Associate, Project Finance

Overview

Support financing, modeling, and risk management for renewable energy project portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• financial modeling
• financing structures
• risk management
• market modeling
• incentive analysis
• investor relations

Tasks

Nexamp is looking to hire an Associate, Project Finance. Reporting to the Director, Project Finance, you will be responsible for executing Nexamp’s strategy of growing a portfolio of renewable energy projects across all verticals and performing risk management for Nexamp’s growing portfolio. Working closely with our Development and Channel Acquisition teams, you will be responsible for developing new market models and collaborating with Capital Markets to incubate a proactive growth strategy. You will also partner with Legal, Treasury, and various teams for arranging third-party financing of Nexamp’s portfolio projects. You will play an essential role in the Nexamp project value chain and financing capabilities. -Represent the Company with the highest level of professionalism to investors, partners, and vendors. -Mentor a group of analysts to create, generate, and enhance dynamic/complex project and company-level financial models for the entire life cycle of renewable energy projects (including layering in complex ownership/partnership structures) based on experience level. -Lead the investment thesis creation and value proposition for ad hoc projects and investments. -Partner with key business unit leaders to help inform tactical and strategic planning via a detailed understanding of all key parts of the development business. -Develop value propositions by understanding financial incentive programs in key target markets. -Working closely with Project Finance and Capital Markets management to support and collaborate on arranging, negotiating, and executing various types of financing structures for portfolios of projects across the asset life cycle. -Work cross-functionally with Nexamp’s EPC, Community Solar, and Development teams to optimize financing solutions. -Support the Project Finance team’s financial modeling initiatives to manage project-level and portfolio risk by ensuring that financial hurdle rates are met.

Requirements

• solar finance
• 3+ yrs
• bachelor's
• analytical
• communication
• stakeholder

What You Bring

We are accepting candidates across our hub offices of Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, and New York City, NY, where you will be hybrid. -Ability to ask appropriate questions, analyze data, identify the root causes of problems, and present creative solutions. -Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating information, ideas, and perspectives with people inside and beyond your organization. -3+ years of experience in solar project finance/capital markets or related financial roles. -Expertise in building strong internal and external relationships with customers and stakeholders, instilling trust and loyalty across the industry. -Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, or related field. -Experience in showcasing initiative to make improvements to current work, processes, products, and services across the organization. We value accountability and an ownership mentality. -Eagerness to develop a fundamental understanding of how Nexamp operates and then apply that knowledge effectively to inform business decisions.

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Benefits

Not only will you get to take part in meaningful work and have the chance to change the world alongside innovative, dedicated, and motivated peers, but you will also have access to all the benefits that Nexamp offers! This includes our competitive compensation package; a 401(k) employer-match; health, dental, and vision insurance starting day one; flexible paid time off and holiday PTO; commuter benefits, and cell phone reimbursement. We have headquarters in Boston, MA and Chicago, IL, in addition to growing offices nationwide. We provide healthy snacks, coffee, service days and other volunteer opportunities, company outings, and more!\ The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Nexamp ranges from $95,000 - $125,000. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual bonus programs based on individual and company performance, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). Additionally, you may be eligible to participate in the Company’s stock option plan. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but is not limited to, skills and qualifications, internal equity, performance, and geographic location. This is where you can learn from industry leaders and become one yourself. It's fast-paced, mission-based work that challenges the status quo. Be on the team that's changing the world.

About Nexamp

-Began with a mission to deliver community solar to everyone. -Develops and owns community solar farms, blending clean-energy infrastructure with customer savings and local development. -Projects range from small-scale solar farms to utility-scale arrays, offering discounts up to 20% without credit checks or long-term contracts. -Vertically integrated model manages development, financing, construction, and customer management in-house. -Opened a second headquarters in Chicago in 2024 and plans significant investment in Illinois solar projects.

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