Associate Director, CPACE Underwriting Transaction Management

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Associate Director involved in underwriting and transaction management at Nuveen Green Capital. Leading complex commercial projects to completion with strategic input and growth potential.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $134,000 - $188,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Preparing term sheets for early-stage deals and assisting with presentation materials when needed.
Managing deal structuring negotiations, leading borrowers and senior lenders through how PACE can be a value-add in development project capital stacks.
Leveraging third-party market research, such as CoStar, to support underwriting assumptions.
Identifying transaction risks and tracking exceptions to Nuveen Green Capital’s underwriting criteria.
Drafting and presenting credit memos to obtain credit approval, interfacing with Nuveen Green Capital’s credit team to troubleshoot underwriting concerns.
Completing loan files accurately and thoroughly.
Leading a diverse pipeline of C-PACE projects of various complexity, triaging and prioritizing the most impactful next steps for the overall pipeline.
Communicating internally with originations, credit, legal, and asset management teams and externally with clients and partners to keep the deal team on track for key milestones and closing.
Working with mortgage holders (where applicable) to gain consent for C-PACE financing.
Supporting relationships with developers, brokers, mortgage lenders and other industry stakeholders.
Preparing for client meetings, including development of background material and presentations.
Increasing market awareness of Nuveen Green Capital.
Going above and beyond to ensure a positive customer experience, creatively solving challenging problems, and enthusiastically supporting Nuveen Green Capital’s mission to be the Lender of Choice for our clients and partners.
Coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals to ensure high-quality and timely completion of projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 3+ Years of commercial real estate construction underwriting experience
Preferred Qualifications: 5+ Years of commercial real estate construction underwriting experience
Masters/MBA related to CRE
Demonstrated interest in sustainability and/or clean energy deployment
Experience with financial structuring of commercial real estate construction/development projects

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Total Rewards package
Superior retirement program
Highly competitive health, wellness, and work-life offerings

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial real estate construction underwritingfinancial structuringcredit memo draftingdeal structuring negotiationsrisk identificationmarket research analysisloan file managementpresentation developmentpipeline managementcustomer experience enhancement

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingcoachingleadershipcollaborationorganizationprioritizationcreativityinterpersonal skillsclient relationship management

Certifications

Masters in Business Administration (MBA)real estate certifications