Senior Analyst, Project Finance

Cultivate Power is seeking a driven and intellectually curious candidate as a Project Finance Sr. Analyst. This person will assist project sale and financing transactions, make investment recommendations based on valuation analysis, and have the opportunity to manage select investment and project finance activities (such as tax equity investments, project debt and tax equity financings, and tax strategies).

Join us if you are excited by the opportunity to turn land into renewable power plants, if you want to make the world a better place with more renewable energy, and if you want to learn by doing and working hard.

This role will accelerate a Sr. Analyst forward in an entrepreneurial career in renewables investing, financing, and development.

• The Sr. Analyst will embody Cultivate’s entrepreneurial spirit. Over time, as the Sr. Analyst learns and grows they will identify and lead new value creation opportunities, which could range from unlocking accretive financing, project acquisition opportunities, new business line opportunities, and more.
• The Sr. Analyst’s core project sales activities will involve assisting community solar project portfolio sales auctions, managing due diligence, and running the sales process from diligence through closing. For project financings, the Sr. Analyst will build relationships with lenders, tax equity investors, attorneys and consultants through management of due diligence, third party reports, and construction phase for community solar portfolios.

The Sr. Analyst will also work closely with other Project Finance team members, as well as Cultivate’s Development Market Leads to analyze valuation scenarios for projects in Cultivate’s markets, informing development investment decisions. The Sr. Analyst will have the ability to model project valuation scenarios independently when needed.

A great candidate is excited to work across multiple finance functions: project sales, project financings, and valuation/investment decisioning. In bigger companies, these represent three distinct finance functions, but at Cultivate we see significant synergies and value creation by combining these responsibilities across all finance team members. We are a dynamic company where everyone models, everyone drives value creating new ideas, and no task is too small.

About us:

Cultivate Power is a distributed solar and storage platform. We develop distributed energy resources that advance the productive use of the land and integrate with the community and grid. We believe community generation improves grid resiliency, furthers energy independence, and brings economic benefits to local communities. Our top focus is cultivating land into distributed renewable energy projects.

At Cultivate Power we have completed the development of more than 100MW. Our team has a combined 100 years of experience developing and financing solar, wind, battery storage, and transmission projects, as well as policy and market development across more than 25 states. The Cultivate Power team’s skillset spans project development, project financing, policy, and power marketing from the beginning stages of land development all the way to project construction and operations.

We are a talent-centric company that believes deeply in empowering our team members with significant responsibility and creating a culture of inclusivity and diversity. We cultivate our team’s talent, providing each team member with the training, support, and incentives they need to grow and thrive at Cultivate Power.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project Sales: assist in the sale of solar and storage projects, including running valuation exercises, collaborating with developers on major project deliverables, cultivating relationships with project buyers, and overseeing project diligence to drive projects to Closing.
• Project Financings: assist in the financing of solar and storage projects, including collaborating with internal stakeholders and EPC on major project deliverables, managing project financial models, overseeing project diligence, coordinating project consultants related to third party reports (Independent Engineer, Insurance Consultant, Market Consultant) to drive projects to Financial Close and Commercial Operations.
• Project Valuation: evaluate project returns across markets and multiple scenarios to inform individual project development decision-making, as well as support and advise the development team in evaluating market entry decisions. Form investment recommendations based on analysis of valuation models, strategic considerations, and risk/return frameworks.
• Ample opportunities for entrepreneurial thinking and wide breadth for impact through initiative: we are a high-growth passionate business and invite all team members to roll up their sleeves and help us do the work to deliver renewable energy and community benefits. There will be opportunities to assist across project M&A activities, new business lines, and entrepreneurial financing ideas. As the Sr. Analyst grows in experience, they will find new ways to add value to and grow Cultivate Power’s impact.

Requirements:

• High intellectual curiosity and strong drive.
• BA/BS degree (MBA or other relevant graduate degrees welcome).
• 1-4 years of finance experience required, with strong preference for experience in the renewable energy industry (investment banking, project finance, or corporate M&A) as a plus.
• Familiarity with tax equity and debt financing structures used in the solar and battery industry.
• Strong credit, financial analysis, quantitative, and modeling skills.
• Self-motivated with a high level of initiative and accountability.
• Ability to work well within collaborative and individual contribution roles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal & written) and ability to think on feet to defend positions and decisions.
• Attention to detail & highly organized (including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results under tight deadlines).
• Unimpeachable ethics & integrity.
• Desire to contribute professionally and personally to a growing, dynamic and motivated team environment dedicated to making solar and storage more competitive by optimizing the capital stack, and having fun doing it.

Please apply: Send an email with your resume to [email protected]