Commercial Operations Associate I: RNG Growth & Analytics

Summit Utilities; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision benefits

Benefits package with flexible options

Job summary

Summit Utilities seeks a Commercial Operations Associate I to oversee the RNG project portfolio’s commercial operations, develop financial models, and drive revenue optimization. The role supports FP&A, M&A, and cross-functional initiatives while building scalable processes and dashboards for leadership review.

The position offers a hybrid U.S.-based work arrangement with potential remote options for eligible locations and a compensation range aligned to market benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, engineering, or a related field (MBA or CFA a plus)
• At least four (4) years’ experience in management consulting, investment banking, commercial operations, energy marketing or trading, corporate or project finance, infrastructure, or private equity investing
• Experience in RNG, renewable fuels, environmental commodities, natural gas, or power markets preferred
• Demonstrated experience building and owning financial models and analytical deliverables and presenting to leadership and functional teams

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain financial and operating models for portfolio projects, KPI dashboards to track budget, financial, and operational performance and carbon intensity scoring models
• Run the monthly operating and financial review cadence: coordinate project-level operating and financial content, prepare and deliver presentations with the team, and utilize outputs to identify and execute on value-added projects in the portfolio
• Oversee analysts managing environmental credit monetization for the operating portfolio, including credit generation, transacting, and revenue compliance for state and federal programs (RFS, LCFS)
• Support strategy development for the Peaks platform through market and competitive analyses, business cases, and scenario analyses
• Support the development and execution of bolt-on projects for the existing portfolio including CO2 liquefaction facilities, fertilizer production facilities, and others
• Opportunistically support the buildout and institutionalization of a dedicated Peaks commercial function as well as offtake strategy development
• Support the M&A team with commercial diligence on acquisitions, including offtake contracts, attribute revenue assumptions, program eligibility, and lead the commercial integration of acquired assets into the Peaks’ portfolio
• Serve as a workstream lead on cross-functional initiatives, including the ERP implementation, representing commercial and operational functions
• Coordinate and review analyst-level work on shared deliverables and help develop junior team members

Skills

Financial modeling

Project management

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or engineering

MBA or CFA a plus

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

MS Teams

Job description

Summit Utilities seeks a Commercial Operations Associate I to oversee the RNG project portfolio’s commercial operations, develop financial models, and drive revenue optimization. The role supports FP&A, M&A, and cross-functional initiatives while building scalable processes and dashboards for leadership review.

The position offers a hybrid U.S.-based work arrangement with potential remote options for eligible locations and a compensation range aligned to market benchmarks.