Associate, Commercial Origination

Pattern Energy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

short-term disability

long-term disability

life insurance

voluntary benefits

family care benefits

employee assistance program

paid time off

bonding leave

paid holidays

401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan

employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Pattern Energy is seeking a role-focused professional to support customer relationships and coordinate the structuring and execution of long-term structured power transactions for development and operating projects.

You will assist with pricing, drafting proposals, market analysis, and cross-functional coordination across legal, finance, development, EPC, and energy management teams to move bids through execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics or related discipline with 2+ years of work experience.
• Familiarity with offtake structures, utility-scale customers, and key offtake contract concepts.
• Strong time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support power origination team in sourcing, structuring, negotiating and closing long term structured power purchase agreements and other revenue contracts.
• Assist the negotiation and lead the execution processes around initial customer contract initiatives, including memoranda of understanding, confidentiality agreements, and term sheets.
• Support project marketing and proposal development.
• Conduct research on new markets, understanding policy driven customer demand factors, offtake products, and risks.
• Integrate input from a variety of internal functional areas into a cohesive product for internal approval processes and responses to negotiations.
• Interface with customers, coordinate proposal timelines and responses, general tracking and intake, both internally and with counterparties.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Market research

Proposal development

Team coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence.

Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises.

Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 35 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Responsibilities

JOB PURPOSE

This role will be responsible for supporting customer relationships, as well as coordinating and supporting the negotiation and execution of structured power transactions for development and operating projects as assigned. The primary areas of focus for this role will be assisting with pricing and structuring of offtake arrangements, proposal drafting, assistance with market analysis, customer intelligence and tracking, customer meetings, as well as internal coordination across teams of subject matter experts required to originate new business, finalize bids, and bring transactions through the execution process. The role will seek input from and support several departments such as Fundamentals, Legal, Credit, Accounting, Development, EPC, and Energy Management groups.

Key Accountabilities

• Support power origination team in the process of sourcing, structuring, negotiating and closing long term structured power purchase agreements and other revenue contracts.
• Support the negotiation and lead the execution processes around initial customer contract initiatives, including but not limited to: memoranda of understanding, confidentiality agreements, and term sheets.
• Support project marketing and proposal development.
• Conduct research on new markets, understanding policy driven customer demand factors, offtake products, and risks.
• Integrate input from a variety of internal functional areas into a cohesive and succinct product for internal approval processes and responses to negotiations.
• Interface with customers, coordinate proposal timelines and responses, general tracking and intake, both internally and with counterparties.
• Liaise with SME’s during negotiations.

Qualifications

Experience/Qualifications/Education Required

Educational And Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics or related discipline combined with at least 2 + years of work experience.
• Preferred: Familiarity with offtake structures, utility scale customers, and key offtake contract concepts related to utility-scale renewable power plants.
• Ability to organize time well and set proper priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and other applications.
• Exposure to utility-scale, renewable energy development preferred.

Additional Requirements

Skills & Ability:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex structures in a succinct manner to a wide audience.
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and independent work ethic are essential.
• Ability to work well with several different functional teams (e.g. development, finance, operations, accounting, and insurance).
• Ability to work well as a team member and a team leader.
• Take initiative to find answers and resources.
• Driven, hard-working individual with high standards for self and others.
• Solid understanding of economic, business and transactional concepts.

The expected starting pay range for this role is $120,000 - $150,000 USD. This range is an estimate and base pay may be above or below the ranges based on several factors including but not limited to location, work experience, certifications, and education.

In addition to base pay, Pattern’s compensation program includes a bonus structure for full-time employees of all levels.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• life insurance
• voluntary benefits
• family care benefits
• employee assistance program
• paid time off
• bonding leave
• paid holidays
• 401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• employee referral bonuses

Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.