This company is seeking an Associate who brings relevant experience or is interested in breaking into the renewable energy field. The Associate’s role is to develop and run financial models and supporting analyses that enable the marketing, structuring, negotiation, and closing of sponsor equity, tax equity, and debt investments in the company’s portfolio of community and distributed solar projects, solar + energy storage projects, and standalone storage projects.
With experience and demonstrated performance, an Associate can expect opportunities to run portions of transactions with external investors and eventually to lead entire workstreams or deal closings.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain sophisticated financial models (e.g., joint venture, partnership flip, lease pass-through)
- Manage transaction execution and financial closing process for multiple projects at various stages of development
- Support negotiations with investors for the company’s portfolio of solar and energy storage projects, including development and construction debt, joint venture equity, and tax equity
- Support project development and acquisition by partnering with other company business units (origination, development, operations, construction, legal) to estimate and track appropriate assumptions, and internalize financing conditions and requirements into company processes
- Attend client meetings and conferences as needed
- Assist senior Project Finance team members who are negotiating and closing project financing deals, including tax equity sales.
Required Skills/Competencies:
- 1-3 years of working experience.
- Bachelor's in finance, economics, energy, sustainability, engineering, or equivalent degree.
- Strong project management skills, excellent organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at a time and meet short deadlines.
- Ability to clearly communicate development & finance sensitivities to the sales team, senior management, and other relevant parties.
- Strong adaptability and willingness to change processes or direction based on evolving circumstances or management direction.
- Strong work ethic, ambition, and drive.
- Enthusiasm for renewables and the solar industry, and a desire to build a career in this industry long-term.
- Authorized to work in the US.