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* Permanent full-time
* Melbourne, Hybrid working
* Join CIB and be responsible for leading a team of Project Finance professionals
Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) manages the financial needs of corporate, institutional and government clients. We are a leading provider of wholesale banking services in the area, with an increasing presence in the Northern Hemisphere region.
The Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) focuses on understanding our clients and their industry to provide our customers with solutions that meet their business needs.
The Project Finance (PF) team is responsible for the provision of non-recourse debt financing solutions for the WIB customer base.
How will I help?
As a Director, Project Finance, you will join CIB and be responsible for leading a team of Project Finance Professionals in the origination, structuring, and execution of complex debt transactions across multiples sectors including the Power & Renewables, as well as Infrastructure sectors. You and your team will evaluate the credit quality of these complex debt transactions and be a key member of the Project Finance business ensuring excellence in product delivery, effective utilisation of systems, and risk analysis, resulting in customer satisfaction and sustainable profitability.
Internally, you will work closely with members of the PF team, Loan Markets team, Relationship Managers, Industry Analysts, Financial Markets, Legal, and Credit. Externally you will work closely with clients, lawyers, due diligence consultants and other banks.
Further key responsibilities include:
* Participate as a leader of the business focussing on originating new PF opportunities
* People management including coaching, developing and leading a team of PF specialists
* Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
* Have proactive involvement in the credit decision processes
* Actively participate in origination and customer account planning process
* Independently work with customers to assess credit risk
* Undertake post deal reviews both externally & internally
* Actively engage target customers and Risk to ensure policies and procedures are compliant
What’s in it for me?
Our clients include a broad range of industry participants spanning across several sectors. Within Energy, Infrastructure and Resources we focus on social and economic infrastructure, energy (thermal/renewable power generators and energy retailers), regulated utilities, infrastructure funds, and natural resources. WIB is bringing together a team that has extensive experience in the design and execution of complex financing solutions across these industries.
The focus globally on energy transition and infrastructure is expected to generate a large pipeline of opportunities. WIB and the PF business is exceptionally well-positioned for this pipeline as the leading renewable energy financier in Australia and the leading financier to greenfield Infrastructure over the last 5 years being key to the success of the team.
You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
What do I need?
To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced Institutional or Transactional or Investment Banking professional with demonstratable capabilities in structuring, negotiating, documenting, and seeking credit approval for project financings or structured credit approvals.
You will also be a self-motivated leader, with demonstrable team leading experience. You will also possess strong initiative, integral drive, and customer service values, to achieve results with your team.
Further key attributes include:
* In-depth knowledge of PF debt structures and other funding solutions
* Track record in leading PF or complex debt transactions
* Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of customer and investor markets
* Strong cash flow modelling and credit writing skills
* Ability to work to tight timetables in a deal driven environment
* Strong analytical skills combined with an understanding of key business drivers
* Experience in the financing of renewable energy and infrastructure projects is preferred
What’s it like to work there?
We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.
This is a proactive role in ascertaining the credit quality of complex debt transactions and working collaboratively across WIB including working closely with EIR and FM on new to bank debt opportunities.
As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.
We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.
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We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au