Senior Manager Energy Lead Advisory role in Sydney

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Senior Manager – Energy Lead Advisory
Location: Sydney or Melbourne | Hybrid

Join a globally connected advisory firm committed to shaping your future with confidence.
Work with diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go

The Opportunity

This role sits within a strategy and transactions team that combines transformative thinking, transaction leadership, tax expertise, and corporate finance capabilities to deliver practical, real-world solutions. As a Senior Manager in the Energy Lead Advisory team, you’ll collaborate with developers, investors, financiers, innovators, and public sector stakeholders to unlock capital and deliver impactful M&A solutions that accelerate Australia’s transition to a sustainable, green future.

You’ll be instrumental in:

-Originating new opportunities and developing client relationships
-Identifying key value drivers and risk mitigation strategies, challenging assumptions around pricing, asset performance, and portfolio construction
-Leading transaction execution across the lifecycle, including financial modelling, diligence, financing, and negotiation
-Delivering seamless, integrated client experiences across service lines throughout the M&A journey
-The team’s focus spans renewable generation, storage, transmission, and optimisation strategies for infrastructure investors, developers, and utilities across both mid-market and major segments.

Note: This role requires candidates to be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Key Responsibilities

-Develop and implement innovative M&A strategies tailored to client objectives and evolving market conditions
-Lead acquisition and disposal engagements for energy projects, portfolios, and businesses, working with developers, infrastructure and private equity investors, financiers, and strategic buyers
-Manage execution across origination, bid strategy, due diligence, valuation, capital structuring, and negotiation
-Advise on regulatory compliance in the energy sector, with a strong understanding of public-private intersections in energy transition projects
-Oversee preparation of investment materials, financial analyses, and models to support client decision-making
-Identify critical issues impacting deal structuring and pricing, with a strong grasp of risk and value
-Effectively manage teams and stakeholder communications
-Contribute to business development initiatives and build strong client relationships
-Leverage global renewables platforms to deliver exceptional insights and transaction expertise

Skills and Attributes for Success

-Proven experience in transaction advisory, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple engagements
-Deep expertise in M&A, project and corporate finance structuring, and a strong understanding of energy market fundamentals, technologies, supply chains, and policy
-Passion for the energy sector and a commitment to decarbonisation
-Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, or Law preferred
-Strong work ethic, adaptability, and creative problem-solving skills
-High-quality delivery and presentation skills
-Competence in risk management and quality assurance

What’s Offered

-Career development: Shape your career with future-focused skills and world-class experiences
-Flexible work arrangements: Empowering you to balance professional and personal life
-Comprehensive benefits: Wellness incentives, 8 weeks of flex leave, and 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
-Competitive salary: Open to negotiation based on skills and experience