Associate / Senior Associate, Project Finance

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and refine DCF models for solar, solar + storage, and standalone storage projects.
• Collaborate closely with developers to stress-test project economics, model upside and downside scenarios, and identify levers that can meaningfully improve returns while preserving offtaker priorities.
• Critically evaluate inputs and assumptions, identifying where estimates may be optimistic and ensuring the model reflects a defensible view of project economics prior to capital commitment.
• Develop and run sensitivity analyses across the full range of pre-construction uncertainties, including production yield, O&M costs, price forecasts, tax treatment, ITC eligibility, FEOC compliance, congestion, accreditation methodologies, and construction timeline, to stress-test returns and inform investment decisions made well ahead of capital deployment.
• Support investment underwriting, project valuation, and strategic development using market forecasts and scenario analysis.
• Assess energy storage economics across multiple value streams, including energy arbitrage, capacity, ancillary services, and congestion-related opportunities to evaluate merchant BESS deployment across target state programs.
• Evaluate the feasibility of prospective land campaigns in relation to community solar opportunities across target state programs, identifying optimal markets and informing option agreement decisions.
• Track development budgets and model the impact of long-lead costs on cash flow management and project returns as opportunities progress through the pipeline.
• Support development strategy related to market participation, offtake structures, and risk management approaches.
• Partner with internal teams to align market insights with project design, siting, and execution decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, finance, mathematics, or a related quantitative field.
• 1–5 years of relevant experience in power markets, energy analytics, renewable energy, energy storage, consulting, or investment analysis.
• Strong understanding of U.S. wholesale electricity markets and ISO/RTO market structures.
• Experience modeling or evaluating revenues for energy storage and/or renewable assets.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Python, R, SQL, or similar analytical tools preferred.
• Ability to synthesize complex analysis into clear, decision-oriented recommendations.

Preferred

• Experience with market forecasting tools or vendors (e.g., Aurora, PLEXOS, Enverus, Wood Mackenzie).
• Familiarity with hybrid renewable + storage projects.
• Exposure to commercial transactions, offtake agreements, or market participation strategies.
• Working understanding of tax equity financing, solar ITC, FEOC compliance, and tax credit eligibility and transfer.
• Advanced degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional certification (e.g., CFA).

Benefits

• PTO and company holidays
• Medical, dental, vision
• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance
• 401(k) and company match
• Professional development stipend
• Strong culture of collaboration, performance, and personal growth