Senior Level Energy Jobs

About Us: We are BayWa r.e. Americas Projects & Services, a leading developer of utility-scale renewable energy. We are also an in-house and third-party operations and services provider, offering 24/7/365 monitoring from our headquarters in Carlsbad, CA. Our team of dedicated experts spans the United States and Mexico. Since first entering the North American market in 2014, we have brought over 2 GW online and are currently managing over 1.6 GW of operational assets. Our development pipeline is currently 11.5 GW in North America alone and continues to grow at an impressive pace. Our mission is to deliver reliable and affordable energy across the Americas. We value long-term partnerships and actively collaborate with local communities and organizations to fund workforce development, support disaster relief efforts, and incorporate sustainability and biodiversity into our projects. BayWa r.e. Americas Projects & Services is a subsidiary of BayWa r.e., a leading global developer, service provider, distributor, and energy solutions provider. BayWa r.e. has a development pipeline exceeding 22 GW and over 10 GW in assets under management. Our shareholders are BayWa AG, an international group with diversified operations in agriculture, energy, and construction, and Energy Infrastructure Partners, a leader in energy infrastructure investment with a global investor base.

Purpose: BayWa r.e. Americas is seeking a Senior Associate, Structured Finance to join our Structured Finance team. The Senior Associate in Structured Finance is responsible for overseeing and actively participating in the analysis, structuring, and execution of complex financial transactions. The Senior Associate is expected to assist Directors/Vice Presidents in the planning and coordinating of assignments and work to identify and analyze the impact of relevant investment, environmental and/or business issues facing BayWa r.e. on the company’s financial structure, profitability, and competitive position. Competencies include advanced abilities to comprehend, analyze, frame and resolve complex analytical issues and distill them into simple to understand analysis for management decision making; communicate the key investment benefits and risks to senior management; and provide expertise and support to other BayWa r.e. departments requiring financial consulting services or financial training. The Senior Associate, Structured Finance will work closely with clients, colleagues, and management to provide innovative financial solutions, manage risk, and achieve financial objectives.

Responsibilities we will trust you with:

• This role is a transaction lead across both M&A (mostly sell-side) and financing (both project and corporate)
• Leading M&A processes (negotiating transaction documents, sale structuring, asset optimization, marketing, VDR, and asset transition)
• Leading project finance transactional activities on assigned projects, including understanding and negotiating tax equity agreements, end-to-end management of financing transactions, the financial and credit aspects of PPAs, term sheets, and other financial documents.
• Having a key role on the Structured Finance team in raising debt, equity, and tax equity for renewable projects.
• Managing models for tax equity, debt financing, and merchant curve analysis, sitting second chair and ensuring accuracy of models
• Collaborating with team members on financial models including reviewing capital expenditures, operating costs, energy price curves for wind and solar production, and battery dispatch models.
• Providing guidance on financial models, analyzing financial impacts, and helping manage relationships with third-party financiers.
• Coordinating between Structured Finance and other project teams (Development, Origination Commercial, EPC, Legal, & FP&A) to ensure good communication and transparency across the Company.
• Conducting and supervising financial modeling and pricing analysis to support investment decisions, bilateral proposals, competitive bids, and M&A opportunities.
• Overseeing marketing material preparation, engaging with investors, and managing diligence processes.
• Working with internal and external legal staff in drafting and negotiating term sheets for M&A and financing.
• Presenting to investment committee and advising internal stakeholders in understanding appropriate risk allocation, bankability of terms and conditions of various project contracts, and providing general structuring advice and optimization of returns.
• Leading process initiatives to improve transaction execution.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

• 7-9 years of experience in renewable energy transactions (project finance or M&A, but ideally both)
• Demonstrated track record of leading M&A transactions
• Project Finance experience; with an emphasis on tax equity placement and structuring
• Background in project finance, investment banking, leveraged finance, or private equity required.
• Excellent financial modeling skills.
• Exceptional analytical capabilities and extreme attention to detail.
• Proven track record in analyzing cash flow models and developing own sensitivities.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, or related field; MBA or CFA desirable.

What we are ready to offer you:

• Total compensation package dependent upon a number of factors, including candidate’s professional experience, candidate’s skills, position’s seniority level, department’s hiring budget, and position’s location.
• The salary range for this role is 150,000 to 175,000.
• Competitive annual bonus target based on individual and company performance.
• Health and welfare benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, pet insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer matching.
• Flexible work hours and remote first culture.
• Unlimited Paid Time Off policy for all Salaried, Full-time employees in the US
• 8 weeks paid family leave
• Health and wellness benefit; up to $500 annually.
• Free language lessons.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance, as applicable.
• A diverse and inclusive global team with a strong culture focusing on employee health and wellbeing.
• The possibility to make a positive contribution to our planet and use your world class marketing knowledge to set new standards in Renewable Energy.

Are our values your values? Are you ambitious enough to make a big impact in our business and beyond? Do you create meaningful solutions? Do you believe that we succeed as a team? We collaborate honestly, friendly, and respectfully. We have fun and celebrate our successes. How about you? Are you reliable? We create trust by taking on responsibility. Do you inspire others with an open mind, courage, and innovation? We challenge the status quo. Our values define our unique way of working together and give us direction in our daily actions.

At BayWa r.e. we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.