees representing 15 nationalities. Norsk Solar has offices in Norway, Ukraine, South Africa, Brazil, and Vietnam.