We’re hiring for a Senior Associate, Project Finance – Australia & New Zealand to join Rabobank’s growing Project Finance team in Sydney. This role offers the opportunity to help finance the energy transition by supporting the origination, structuring, execution and portfolio management of renewable energy transactions across solar, wind, battery storage and transmission.
You’ll work closely with local Energy Transition coverage teams and Rabobank’s global Project Finance platform, contributing to credit analysis, due diligence, portfolio insights and transaction execution. It’s a great opportunity for someone with strong analytical capability, commercial judgment and a collaborative mindset who wants to build deep expertise in renewable energy infrastructure finance.
What you’ll be doing:
Supporting the origination, structuring, execution and monitoring of renewable energy project finance transactions.
Contributing to credit submissions, financial analysis, due diligence and transaction documentation.
Helping manage and monitor a portfolio of renewable energy assets, including performance reporting, annual reviews, amendments and waivers.
Building knowledge of the Australian electricity market, key developers, investors, advisors, regulators and evolving market dynamics.
Working collaboratively with local Energy Transition coverage bankers and Rabobank’s global Project Finance network.
What you’ll bring:
Relevant experience in wholesale or institutional banking, project finance, advisory or structured finance in the energy sector.
Strong analytical skills, with experience or interest in financial modelling, credit assessment and transaction execution.
Passionate to build out the portfolio management into a centre of expertise for internal commercial and risk partners
Commercial judgment, risk awareness and the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
Curiosity, a growth mindset and a willingness to develop deep sector expertise in renewable energy infrastructure.
Strong communication skills and a collaborative, one-team approach.
Why Rabobank?
Be part of a global Project Finance platform with more than 30 years’ experience financing renewable energy infrastructure.
Work on transactions that support the energy transition across Australia and New Zealand.
Access global sector knowledge, structuring expertise and investor relationships.
Join a collaborative team that values curiosity, inclusion, professional growth and diverse perspectives.
Contribute to meaningful, long-term outcomes for clients, communities and the renewable energy sector.
Skills Required
- Relevant experience in wholesale or institutional banking, project finance, advisory or structured finance in the energy sector
- Strong analytical skills with experience or interest in financial modelling, credit assessment and transaction execution
- Ability to contribute to credit submissions, due diligence and transaction documentation
- Portfolio management experience or ability to support performance reporting, annual reviews, amendments and waivers
- Commercial judgment, risk awareness and ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams
- Willingness to build deep sector expertise in renewable energy infrastructure and collaborate with global teams
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, one-team approach
What We Do
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. is a full-range financial services provider that operates on cooperative principles. Its origins lie in the local loan cooperatives that were founded in the Netherlands nearly 110 years ago by enterprising people who had virtually no access to the capital market. Rabobank Group is comprised of independent local Rabobanks plus Rabobank Nederland, their umbrella organisation, and a number of specialist subsidiaries. Overall, Rabobank Group has approximately 61,100 employees (in FTEs), who serve about 10 million customers in 47 countries.
