Senior Analyst, Commercial Integration

Clearway Energy Group; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearway Energy Group is seeking a Commercial Integration Senior Analyst to assist in the commercial integration of wind, solar, battery storage, and digital infrastructure projects. The role interfaces with Construction, Development, Origination, Portfolio Finance, O&M, Asset Management, and external partners to ensure projects achieve commercial operations and compliant project agreements.

The hybrid position supports due diligence, budget assumptions, plant optimization, contract

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in financial analysis, business/market analysis, project valuation, project/business administration, project management, project development, asset management, compliance management, contract administration, deal execution, project finance, energy and environmental market analysis, or other analysis or commercial role.
• Experience reading regulatory or legal documents.
• Ability to read, translate, and interpret complex agreements or regulations; understanding of legal terminology.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and synthesizing data and reports.
• Excellent analytical, project management, and organizational skills.
• Strong business and financial savvy with an understanding of accounting, finance, and valuation concepts.
• An ability to perform at a high level in a matrixed organization, working in inter-departmental teams to achieve objectives.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience manipulating and managing large amounts of structured and unstructured data. Prior experience with the use of formulas in Excel and creating reports from scratch.
• Continuous Improvement & learning mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to occasionally travel to company or project locations.

Responsibilities

• Due Diligence on New Project Investments: Support project evaluations, project agreements, contract reviews, and due diligence to help make recommendations in support of acquisitions, divestitures, and/or investments in company-developed projects.
• Financial & Performance Management: Work with a team to support the development of prudent assumptions for revenues, expenses, and capital expenditures for long-term operating budgets and/or underwriting assumptions. Collaborate with internal teams to support plant optimization, project integration, and performance improvement, and establish compliance practices and procedures.
• Commercial Management & Administration: Compile compliance requirements within project and partnership agreements, ensuring that all obligations and interests are successfully administered within Asset Management or other teams. Support team members in bringing commercial issues and associated strategies to resolution with counterparties. Assist team members in negotiating and/or amending contracts to ensure achievement of commercial operations, compliance with performance metrics, and risk mitigation.
• Strategic Initiatives & Project Integration: Support Clearway’s strategic growth plan by ensuring project evaluations, reviews, and due diligence are executed with a high degree of quality and consistency. Support corporate initiatives to strengthen enterprise-wide processes and/or systems. Assist in the development and implementation of information-sharing platforms and work management systems. Develop and execute best practices and procedures for project commercial readiness and integration into Clearway’s mid and back-office functions.
• Leadership: Cultivate an inclusive and empowered culture within the Commissioning & Commercial Integration team and Clearway. Build trusted relationships with peers and other segments of the business to improve coordination, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. Demonstrate commitment to professional and leadership development goals by seeking feedback and proactively engaging with supportive tools or resources.

Skills

Financial analysis

Project management

Excel

Contract administration

Data analysis

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, Project Management, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Director of Commissioning and Commercial Integration, the Commercial Integration Senior Analyst will assist the team in the commercial integration of wind, solar, battery storage, and digital infrastructure projects. The Commissioning and Commercial Compliance team serves as the commercial liaison between various Clearway groups such as Construction, Development, Origination, Portfolio Finance, O&M, Asset Management, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure our projects in late-stage development and/or construction achieve commercial operations and are set up for efficient management and compliance of project agreements. The Commercial Integration Senior Analyst will help implement best practices in integrating projects, strengthen Clearway’s project execution model, and standardize compliance practices and incentive programs. The Senior Analyst will work closely with internal Clearway teams and build trusted relationships with external partners.

This hybrid role will be in one of our office locations in San Diego, CA, Scottsdale, AZ, Houston, TX, Denver, CO, or San Francisco, CA.

What You'll Be Doing

Due Diligence on New Project Investments:

• Support project evaluations, project agreements, contract reviews, and due diligence to help make recommendations in support of acquisitions, divestitures, and/or investments in company-developed projects.

Financial & Performance Management:

• Work with a team to support the development of prudent assumptions for revenues, expenses, and capital expenditures for long-term operating budgets and/or underwriting assumptions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support plant optimization, project integration, and performance improvement, and establish compliance practices and procedures.

Commercial Management & Administration:

• Compile compliance requirements within project and partnership agreements, ensuring that all obligations and interests are successfully administered within Asset Management or other teams.
• Support team members in bringing commercial issues and associated strategies to resolution with counterparties.
• Assist team members in negotiating and/or amending contracts to ensure achievement of commercial operations, compliance with performance metrics, and risk mitigation.

Strategic Initiatives & Project Integration:

• Support Clearway’s strategic growth plan by ensuring project evaluations, reviews, and due diligence are executed with a high degree of quality and consistency.
• Support corporate initiatives to strengthen enterprise-wide processes and/or systems.
• Assist in the development and implementation of information-sharing platforms and work management systems.
• Develop and execute best practices and procedures for project commercial readiness and integration into Clearway’s mid and back-office functions.

Leadership:

• Cultivate an inclusive and empowered culture within the Commissioning & Commercial Integration team and Clearway.
• Build trusted relationships with peers and other segments of the business to improve coordination, communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
• Demonstrate commitment to professional and leadership development goals by seeking feedback and proactively engaging with supportive tools or resources.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Economics, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in financial analysis, business/market analysis, project valuation, project/business administration, project management, project development, asset management, compliance management, contract administration, deal execution, project finance, energy and environmental market analysis, or other analysis or commercial role.
• Experience reading regulatory or legal documents.
• Ability to read, translate, and interpret complex agreements or regulations; understanding of legal terminology.
• Experience researching, analyzing, and synthesizing data and reports.
• Excellent analytical, project management, and organizational skills.
• Strong business and financial savvy with an understanding of accounting, finance, and valuation concepts.
• An ability to perform at a high level in a matrixed organization, working in inter-departmental teams to achieve objectives.
• Advanced expertise with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience manipulating and managing large amounts of structured and unstructured data. Prior experience with the use of formulas in Excel and creating reports from scratch.
• Continuous Improvement & learning mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to occasionally travel to company or project locations.

What Would Be Nice

• Experience working in the power industry is preferred.
• Experience managing external client relationships is preferred.
• Renewable energy industry experience in solar, wind, geothermal, or hydro.
• Demonstrated familiarity with energy markets and major energy industry players and regulatory bodies.

Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.).

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The pay rate for the successful candidate will depend on geographic location, skills, relevant and demonstrated experience, education, training and certifications, and other factors permitted by law. This role is eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, subject to personal and company performance goals.

Salary Range Across all U.S. Locations

$85,000 — $110,000 USD

Clearway Energy Group is leading the transition to a world powered by clean energy. Along with our public affiliate Clearway Energy, Inc., our portfolio comprises approximately 11.6 GW of gross generating capacity in 26 states, including 9.1 GW of wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets, and over 2.5 GW of conventional dispatchable power generation providing critical grid reliability services. As we develop a nationwide pipeline of new energy projects for the future, Clearway’s operating fleet generates enough reliable electricity to power more than 3 million homes today. Clearway Energy Group is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Princeton, and San Diego. For more information, visit clearwayenergygroup.com.