Commercial Operations Associate I RNG Growth & Analytics

Summit Natural Gas of Missouri, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 89,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Benefits package and flexible work

Job summary

Summit Utilities, Inc. through Peaks Renewables seeks a Commercial Operations Associate I to manage financial and operating models for RNG projects, build KPI dashboards, and support FP&A and M&A initiatives. The role connects operations, finance, and commercial teams to scale the platform.

The position requires strong Excel modeling, advanced MS Office skills, and the ability to analyze markets like RNG and environmental credits, while coordinating with data engineers to automate processes.

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; work with data engineers to automate repeatable processes
• 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

Advanced financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Project management

Written and verbal communication

MS Office (MS Suite)

Environmental attribute markets

Strategic analysis

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/Economics/Engineering (MBA/CFA a plus)

Tools

ERP systems

Financial modeling tools

Job description

Summit Utilities, Inc. through Peaks Renewables seeks a Commercial Operations Associate I to manage financial and operating models for RNG projects, build KPI dashboards, and support FP&A and M&A initiatives. The role connects operations, finance, and commercial teams to scale the platform.

The position requires strong Excel modeling, advanced MS Office skills, and the ability to analyze markets like RNG and environmental credits, while coordinating with data engineers to automate processes.