Project Finance Underwriter

Overview

We are looking for a Project Finance Underwriter to join our team.

• Evaluate the risks and long-term cash flows of large-scale projects, with repayment analysis focused on the project’s success and its own generated revenues, not just a single asset or the borrower's broader balance sheet.
• Conduct and evaluate comprehensive Credit Assessments for project finance opportunities, including infrastructure, energy, public-private partnerships (P3), and other complex, multi-party projects.
• Analyze and underwrite new and existing project finance transactions, applying strong financial modeling skills for cash flow projections, scenario analysis, and risk identification across the full project lifecycle.
• Support the project finance team with expertise in structuring, analysis, and credit documentation for project-based lending, including creation and review of term sheets, covenants, and risk mitigants tailored to project finance structures.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 5-10+ years of experience in Commercial Lending and Credit Analysis
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Experience in risk assessment and credit analysis for large-scale industrial loans.
• Proficiency in financial statement spreading, preparation of projections, and trailing twelve-month analysis.
• Completion of a credit training program.
• Ability to obtain and maintain necessary security clearances.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (2016 or later).
• Ability to travel to Crystal City, Virginia, and other U.S. locations as needed.

• Must sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement within five business days of award or onboarding.
• Ability to work in a high-paced team environment, multitasking effectively.
• Strong financial modeling skills, ability to structure, perform due diligence, document, and close complex transactions.

Ryde is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ryde will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.