Calibrant Energy is seeking a Senior Associate, Energy Capital Markets to play a central role in executing complex financings across our distributed energy and battery storage portfolio. Backed by one of the world’s largest and most respected energy infrastructure private equity funds, Calibrant offers a unique opportunity to work on high-profile transactions with institutional support and long-term capital behind you.
This is a hands-on, execution-oriented role well-suited for a sharp, driven finance professional who thrives in a dynamic environment. You’ll collaborate closely with the CFO and senior leadership team, gaining significant exposure to debt, tax equity, and sponsor equity transactions. This is a highly visible role with cross-functional engagement across development, legal, and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Transaction Execution
- Support the structuring, diligence, and execution of debt, tax equity, and sponsor equity transactions
- Lead the preparation of financing packages (tax equity, debt, mezz)
- Track and resolve lender Q&A from term sheet through financial close
- Coordinate capital partner workstreams, including Q&A, document negotiation, and closing logistics
2. Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Own and maintain detailed cash-flow models for individual projects and portfolios
- Perform capital stack structuring and scenario analysis (senior debt, tax equity, ABS)
- Deliver IC-quality outputs (DSCR, LLCR, P50/P90 metrics) and lender-ready forecasts
3. Project Screening & Commercial Diligence
- Evaluate project opportunities for economic viability and financeability
- Conduct preliminary credit reviews of offtakers and partners
- Support pricing and structuring for Business Development bids
- Provide early-stage feedback on project bankability and potential deal blockers
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Process Improvement
- Serve as the day-to-day finance contact for Legal, Development, and Engineering
- Translate technical and permitting risks into commercial impact language
- Build and maintain standardized checklists, trackers, and term sheet libraries
- 3‑6 years of project or structured finance experience in renewable energy, infrastructure PE, or investment banking.
- Advanced financial modeling skills, with comfort building complex project finance and tax equity models in Excel
- Familiarity with energy infrastructure, distributed generation, or battery storage strongly preferred
- Strong presentation and communication skills; able to walk IC or lender through a model.
- Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging with both internal stakeholders and external capital providers
- Self-starter with a high degree of ownership, accountability, and attention to detail
Nice to Have:
- Experience with BESS or distributed generation project structures
- Familiarity with tax equity financing structures, including partnership flips, inverted leases, or sale-leasebacks
- Understanding of key tax equity drivers such as depreciation, ITC eligibility, and compliance requirements
- Exposure to construction debt, back-leverage facilities, or sponsor equity structuring
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically.
At Calibrant Energy, our priority is to ensure that every team member feels valued and supported. We believe putting wellness first supports a full, holistic, and happier life. We support that by offering benefits that cover you and your family such as: medical, dental, vision insurances, paid time off, paid personal time, paid holidays, paid birthday, paid sick time, company paid short term disability and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401k with a company match, and more.
Calibrant Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding or reproductive health decisions), gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable U.S. law. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to: [email protected]
Pay range for this role is $160,000 to $175,000 plus bonus
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