Senior Project Finance Valuation Analyst

Description

• Collaborate with design engineering on design optimization, dispatch modeling, and EPC price estimation to maximize project economics;
• Develop and analyze financial models to evaluate project valuations/profitability, viability of potential new markets, and impacts of changes to existing subsidies and incentives;
• Drive the development and adoption of new tools and techniques which drive efficiency and speed in the development of new projects across the company;
• Coordinate with policy & business development teams to stay abreast of the latest developments in community solar program design, and translate that knowledge into financial model templates and assumptions;
• Train and mentor employees across the company on financial modeling, energy market fundamentals, and state/federal incentive structures.
• Research wholesale energy and capacity prices, retail rates, and renewable energy credit market fundamentals and forecasts, and translate market data and dynamics into an internal view on price forecasting, valuation impacts, and modeling scenarios;
• Analyze financial models and customer feedback to understand the impact of key valuation drivers on projects and development regions and how/why valuations change over time, and communicate insights to regional teams and executive leadership;
• Research and interpret third-party energy/wholesale/capacity price forecasts, process them into model templates and sensitivities, develop official company position on price forecasting, and analyze impacts of changes for stakeholders;
• Leverage insights into project cash flows and energy/wholesale markets to support strategic project development decision making and maximization of project economics;
• Follows, maintains, and continuously improves their own standard work
• Engage with customers to educate them on revenue/cost structures, review key valuation assumptions, and negotiate purchase prices;

Requirements

• Proactive and able to work independently;
• 5 to 8 years experience with the United States energy industry, ideally working in the renewable energy industry;
• Accurate and detail-oriented;
• Mastery of Microsoft Excel required; VBA experience preferred;
• Knowledge of energy or renewable energy development and finance;
• Disciplined in adoption and following of standard work as the basis for continuous improvement;
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field; Master’s Degree in relevant field or MBA preferred;
• Project finance modeling and power markets analysis experience;
• Ability to analyze financial models and understand the impact of various key drivers;
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced business environment;

Benefits

• An open and self-managed paid time-off policy;
• Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental and vision;
• A parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents, available immediately upon hire;
• A 401k plan with immediate vesting and a company match (100% of the first three percent of your pay; 50% for the next two percent you contribute);
• A hybrid work location policy that supports working from home for part of the week;
• Professional development and education assistance.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance