Senior Associate, Project Finance

Pivot Energy•Denver, CO

3d•$95,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Senior Associate, Project Finance, plays a critical role in executing the financing of Pivot Energy’s projects. The role carries assigned facility workflows through a full cycle using prior-cycle materials, with limited intervention and high accuracy. The Senior Associate leads diligence workflows and certain funding workflows with guidance and support from Managers and Directors, owns assigned facility workflows within Project Finance’s Associate operating model, and coordinates internal and external stakeholders to ensure financing readiness and compliance across active facilities. Managers retain ownership of financing outcomes, material exceptions, negotiations, and final approvals. The role does not include direct people management or construction of financial models. Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops, finances, builds, owns, and manages solar and energy storage projects. Its work aims to decarbonize electricity, increase equitable access to clean energy, and provide cost savings to businesses and families. The company describes its commitment to positive community impact and evaluates internal decisions using environmental, social, and governance factors.

Requirements

2 to 4 years of experience in project finance, investment banking, M&A, or a similar position in renewable energy.
Demonstrated ability to carry a recurring diligence or funding cycle forward from prior materials with limited intervention and high accuracy.
Sound judgment in distinguishing source-supported facts from assumptions and open questions, and in escalating exceptions with context and a recommended next step.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, ask questions, and take on tasks outside of one’s comfort zone.
Ability to work effectively and independently in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments across multiple work streams and stakeholders.
Strong organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and discipline.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to learn new concepts and skills quickly.
Positive attitude and ability to enhance the company’s reputation through interpersonal interactions.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Microsoft Excel-based project finance models.
Experience supporting renewable energy debt or tax equity financings.
Experience working with Smartsheet, Salesforce, Procore, or similar platforms.
Experience applying AI-enabled tools to document review and diligence workflows.
Exposure to solar, BESS, or distributed generation diligence, major project contract review, and compliance reporting.

Responsibilities

Own assigned facility workflows, such as funding certificates and capital calls, Flow of Funds and cash cycling, facility Working Files, Independent Engineer coordination and quarterly compliance, and refinancing diligence; carry them through a full cycle using prior-cycle materials, adapt to current facts, and escalate exceptions with a recommended next step.
Own diligence processes for assigned facilities, including managing data rooms, coordinating third-party reviews, resolving diligence items and risks, and revalidating stale or missing diligence.
Validate information against source materials before it is relied upon or reported, including validating project inputs to financial models and tracking critical dates against governing contracts; return discrepancies with a supported conclusion and recommended next step.
Coordinate across internal teams to ensure funding readiness and adherence to financing requirements.
Act as a primary contact for external stakeholders on assigned financings by managing standing calls, information requests, and ongoing compliance reporting, and verify status against the system of record before communicating it.
Monitor project and financing readiness across development and construction, anticipate execution risks, and drive mitigation with limited escalation.
Improve and standardize diligence tools and execution processes; document workflows for handoff to another trained Associate and adopt AI-enabled diligence tools with clear human-review points.
Train and cross-train Associates on owned workflows through documented handoffs and shadowing on live work; coordinate with the shared Associate Pool on administrative execution while retaining accountability for quality and readiness.
Support Managers and Directors with execution visibility, surface material risks with their implications and a recommended course of action, and contribute to continuous improvement of financing strategies.

Benefits

Eligibility for the company’s bonus plan, with a target bonus of 30% of annual salary, prorated in the first year based on start date.
Health, dental, and vision insurance, with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company.
Four weeks of vacation in year 1, with increasing vacation accrual rates based on work anniversary date.
Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Parental leave.
401(k) matching after a vesting period.
Work-from-home stipend for new employees.
Public transit reimbursement.
PTO for volunteering in the community.
Charitable donation matching up to $500 per year.
Professional development and educational reimbursements.