Environmental Project Finance - Underwriter​/Project Manager Associate

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U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance is currently seeking a candidate to join our growing team of environmental finance professionals as a Project Manager Associate (PMA). The PMA’s responsibilities include identifying and mitigating risk, managing the overall customer relationship, and underwriting and executing amendments and modifications as well as assisting with underwriting, structuring, negotiating, closing, and asset management of complex Project Finance loans for renewable energy, thermal, midstream, and other asset classes.

• Monitor project construction and development milestones, analyze project performance, and continually monitor risk profile of debt transactions in compliance with all applicable banking regulatory requirements and internal procedures.
• Prepare high-quality underwriting packages in support of post-closing deal amendments, modifications, or restructures, describing the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and mitigating factors related to a transaction. Additionally, assist in the preparation of underwriting packages for proposed debt financings.
• Manage through project issues that may arise and provide value-added solutions, proactively identifying uncertainties and grey‑area situations to take well‑reasoned and well‑mitigated risk. Articulate the Bank’s position to customers, and advocate on behalf of Sponsors with Credit and management.
• Assist in managing third party professionals including attorneys, accountants, consultants, and engineers.
• Coordinate with internal parties to facilitate the underwriting, credit approval, and execution of portfolio management and new loan requests.
• Support the Project Management team in closing new and managing existing transactions in accordance with bank policies while furthering the Bank’s customer relationships.
• Review complex legal documents pertaining to structured credit arrangements as well as all necessary third‑party reports to support financing requests; works with teammates and other associates to mitigate risks on behalf of USBIF.
• Review and analyze financial models and be able to identify and address underwriting, cash flow, and accounting risks.
• Participate in special projects, including the maintenance and revision of internal policies and procedures.
• Actively ensure compliance with the U.S. Bank Code of Ethics and all Anti‑Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and information security policies and procedures. Follow account opening procedures and internal suspicious activity referral requirements and processes.

• Typically Bachelor's degree and five or more years of related experience
• OR MBA/JD with one or more years of directly related experience

• Knowledge of financial modeling techniques and analysis of proforma financial statements.
• Proven credit underwriting and financial analysis skills, including cash flow analysis experience with complex, structured transactions, due diligence proficiency and detail orientation.
• Comprehension of complex project finance transactions, loan documentation, and deal structure mechanics.
• Knowledge of critical aspects of project finance underwriting, including equipment and performance review as well as a baseline understanding of U.S. energy markets including regulatory structures, physical and synthetic forms of power agreements and derivative instruments.
• Ability to review and synthesize a large quantity of deal related documentation and materials, including third party reports, loan/investment documents, and other legal documents to produce a clear and concise underwriting package. Able to…