Antora
Project Finance Associate
San Jose, CA. Posted 3 months ago
The role
This person will own economic analysis and underwriting for a growing deal pipeline. They will build and maintain project-level financial models and partner with commercial development teams.
What you will do
- Build, maintain, and stress-test project-level financial models across commercial development verticals.
- Own economic analysis and underwriting for an active and growing pipeline.
- Partner with commercial development, policy, strategy, and power-supply teams to standardize underwriting.
- Develop templatized models and screening tools for commercial teams.
- Train developers to use models effectively for early-stage evaluation.
- Support the investment-committee process with structured financial guidance.
- Contribute to the broader capital-raise effort.
- Grow toward independently leading due diligence and negotiation on project financings.
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in project finance, energy/infrastructure finance, infrastructure investing, or a development-side finance role.
- Demonstrated mastery of project-level financial modeling.
- Strong grasp of how commercial contracts, offtake agreements, and financing structures shape project economics.
- Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
- Excellent cross-functional communication.
- A real passion for analytical and underwriting work and the ability to teach it.
Nice to have
- Direct experience underwriting energy projects
- Background in or exposure to project development
- Experience building analytical tools/templates adopted by non-finance teams
- International project experience
- Comfort designing or improving repeatable processes
Benefits
- Equity compensation in the form of stock options
- Premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance
- 401K plan with employer contributions
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid-time-off policy featuring flexible and inclusive holiday observance
- Paid volunteer time off
About the company
Antora Energy delivers affordable, reliable energy to industry, data centers, and the grid. Their thermal batteries turn low-cost electricity into always-on heat and power.