Director of Planning & Due Diligence

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Director of Planning & Due Diligence manages the overall business plans and strategic initiatives/processes within the Distributed Energy Business. This position is also responsible for due diligence for commercial and industrial (C&I) scale PV+BESS and ESS-only project acquisitions across the United States. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Business Planning & Finance, or another senior management personnel that the President of the Company may designate. This position will be based out of our New Jersey office, with an in-office schedule that is set at the direct manager’s discretion in accordance with the Company policies and procedures. Remote options could be considered for exceptional cases.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the overall process of origination/development, structuring, and closing of high-quality, profitable investment opportunities while ensuring due diligence.
• Partner with Project Finance, Development/Origination, and Project Engineering teams to ensure conformity with investment guidelines, metrics, and forecasted cashflows; run sensitivity analysis and provide ideas to optimize valuations and transaction structures.
• Coordinate with internal functional teams, third-party advisors, and deal counterparts on due diligence activities and financial model inputs to qualify project investments before executing acquisition documents.
• Produce reports and presentations for senior management and investment committee.
• Create and manage tools to monitor market activity and track internal origination strategy to identify new growth areas and M&A targets.
• Support analysis to originate/develop contracts for the development of portfolios of C&I scale PV+ESS and ESS-only projects.
• Support contract negotiations and complex transactions.
• Develop statistical analyses to quantify risk in highly structured transactions.
• Drive projects forward and perform quantitative analyses to support development and financing decisions in partnership with functional groups, third-party advisors, and other various stakeholders.
• Generate and maintain periodic reports of the Distributed Energy Business for the local leadership as well as the headquarters in Korea.
• Work closely with other businesses such as PV Module Sales, ESS Solution Sales, Grid Services, Asset Management, Engineering/PM, and Hanwha Q CELLS HQ in Korea.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by leadership.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required in finance, business administration, economics, engineering, or energy science.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in a development role with specific focus on financial control, operations, and corporate planning/strategy.
• Familiar with project management/project accounting.
• Extensive work experience navigating discounted cashflow models. 
• Able to create and review corporate-level financials with project accounting skills.
• Able to cope with dynamic surroundings and a team-oriented mindset.
• Able to develop written/verbal work deliverables that are organized and appropriate to the respective audience.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
• Renewable Energy experience is a plus.
• Bilingual in Korean (speaking/writing) is required.
• Flexibility to travel for around 30% of the year for multiple projects/events in various geographical regions.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is headquartered in Irvine, CA, and handles sales for the North American region. It is a subsidiary of Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd., one of the world´s largest and most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers for its high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules. It is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ). Through its growing global business network spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East, the company provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, government, and residential markets. Hanwha Q CELLS is a flagship company of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm, and a Top 8 business enterprise in South Korea. HQCA recently acquired Geli, a leading developer of Energy Management System software for energy storage, solar, and other renewable resources.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

*This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.