Project Finance Senior Risk Manager (Energy / Infrastructure)

About the Position

We are seeking a Project Finance Senior Risk Manager (Energy / Infrastructure) to join our team in Warsaw, Poland. This role is part of the Corporate & Project Finance (CPF) Credit Team within the Risk Management Division.

Responsibilities

• Independently analyse and appraise risks of EBRD’s new and existing portfolio of corporate project finance debt transactions in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors.
• Identify required due diligence, recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures and transaction structures, including security, covenants, and pricing.
• Advise bankers and the Bank’s Committees to ensure that banking projects comply with the Bank’s sound banking mandate.
• Review portfolio projects, assign credit ratings, and communicate trends in the portfolio and lessons learned to management and peers for their broader strategic decision-making and bottom-up stress-testing.
• Lead and coach associate risk officers, analysts, and junior bankers rotating through Corporate and Project Finance Credit Risk Management Team.
• May be required to deputise in the absence of the Head, Project Finance Credit Risk Management Team.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in the Energy sector with demonstrated deal experience in renewable energy and battery storage projects.
• Clear understanding of other Infrastructure sectors (e.g. Transport, Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure).
• Influencing skills in overseeing the Banking team’s structuring of the transaction and articulation of any different views.
• Experience of structuring high yield loans and other financial instruments, in both corporate and project finance.
• Proven skills and track record in autonomous decision-making capacity at a senior level in credit risk in high-risk environments.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills in English and good Excel knowledge.
• Advanced degree in finance, business, economics, or equivalent on-the-job training.
• Relevant banking and/or risk management experience is essential.

Nice to Have

• Autonomous decision-making
• Deal experience
• Structuring high yield loans
• Proven skills in credit risk
• Strong communication skills
• Excel knowledge
• People management skills

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a pioneering and diverse international organisation.
• Varied, stimulating, and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public, and private sectors across the regions we invest in.
• A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity.
• A hybrid workplace that offers flexibility to teams and individuals.
• An environment that places sustainability, equality, and digital transformation at the heart of what we do.
• A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

About the Company

At EBRD, our Values – Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility – are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background, or disability.

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