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CFO (land, energy, infrastructure)

Job Description

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

London, UK (HQ: Luxembourg)

£200,000–£250,000 + Growth Shares

The Company

Our client is a well-capitalised, privately backed energy infrastructure developer with ambitious plans for growth across EMEA. The company secures strategic land and delivers grid-scale power for the next of energy-intensive users — including AI Data Centres, Hyperscale Computing Campuses, and other critical infrastructure.

With Multi£m in committed private funding, a high-calibre leadership team, and strong relationships with UK Councils, major landowners, and institutional partners, they are positioned to become the pre-eminent powered land business in Europe. Its operations are headquartered in London, with a holding structure in Luxembourg.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal hire at a critical stage of its growth. The CFO will be a true strategic partner to the CEO and founding team, taking ownership of the full financial agenda as the business scales its platform across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

The role carries equity participation in the form of growth shares, making this a genuine wealth creation opportunity for the right individual.

You will be joining at the ground floor of a business with the ambition, capital, and connectivity to build something exceptional.

The Role

  • Act as strategic financial partner to the CEO, Board, and investors, presenting institutional-grade reporting and pipeline forecasts
  • Lead all capital raising activity, including green bonds, mezzanine financing, structured project debt, and equity from sovereign and infrastructure funds
  • Structure and underwrite complex land and grid-power option contracts, managing risk across a distributed European pipeline
  • Oversee project financials for large-scale powered land and data centre shell developments, from initial option through to completion
  • Establish and lead the international finance function across EMEA, including tax optimisation, treasury management, and FX hedging
  • Manage cross-border tax structures covering the Luxembourg holding entity and UK operating business
  • Drive financial governance and controls across multi-site CapEx programmes and complex supply chains
  • Build and lead a high-performing, multi-location finance team as the business scales

The Person

  • An experienced CFO or Finance Director with a background in infrastructure, energy, real estate, data centres, or adjacent sectors
  • Comfortable with the financial complexity of option contracts, powered land transactions, or grid-scale power agreements — or able to demonstrate highly transferable deal-structuring experience
  • Proven in raising institutional capital (debt and equity) from sophisticated investors including infrastructure funds, private equity, or sovereign wealth funds
  • Experienced operating across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, with a strong grasp of international tax, treasury, and regulatory frameworks
  • Qualified to ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent standard
  • A self-starter who thrives in a founder-led, entrepreneurial environment and is energised by building something from the ground up
  • Attracted by equity participation and the prospect of creating genuine long-term wealth alongside a highly ambitious team