Finance Manager, Energy & Power

Big Watt Digital, LLC; Sammamish (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Cash Bonus

Incentive Award Units

Job summary

Big Watt Digital, LLC is seeking a senior finance leader to own energy planning, forecasting and capital allocation for a portfolio of energy infrastructure projects. You will build models, drive scenario analysis and partner with engineering and development teams to align economics with project milestones.

Responsibilities include integrating COD, procurement spend and performance into forecasts, establishing KPIs, and communicating complex energy economics to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, project finance, infrastructure investing, energy finance or related field.
• Excel skills rated 8/10 and AI usage for analysis and modeling 8/10.
• Experience in power generation, utilities or energy infrastructure.
• Able to translate complex systems into financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own Energy & Power planning, forecasting, performance management and variance analysis.
• Integrate development milestones, procurement, COD and operating performance into forecasts.
• Establish KPIs linking technical performance to economics.
• Partner with Accounting and Treasury to align forecasts and liquidity.
• Build scalable financial models, reporting and automation for portfolio growth.
• Translate market uncertainty into investment and operating decisions.

Skills

Strategic finance

FP&A

Project finance

Infrastructure investing

Energy finance

AI usage for analysis and modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics

MBA or advanced technical degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

• Own financial models across power development, construction, commissioning and operations.
• Evaluate generation technologies, equipment configurations, fuel arrangements and operating strategies.
• Translate engineering assumptions into capital cost per MW, cost per MWh, efficiency, availability, IRR and yield on cost.
• Connect generation economics to data center pricing, project returns and enterprise profitability.

Drive Investment and Capital Allocation

• Build investment cases for generation assets, equipment procurement and capacity expansion.
• Evaluate trade-offs across capital cost, delivery timelines, reliability, efficiency and lifecycle economics.
• Challenge technical and commercial assumptions, quantify downside risks and recommend alternatives.
• Support executive investment decisions with clear financial analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Model exposure to natural gas prices, fuel transportation, power markets and regulatory developments.
• Evaluate fuel contracts, pricing mechanisms and risk mitigation strategies alongside Treasury and Commercial teams.
• Stress-test project returns against equipment performance, construction delays, fuel volatility and operating disruptions.
• Translate market uncertainty into investment and operating decisions.

Build the Financial Operating Model

• Own Energy & Power planning, forecasting, performance management and variance analysis.
• Integrate development milestones, procurement, construction spending, commercial operation dates (COD) and operating performance into financial forecasts.
• Establish KPIs linking technical performance to economics, including cost per MW, heat rates, availability and cost per MWh.
• Partner with Accounting and Treasury to align project forecasts, capital commitments, liquidity and financial reporting.
• Build scalable financial models, reporting and automation to support portfolio growth.

Operate as a Strategic Business Partner

• Partner directly with Energy, Engineering, Development and Construction leaders on major technical and commercial decisions.
• Bring Finance upstream into equipment selection, project design, procurement and contracting.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and communicate complex energy economics clearly to senior leadership.
• Connect detailed project analysis to capital allocation, customer economics and enterprise value.

Build for Scale

• Establish financial frameworks, processes and operating mechanisms where none exist.
• Balance analytical rigor with startup speed, prioritizing decisions over unnecessary complexity.
• Automate recurring analysis and reporting to increase Finance's strategic leverage.
• Take ownership of ambiguous, cross-functional problems and drive them to resolution.

THE PERSON WHO WILL THRIVE HERE

• 5 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, project finance, infrastructure investing, energy finance or a related field. Excel skills must be rated 8/10 and AI usage for analysis and modeling 8/10.
• Strong financial modeling and investment analysis capabilities, including project-level cash flows, capital allocation, scenario analysis and valuation.
• Experience in power generation, utilities, energy infrastructure, data centers or another capital-intensive industry.
• Able to engage credibly with engineers and technical leaders, challenge assumptions and translate complex systems into financial decisions.
• Combines the analytical rigor of a sophisticated infrastructure investor with the ownership, adaptability and execution speed of a startup operator.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics or a related discipline; an MBA or advanced technical degree is a plus.

You understand that the value of Finance is not model precision alone. It is the judgment to determine where capital should go, which risks are worth taking and how technical decisions translate into long-term economic value.

At Big Watt Digital, Finance belongs upstream of the investment decision—not downstream of the transaction.

HOW WE WORK

BUILD Create durable systems, not temporary fixes.|EXECUTE Move with urgency and accountability.|PARTNER Work across disciplines and stakeholders.|SCALE Design for the next campus, not just today.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary Range for this position is from $200-$250K. In addition to a competitive salary Big Watt Digital offers:

• Annual Cash Bonus
• Incentive Award Units