Development Analyst Intern

Tenaska•Omaha, NE

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Energy project development is foundational to Tenaska and central to our future. We are seeking a collaborative and self-motivated individual to help us advance existing and planned energy project development opportunities. This position is designed to provide an intern exposure to work within interdisciplinary energy project development teams comprised of project and business development professionals, engineers, environmental scientists and financial and market analysts. This work occurs in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where creativity and a thorough understanding of complex energy project development challenges are required to provide innovative solutions for the company’s stakeholders. The Development Analyst Intern is responsible for supporting all facets of the energy project development process from siting and origination to advanced project development. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on a variety of technologies critical to meeting global energy demand, including natural gas-fueled generation, battery storage, solar and wind projects. In this role, the Development Analyst Intern will be expected to assist with the preparation and completion of detailed project schedules and budgets, presentations, market/industry research and trend analysis, complex financial models and economic projections, as well as various other tasks to support developers and senior leadership. To be successful in this role, a candidate must possess an exceptional degree of intellectual curiosity and willingness to navigate challenging environments with a steep learning curve.

Requirements

Significant progress toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or equivalent
Strong interest in the energy industry
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong market analysis and analytical skills
Excellent Excel and PowerPoint ability
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
The Company is not able to take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time for this position or commit to doing so in the future for individuals with current authorization to work via, for example, CPT or OPT, and would need sponsorship in the future.

Nice To Haves

Strong decision making skills
Strong project management skills
Knowledge of financial and business information systems
High level of assertiveness, initiative and flexibility to perform a wide variety of projects with unpredictable schedules and periodic short deadlines
Ability to effectively navigate complex environments with limited guidance
Ability to handle extremely confidential and sensitive company information
Excellent PC/Windows, Word and database ability

Responsibilities

Preparation of development plans, including detailed schedules, budgets and major decision points
Preparation of detailed economic proforma and valuation models
Preparation and review of financial information for completeness and accuracy for use in analyzing complex development opportunities
Preparation of analysis, reports and research for distribution/presentation to senior management and/or customers
Support pricing analysis and bidding strategy to originate revenue contracts for natural gas-fueled generation, battery storage, solar and wind projects under development
Identification of issues which may impede successful development, identification of potential solutions and reporting of issues and solutions to management
Work with other development team members to foster relationships with local landowners, politicians, regulators and other project constituents to garner support for and minimize opposition to development projects
Communication with senior management on the results of activities and analyses
Ability to work with internal and external professionals, such as developers, engineers, legal counsel, third party consultants and customers to successfully complete project development activities and, when appropriate, to reflect technical aspects of complex projects in an economic proforma
Ability to read and understand wide variety of development project-related documents
Research and due diligence of market trends and opportunities using publicly available information
Ability to travel domestically on short notice for overnight business
Reliable, predictable and dependable attendance is a requirement