Director of Structured Transactions

Squadron Energy is seeking a Director of Structured Transactions in Sydney, responsible for negotiating complex transactions with customers and supporting sales strategy development. The role involves managing a team, ensuring transaction endorsements, and maintaining customer relationships. Candidates should have a degree in engineering or finance, experience in the energy sector, and strong negotiation skills. The company offers competitive remuneration and values diversity in the workplace.
About Us

Squadron Energy is Australia’s leading renewable energy company that develops, operates and owns renewable energy assets in Australia. With proven experience and expertise across the project lifecycle, we work with local communities and our customers to lead the transition to Australia’s clean energy future.

We are 100% Australian owned and have 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy in operation, 900 megawatt (MW) in construction and an Australian development pipeline of 20GW.

We committed to advancing our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan as part of our ongoing efforts toward reconciliation.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Customer Solutions, the Director Structured Transactions is responsible for identifying, negotiating and executing high value complex transactions with C&I customers, PPA offtakers or through government led initiatives.

This role plays a key role in the development of the Sales Strategy and ensuring that strategic transactions are entered into to deliver the Sales Portfolio.

Key responsibilities:
• Manage and lead a matrix team to deliver the strategic customer agreements to achieve the targeted Sales Portfolio.
• Support of the asset development pipeline by providing routes to market to secure required revenues to underwrite / finance growth.
• Ensure all transactions are supported internally and have required endorsement.
• Develop the Sales Strategy and revenue targets as inputs into the budget process.
• Ensure that a pipeline of customer opportunities is developed to achieve the intended Sales Portfolio and respond to changes in the market.
• Engage other functions within SQE to ensure complex transactions are well understood
• Ongoing reporting performance of complex transactions and integration of this into aggregate performance reporting.
• Negotiation of new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and amendments required to existing PPAs.
• Management of PPAs pre and post COD and customer relationship management.

About you

You will have:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or finance.
• An MBA or Masters in Finance would be highly desirable
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating complex transactions (preferably the energy sector).
• Deep understanding of energy markets and economics.
• Demonstrated experience in managing a portfolio of energy (gas, LNG, electricity).
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating large energy contracts.
• Ability to communicate well at senior levels in written and verbal forms.
• Highly strategic and commercially astute and strong management & leadership skills

What’s on Offer

In addition to a competitive remuneration package combined with attractive benefits, employees have the opportunity to access training and career development, and workplace flexibility. Squadron Energy also recognises the importance of diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. Visit www.squadronenergy.com to learn more about us.

To apply

Please click on the "Apply" button above. Applications close on 28/03/2025. Submit your updated resume and a cover letter addressing the requirements to be considered for the role. Please monitor your email regarding communication on progress of your application. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Appointment to this position will be subject to reference checks, a National Police Check and other applicable background screening if required.

Squadron Energy has existing relationships with recruiters. No cold calling from recruiters please.