Associate, Acquisitions & Development

The role

This person will lead financial analysis and diligence on acquisitions of distributed energy and BTM assets. They will also support customer origination efforts and evaluate project-level development assumptions.

What you will do

• Lead financial analysis and diligence on acquisitions of distributed energy and BTM assets
• Own project-level and portfolio-level financial models
• Coordinate across legal, technical, tax, and financing workstreams to support transaction execution
• Support structuring of tax equity, construction debt, back-leverage, and other project finance instruments
• Draft and contribute to investment memoranda and IC presentations
• Support origination efforts targeting data center developers, hyperscalers, and large power consumers
• Prepare customer-facing materials, pitch decks, and tailored proposals
• Research and monitor the data center and hyperscaler landscape
• Evaluate project-level development assumptions
• Assess BTM revenue structures

Required qualifications

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in energy M&A, project finance, infrastructure private equity, or IPP/developer roles with direct exposure to transaction execution
• Hands-on experience underwriting distributed and/or BTM energy assets — natural gas generation, solar, storage, fuel cells, or similar
• Deep financial modeling skills: project finance, tax equity structures, IRR/yield analysis, and portfolio aggregation models
• Familiarity with BTM commercial structures: C&I offtake, demand charge economics, utility incentive programs, and customer credit assessment
• Experience supporting or leading M&A diligence processes, including coordination across legal, technical, and financing workstreams
• Demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, the energy transition and Generate’s mission
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to distill complex analyses into clear IC memos and executive presentations
• Comfortable operating autonomously in a dynamic, high-velocity deal environment
• High intellectual curiosity and problem-solving orientation
• Collaborative leadership style with strong judgment under ambiguity

Benefits

• Health care benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid days off including sick leave, parental leave, and paid time off or vacation benefits
• Other benefits that must be reported for federal tax purposes

About the company

Generate Capital is an equal opportunity employer.