About Us
Highland Electric Fleets’ electrification-as-a-service (EaaS) model aims to make electric school buses and other clean heavy duty vehicles attainable for every district across the US and Canada. Our turnkey solution tackles financing, vehicle procurement, infrastructure upgrade and maintenance to create a reliable and affordable fleet for our customers.
We know that cleaner buses create healthier communities and it’s our mission to eliminate the barriers to better student health and cleaner air - just 10 electric buses will reduce the pediatric asthma risk for 1,500 students!*
We are looking for candidates that want to help support this mission…
*Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Based on estimates for Highland customer with large fleet
Job Description:
The Manager / Senior Manager would support a team of Project Finance professionals who source, negotiate, and execute structured financings, including leases, construction financing, term debt, tax equity financing, and tax credit sales. The position requires an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, unstructured environment, constantly collaborating with various internal and external teams to meet transaction deadlines. The individual would ultimately be responsible for managing day-to-day negotiation and execution of these transactions and performing analyses on the market and our competitors to develop project-specific valuation methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Transaction Leadership:
- Lead various aspects of a project financing, including but not limited to: Due Diligence; Term Sheet and Transaction Document Negotiation; Consultant Reports (Independent Engineer, Appraisal/Cost Segregation, and Insurance); Dataroom Management; Project Closing activities
- Support and lead marketing of project capital structure to outside parties, interacting with project finance banks, tax equity investors, and infrastructure funds
- Preparation of applications and leading discussions or negotiations with governmental financing entities such as the Department of Energy or State Green Banks to provide unique capital to Highland’s projects
- Preparation and delivery of materials for Investment Committee review and approval
Project Analysis and Bankability:
- Comparison of financing proposals to understand structuring levers and the cost of capital
- Monitor the equipment finance markets for appropriate structuring techniques and pricing
- Prepare and explain capital structure sensitivities, becoming intimately familiar with the potential capital permutations and value levers
- Understand the various inputs to the model, working closely with cross-functional experts in various functional groups such as Origination and Fleet Operations
- Macroeconomic analysis, including impacts of tax law change, interest rate environments, and broader sector trends
Cross-Functional Support and Collaboration
- Support other functional areas in ways such as: Revenue Contract Negotiation; Grant applications; Design and Equipment Evaluation; Corporate FP&A Rollup analysis; Lease vs. Buy analysis
Other Responsibilities:
- Support transaction team in various approvals and committee review processes
- Credit analyses of potential customers and suppliers as needed
- Manage various tracker and tool updates and dissemination, as needed
Qualifications:
- Minimum ~5 years in Renewables/Power & Utilities, Finance, or Capital Markets, with an emphasis on leading, structuring and closing deals
- Previous investment banking, project finance banking, government financing, or similar experience
- Finance, economics, engineering, or similar degree
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel, including experience with project financial modeling
- Candidates will be expected to provide and speak to a list of deals they have worked on
- Experience managing large projects with multiple stakeholders on tight timelines
- Ability to present complex information succinctly and efficiently to audiences internal and external, including financing counterparties
What You Can Expect from Highland:
· Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus program
· A supportive, highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
· Opportunities to make a difference, be heard, add value, and be recognized
· Growth and development with a leader in this new and exciting industry
· Ability to work with bright, innovative, and forward-thinking colleagues
· Health, Vision, and Dental coverage for employees & their dependents
· Life insurance, public transportation assistance
· Generous Paid Time Off
· 401(k) program and company match
Highland Electric Fleets provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Highland Electric Fleets complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
What We Do
Highland Electric Fleets is the leading provider of Electrification-as-a-Service (EaaS) for school districts, governments, and fleet operators in North America. Offering a unique suite of products, Highland makes it simple and affordable for public entities to upgrade their fleets to electric.
