Senior Associate, Origination

Description

You will report to the Senior Director of Origination and work closely with other members of the Origination team, including the lead of the West Origination team. You will collaborate extensively with team members across the company as Scout continues to grow our wind, solar, and storage pipeline.

You will be a core member of our West Origination team, and the position will focus on the SPP, Desert Southwest, and Mountain West markets. On the West Origination team, you will be responsible for cultivating client relationships, overseeing RFP and bilateral outreach proposals, and maintaining our market intelligence. Each day will incorporate both proactive and responsive activities across a range of projects, clients, and deals.

• Support our market intelligence efforts by communicating any market intelligence gained from discussions with brokers, conferences, industry groups and other sources.
• Work with the various applicable teams to help prepare a response including development, finance, structuring and legal.
• Curious and you ask questions; you quickly apply lessons learned in one area to other work areas.
• Submit best-in-class proposals on time.
• Process RFPs by adding them to a tracker, proposing response decisions during a team call, and sharing with the company via email and meetings.
• Summarize and conduct analysis on our offers.
• Leverage your existing network in the renewable energy space and build your network by attending conferences and participating in organizations on behalf of the Origination team.
• Support the maintenance of an up-to-date proposal response template and other team templates.
• Follow our Origination team's processes and procedures to ensure consistency across the team and suggest updates and refinements to the processes to make them better.
• Prepare for and lead shortlist meetings.
• Develop an RFP response schedule for larger lift proposal efforts and share that schedule with teams.
• Propose ideas on ways to make new connections. Be creative and active in building our network and relationships.
• Prepare proposals for RFP responses and bilateral agreements to utilities, C&Is, retailers and others.
• Maintain market packet(s), through a deep dive into the market and expertise in that market, specifically related to offtake opportunities
• Manage the Know Your Customer process.
• Participate in our market readiness process and lead ready-to-market calls.
• Lead the origination of late-stage projects.
• Stay up to date on our late-stage projects that may be ready to market including completing offtake analyses.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate is located in Boulder, CO or would be willing to relocate to the Boulder area in order to commute to our Boulder office on a 3/2 hybrid schedule.

• Knowledge of power marketing and existing connections you can leverage with utilities, C&Is, retailers, and brokers
• Able to prioritize and deliver top-quality work products in multiple areas without direct supervision.
• A great communicator, in emails, PPT slides, on meetings, at a conference, on a phone call, in person in the office.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in an origination, structuring, or relevant business development role within the utility-scale renewable energy sector
• Authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer without sponsorship.
• Intelligence. Problem-solving learners who can make informed decisions quickly and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.
• Creative and enjoy solving problems by working across the organization to develop a solution.
• Initiative. Resourceful self-motivators who thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment because of their exceptional leadership, work ethic, and organizational skills.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Willing and available to travel as needed, up to 10 - 20%, primarily to conferences to help support the Origination team's mission.
• A Bachelor's degree, preferably related to Renewable Energy and Sustainability, with an outstanding academic record
• Successfully able to leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting.
• Socially intelligent and can respond to colleagues, potential offtakers, and other collaborators based on the vibe of the discussion.

Benefits

Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums, 401(k) match, STD, LTD, an Employee Assistance Program, and a range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.

Target base salary: $95,000 - $110,000 (Negotiable for the right candidate)

Attractive bonus potential.

• Teamwork. Respectful and appreciative colleagues with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to fostering positive relationships across organizational boundaries to deliver on shared team goals.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance