Associate, Commercial Origination

Pattern Energy Group LP•Houston, TX

1d•$120,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities. Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence. Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency. Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day. Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises. Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 35 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Economics or related discipline combined with at least 2 + years of work experience.
Ability to organize time well and set proper priorities.
Advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and other applications.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex structures in a succinct manner to a wide audience.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment where teamwork and independent work ethic are essential.
Ability to work well with several different functional teams (e.g. development, finance, operations, accounting, and insurance).
Ability to work well as a team member and a team leader.
Take initiative to find answers and resources.
Driven, hard-working individual with high standards for self and others.
Solid understanding of economic, business and transactional concepts.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with offtake structures, utility scale customers, and key offtake contract concepts related to utility-scale renewable power plants.
Exposure to utility-scale, renewable energy development preferred.

Responsibilities

Support power origination team in the process of sourcing, structuring, negotiating and closing long term structured power purchase agreements and other revenue contracts.
Support the negotiation and lead the execution processes around initial customer contract initiatives, including but not limited to: memoranda of understanding, confidentiality agreements, and term sheets.
Support project marketing and proposal development.
Conduct research on new markets, understanding policy driven customer demand factors, offtake products, and risks.
Integrate input from a variety of internal functional areas into a cohesive and succinct product for internal approval processes and responses to negotiations.
Interface with customers, coordinate proposal timelines and responses, general tracking and intake, both internally and with counterparties.
Liaise with SME’s during negotiations.