Renewable Energy M&A Associate — Biz Dev & Growth

Clearway Energy Group; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,259 - 174,879; Full time

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group in San Francisco, CA seeks an Associate to lead business development and mergers & acquisitions for solar, wind, and energy storage projects. You will build financial models, perform market analyses, and manage due diligence to drive strategic investments.

You will prepare reports for senior leadership, support deal execution, and collaborate cross‑functionally to optimize value across development, procurement, construction, and financing.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or closely related quantitative field, plus three (3) years of strategic operational and business analysis for renewable energy projects.
• 3 years of experience performing financial modeling and valuation for engineering and/or energy storage projects.
• 3 years of experience navigating MS Excel (including VBA) and discounted cashflow models.
• 3 years of experience utilizing MS Office suite (including MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Teams, MS OneNote, etc.) as well as Arcadia Signal, and SAP.
• 2 years of experience understanding power market fundamentals, including NY-ISO, PJM, MISO, ERCOT, SPP, CAISO, WECC, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement financial models and capital structures for project profitability and sustainability.
• Conduct market analysis, early-stage prospecting, and interconnection assessments to identify growth opportunities.
• Manage due diligence for mergers and acquisitions with subject-matter experts to ensure smooth transactions.
• Prepare high-quality reports and presentations for senior leadership, committees, and boards.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments of projects and markets and lead early-stage transactions when needed.
• Improve financial and technical modeling tools for better decision-making in energy storage and engineering projects.
• Ensure projects meet underwriting standards and align with investment metrics, delivering forecasted cash flows.
• Create systems to track market activity and origination strategies to identify new growth areas and M&A targets.
• Contribute to competitive pricing models and bidding approaches to secure offtake contracts for large-scale renewables.
• Support origination and financing of existing renewable projects in line with company objectives.
• Apply advanced quantitative methods to assess and mitigate risks in structured commodity transactions.
• Drive initiatives that create value across development, procurement, construction, and financing, including deal tracking and financial optimization.

Skills

Financial modeling

Power market fundamentals

Strategic analysis

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or related quantitative field

Tools

MS Excel (including VBA)

Arcadia Signal

SAP

Job description

Clearway Energy Group in San Francisco, CA seeks an Associate to lead business development and mergers & acquisitions for solar, wind, and energy storage projects. You will build financial models, perform market analyses, and manage due diligence to drive strategic investments.

You will prepare reports for senior leadership, support deal execution, and collaborate cross‑functionally to optimize value across development, procurement, construction, and financing.