Vice President, Acquisitions

CleanCapital•New York, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

CleanCapital is a leading independent power producer focused on distributed clean energy, including middle-market solar and energy storage. The company develops, builds, owns, operates, and invests in clean energy assets across the U.S. Leveraging over a decade of clean energy expertise and over $1.5 billion in investments, CleanCapital has built a diverse portfolio of operating assets and a growing project pipeline. By combining institutional capital with in-house expertise and regional development partnerships, CleanCapital delivers economically sound projects that drive more clean megawatts to the grid, solidifying energy dominance in the U.S. This position is based in our NYC office with a commitment to a minimum of 2 in-office days. The candidate will lead transactional due diligence, modeling, and investment screening, as well as lead (with support) M&A and project finance transactions. The Vice President is expected to complete complex tasks independently, with oversight and input from their supervisor. The position reports to the Senior Director, Acquisitions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required
5+ years of experience in renewable energy acquisitions and financing.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to take ideas and run with them from concept to conclusion.
Technical understanding of clean energy business processes
Exceptional verbal and writing communication skills with superiors, peers, partners, and other stakeholders.
Excellent interpersonal skills while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
Excellence in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred.
Creation and modification of sophisticated Excel based models including financial statement models and valuations/LBO/DCF models.
Managing and/or coordinating complex transactions with multiple stakeholders and advisors.
Conducting asset due diligence and auditing financial models to ensure 100% accuracy of assumptions and information
Writing comprehensive summary documents and collecting investment materials to present to senior and external audiences.
Solar and/or battery storage experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with the business development team to value complex portfolios for potential acquisition, including building complex valuation models, identifying risks and opportunities and managing seller communications, with the support of relevant colleagues.
Act as deal manager for acquisitions, including leading seller meetings, owning, updating and auditing the portfolio model, conducting due diligence, reviewing and negotiating acquisition contracts, coordinating with third party advisors, and creating investment committee materials.
Act as deal manager for project financings and/or tax equity financings, including reviewing and negotiating deal contracts, responding to lender/investor Q&A, and owning the debt and or tax equity model.
Own modeling for select owned portfolios, working with the asset management to ensure our existing investments are kept up to date and keep an eye on potential issues of concern.
Mentor and teach junior acquisitions personnel on various tasks and delegate appropriately to such juniors.