Senior Manager, Origination - Environmental Infrastructure

Connecticut Green Bank | Posted Feb 16 | Full‑time | Connecticut

The Connecticut Green Bank (hereafter “Green Bank”) is seeking two (2) Senior Managers focused on Origination to join its Environmental Infrastructure Programs team. The Senior Managers will help the Green Bank grow a new business unit of the organization and transform public and private investment in Environmental Infrastructure. The successful candidates will have demonstrated lending experience in environmental infrastructure, such as organic waste management solutions, climate adaptation and resiliency inclusive of nature-based solutions, and natural and working lands inclusive of environmental markets, or other related industries.

The roles will additionally support the business unit and Green Bank commitment to increased investment in underserved communities. Preference will be given to candidates with prior experience in commercial project finance, public finance, infrastructure investing and small business lending, or related project development or administrative experience.

• Working with the Environmental Infrastructure team to grow the business unit, with key responsibilities focusing on developing lending opportunities and supporting project underwriting and closing.
• Deal Origination & Sourcing:
  Proactively leading the identification, sourcing, and advancement of mission‑aligned investment opportunities, serving as the primary underwriter for screening inbound opportunities, confirming eligibility, strategic fit, risks, and pathway to financing. Leading structured market engagement and solicitation activities such as Requests for Information or Requests for Proposals. Managing an active pipeline of prospective opportunities.
• Transaction Lead:
  Advancing investment opportunities by leading due diligence, conducting independent analyses, producing investment materials, and managing the closing process in coordination with the Legal and Investment teams.
• Market & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Together with the Director and Associate Director, building and maintaining strategic relationships with key market stakeholders and participants (e.g. relevant state agencies and departments, project developers, entrepreneurs, consultants, capital partners, etc.) in relevant thematic area(s) to identify and originate financing opportunities.
• Financing Program Development:
  In alignment with team strategy and close collaboration with the Director, Associate Director and colleagues, driving the scoping and evaluation of potential programmatic financing opportunities to advance novel deployment pathways within the Green Bank. Proactively identifying policy barriers or opportunities affecting market animation and deal flow and develop organizational strategies and processes to advance market animation.
• Project & Consultant Management:
  Managing projects and the selection of consultants, where necessary, to support the program in areas where capacity or outside expertise is needed.

• Quantitative Analysis:
  Building and/or overseeing fit-for-purpose financial analysis, reviewing quantitative financial information for accuracy and risk analysis, evaluating accuracy of financial assumptions, performing sensitivity analysis, demonstrating sound understanding of core financial concepts.
• Process:
  As needed and consistent with operating procedures and other requirements, processing contracts, invoices, reimbursements, project payments, non‑disclosure agreements, public service agreements, and pursuing collections of delinquent accounts and other transactions in a timely, efficient and thorough manner.
• Public Policy:
  Supporting the preparation and response to priority policy actions that help to accelerate the flow of private capital across priority environmental infrastructure sectors.
• Reporting:
  Supporting the team's timely and sufficient updates and reporting to Green Bank colleagues, Board of Directors, legislature, and peer agencies.
• Social and Environmental Impact:
  Helping to establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and regularly monitor,…