Transaction Director
2 days ago
Saint Paul
Job DescriptionDescription: Summary: The Transaction Manager is a high-agency, detail-oriented, and execution-focused professional responsible for driving NES’s most critical financings, M&A transactions, and project closings. This role involves organizing due diligence, reviewing transaction documents, coordinating across departments, managing internal/external legal support, and ensuring company financings close on time across multiple transaction types. This position requires advanced organizational skills, cross-functional communication, and exceptional attention to detail, especially in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment. The Transaction Manager must be willing to learn quickly and continuously, and semi-regularly work outside regular hours to meet closing deadlines. Essential Functions: • Own & drive the closing process for all NES’ transactions including but not limited to: construction loan financings, interconnection agreement financings, ITC sales, partnership flips, permanent debt conversions, as well as MIPA-based CSG acquisitions and sales., • Track and maintain status/execution dashboards, closing diligence checklists, and misc. document logs for a high volume of CSG assets across MN, ME, IL, NY, and other active NES markets., • Serve as internal quarterback for due diligence collection, organization, and dataroom readiness. Coordinate with external financiers, buyers, and internal departments (legal, EPC, finance, asset management)., • Manage and coordinate review of various transaction & loan documentation, including debt financing agreements, MIPA docs, TCTAs, tax equity partnership agreements, and assignment and assumption agreements., • Collaborate with NES’s in-house counsel, outside counsel, and cross-functional teams to push deals to closing., • Track and flag deliverables and obligations, including but not limited to: various consents, estoppels, UCCs, and misc. other items., • Indirectly manage various staff members across the organization in support of transactions, • Maintain and organize Procore & SharePoint folders and closing materials for audit-readiness., • Coordinate and manage the execution of special projects and helm select initiatives at the direction of company leadership (safe harbored module allocation, major equipment audits, etc.)., • Contribute to the NES Investment Committee: assist in the creation and review of memos, financial models, and risk assessments., • Evaluate current asset performance and pipeline to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities, • Partner with VP of Project Execution on financing prioritization and internal bottleneck removal., • Identify recurring legal or diligence inefficiencies and propose scalable improvements., • Support occasional special projects (e.g., tax strategy changes, safe harbor related matters, intracompany systems overhauls, etc.) Competencies: • Technical or professional proficiency in project finance workflows., • Mastery of diligence coordination, data organization, and timeline management., • Exceptional attention to detail and internal follow-through., • High tolerance for urgency, ambiguity, and shifting priorities., • Communication: written, verbal, meeting facilitation, and email management., • Team-first mindset and strong interpersonal skills., • Comfortable leading without authority and pushing for cross-functional accountability., • Learning on the fly and continuous improvement., • Process creation and refinement., • Advanced understanding of renewable energy project contracts (e.g., MIPAs, loan agreements, ITC sale agreements) as well as corporate entity structures. This role can be remote but may require occasional travel to Minnesota headquarters or other project locations. This position may require evening or weekend availability to meet tight transaction deadlines. Physical Demands: This position is mostly desk-based and requires extensive computer use, communication over email/video, and occasional lifting of files or equipment. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Full-time role. Non-standard hours will be expected during critical closings or deliverable deadlines. Travel: Minimal travel expected; occasional travel for deal closings or leadership collaboration may occur. Required Education and Experience: • Bachelor’s Degree (Preferably in finance, legal or business-related fields)., • 3–7 years of experience in renewable energy transactions, legal operations, or project finance support., • Experience in community solar, with direct familiarity with MN and ME markets preferred (IL, PA or NY experience welcomed as well)., • Experience coordinating closings and managing due diligence across large portfolios., • Familiarity with construction debt, permanent debt, tax equity, and MIPA frameworks., • Strong organizational, writing, and cross-functional communication skills., • High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Procore, and Smartsheet., • Strong working knowledge of how legal documents flow through a transaction., • Experience managing transactions support staff or document-intensive teams. Preferred Qualifications: • Prior experience at a solar developer, fund, or law firm supporting project finance., • MBA or JD helpful but not required., • Financial modeling literacy a plus. Novel Energy Solutions L. L. C. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. #LI-Remote