Manager, Structured Finance

Fervo Energy • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Fervo Energy is seeking a Manager, Structured Finance to lead execution across capital raises, including project finance debt, project equity, tax equity, and hybrid corporate/project funding structures. The role drives diligence, transaction workstreams, documentation, and closing mechanics from term sheet through financial close, maintaining technical rigor, commercial outcomes, and execution quality. The position works closely with Finance, Development, Engineering, Legal, Accounting, Tax, and Asset Management, as well as lenders, investors, and advisors.

Reporting to the Director, Structured Finance, the Manager will lead a team of Associates and Analysts and serve as the day-to-day execution lead on one or more concurrent transactions. This is a hands-on role involving transaction diligence, structuring and negotiation support, documentation, financial modeling, risk management, and ensuring closed transactions are handed off cleanly to Portfolio Management.

The position is eligible for hybrid work from Houston, Texas. Team members are expected to work in the office three days per week, and some travel is required.

Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in project finance, infrastructure investing, energy finance, or investment banking, with direct experience executing complex transactions.
• Strong technical understanding of project finance debt, tax equity, and capital stack structuring, with the ability to support financial modeling and structuring analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to manage diligence processes, data rooms, and documentation workstreams across multiple concurrent transactions.
• Experience coordinating with lenders, equity investors, and tax equity counterparties on transaction execution.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong execution discipline and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-moving, technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of capital raises, including project finance debt, project equity, tax equity, and hybrid corporate/project structures; drive timelines from term sheet through financial close.
• Own diligence processes for active transactions, including organizing and maintaining data rooms, responding to lender and investor information requests, and coordinating internal and advisor workstreams.
• Support capital stack design and transaction structuring, balancing project economics, tax efficiency, risk allocation, and bankability.
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact in negotiations and manage transaction-level communications with lenders, equity investors, tax equity providers, and strategic partners.
• Coordinate drafting, review, and negotiation of transaction documents with Legal and external counsel, tracking open issues through resolution.
• Prepare investment materials, decision memos, and transaction status updates for senior leadership.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Development, Legal, Accounting, Tax, and Asset Management to ensure projects are financeable, accurately modeled, and operationally executable.
• Identify and help resolve execution risks that could affect closing timelines or transaction quality.
• Build and maintain financial models supporting capital stack analysis and transaction structuring.
• Ensure closed transactions are handed off to Portfolio Management with complete documentation and compliance requirements.
• Lead a team of Associates and Analysts.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• Employer-paid basic life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• A 401(k) plan with up to 6% match.
• Flexible paid time off and paid parental leave.
• Family-building, fertility, hormonal health, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting support through Carrot.
• A dependent care FSA for eligible child and elder care expenses.
• An annual Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible wellness expenses, including fitness, financial planning, pet insurance, and pet care.
• Employee ownership opportunities through Fervo’s Employee Stock Purchase Program, stock option grants, and bonus opportunities for eligible roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed