Commercial Construction Lending VP

Company Description

Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate (CounterpointeSRE) operates at the intersection of commercial real estate and energy industries, providing mortgage, C-PACE, and other energy financial products. As a portfolio company of MassMutual, CounterpointeSRE offers one-stop sustainable finance solutions to commercial real estate owners and operators providing C-PACE and mortgage bridge loans.

Position Description:

The primary responsibilities includes working with developers, contractors, OEMs, and owners of commercial real estate properties to review requests to finance new construction or their planned energy or water conservation improvements or eligibility for our PACE financing Programs.

Additional positions may also be available at junior & senior levels for underwriters and/or transaction managers in bridge mortgage and C-PACE in Stamford and elsewhere in the U.S.

REQUIRED

3+ years experience Commercial construction lending

Rating agency experience or equivalent commercial real estate lending experience or real estate degree a plus

Syndicated lending a plus

• Originate and determine credit and construction risks, review appraisal reports, property markets and direct underwriters or underwrite property cash flows to determine transaction strengths
• Evaluate financing opportunities and structure financing up to $500 million or more with financial modeling of cash flows and sizing of deals.
• Perform rigorous analysis of proposed transactions by reviewing statute and local laws, financial underwriting, sources of capital for the project, sponsor contributed equity, title, construction documents, and property valuations.
• Transaction management of complex commercial PACE financings, including negotiating terms and conditions with senior management.
• Help determine loan tranching and pricing models, risk assessments and portfolio analyses.
• Assist with commercial real estate-backed securitizations and all ESG reporting.
• Interact with property owners and developers to establish construction draw process, required reporting, and required back-up documentation submissions as well as work with engineers and internal teams to ensure compliance with transaction documents.
• Work with developers, contractors, and owners on new construction or to develop energy efficiency or other sustainable/resiliency projects.

We are pleased that you are seeking employment with Counterpointe. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, citizenship or national origin or any factors prohibited by local, state or federal law. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable local, state and federal laws, it is the policy of Counterpointe to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship. This applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process.