Commercial Operations Associate I, RNG Growth & Analytics

Summit Utilities Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 89,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peaks Renewables, a unit of Summit Utilities, is seeking a Commercial Operations Associate I to manage financial and operational analysis across the RNG project portfolio. You’ll build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and business cases, partnering with FP&A, M&A, and commercial teams to drive growth.

The role requires strong Excel modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to communicate complex analyses to senior leaders.

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 and KPI dashboards; collaborate with data engineers to automate repeatable processes.
• Run the monthly operating and financial review cadence; coordinate content and deliver presentations to identify value-added projects.
• Oversee analysts handling environmental credit monetization for the portfolio, including credit generation and revenue compliance for state and federal programs (RFS, LCFS).
• Support strategy development for the Peaks platform through market analyses, business cases, and scenario analyses.
• Support bolt-on projects for the portfolio, including CO2 liquefaction facilities and fertilizer production facilities.

Skills

Advanced financial modeling

Project management

Written and verbal communication

Owner’s mindset

Discretion

MS Excel / MS Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

MS Teams

Job description

Peaks Renewables, a unit of Summit Utilities, is seeking a Commercial Operations Associate I to manage financial and operational analysis across the RNG project portfolio. You’ll build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and business cases, partnering with FP&A, M&A, and commercial teams to drive growth.

The role requires strong Excel modeling, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to communicate complex analyses to senior leaders.