Project Finance Director (Energy) SEGULA Technologies

Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Finance / Project Finance / Corporate Development
Seniority Level: Director

We are looking for an experienced Project Finance Director to lead the financial structuring, modelling, valuation, and transaction support of major development projects across the Near and Middle East region.

The selected candidate will act as a key financial advisor to Business Development and Investment teams and will support projects from origination and tender stage through financial close, acquisition, development, and handover to operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Modelling & Valuation

• Develop comprehensive financial models for new development projects, acquisitions, greenfield and brownfield opportunities, and M&A transactions.
• Perform detailed valuation analysis and assess project returns in line with applicable accounting and investment standards.
• Challenge cost assumptions, revenue forecasts, financing assumptions, and business plans for tender submissions and investment decisions.
• Support impairment testing, long-term planning exercises, and financial analysis for growth projects.

Risk Analysis & Financial Structuring

• Identify, analyze, and quantify key project risks, including construction, operational, credit, currency, interest rate, contractual, and financing risks.
• Review contracts from a financial perspective and prepare risk matrices to support project decision-making.
• Support bond requirements, guarantees, insurance considerations, and other financial risk mitigation mechanisms.
• Structure project financing solutions in coordination with banks, financial institutions, external advisors, and internal stakeholders.

Transaction Support & M&A

• Lead financial workstreams for M&A transactions, including due diligence, valuation, transaction modelling, financial planning, closing support, and integration.
• Review and optimize financial and legal structures, including tax, debt, equity, and project company considerations.
• Support the preparation and optimization of financial offers during prequalification, tender, and negotiation stages.
• Coordinate financial, technical, legal, and tax due diligence activities to ensure bankability and investment readiness.

Documentation & Governance

• Review and contribute to finance-related provisions in contractual documentation, including share purchase agreements, shareholders agreements, service agreements, and financing documents.
• Prepare investment memorandums, financial presentations, and decision-support materials for senior management and investment committees.
• Ensure projects comply with internal investment criteria, governance standards, and approval processes.
• Support smooth transition from development phase to project CFO or operational finance teams after award or financial close.

Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Business Development, Legal, Tax, Accounting, Treasury, Investment Control, M&A, Corporate Development, Insurance, and regional management teams.
• Liaise with external advisors, auditors, banks, financial institutions, and other transaction stakeholders.
• Participate in financial negotiations with partners, lenders, investors, and clients.
• Translate complex financial concepts into clear recommendations for non-finance stakeholders.