Commercial Associate
New Leaf EnergyChicago, Illinois
Full Time
Posted March 3, 2026
$117k - $139k
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Job Description
A Commercial Associate at New Leaf Energy supports origination, market analysis, and commercial strategy for utility-scale renewable energy projects through financial modeling, market intelligence, and stakeholder engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain financial models related to PPAs, tolling agreements, hybrid solar-storage structures, and merchant revenue forecasts
- Support the creation and organization of data rooms, marketing materials, confidential information memorandums, and external presentations
- Track and engage in communications with internal stakeholders, project buyers, and power offtakers
- Contribute to modeling exercises such as LCOE, RA ELCC analysis, and augmentation optimization
- Collaborate with the Project Valuation Group on pipeline valuation
- Assist in preparing and organizing legal transaction documents including LOIs, PPAs, and MIPAs
- Track and synthesize market intelligence on utility and corporate procurement trends, bid processes, and regional policy drivers
- Maintain internal databases on PPA pricing, market participants, potential buyers, and procurement targets
- Help develop proposal narratives, pricing strategies, and off-taker presentations
Requirements
- Minimum 2 to 4 years experience working at a renewable energy IPP or developer, with a focus on financial modeling, origination or M&A
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
- Strong attention to detail and project management skills
- Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Support the ownership and maintenance of financial models related to PPAs, tolling agreements, hybrid solar-storage structures, and merchant revenue forecasts
- Support the creation and organization of detailed data rooms, marketing materials, Confidential Information Memorandums, and external facing presentations
- Track and engage in communications with internal stakeholders and external clients, project buyers, and power offtakers
- Contribute to specialized modeling exercises including Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), RA ELCC analysis, and augmentation optimization
- Collaborate with the Project Valuation Group on early stage pipeline valuation
- Assist in the preparation and organization of legal transaction documents including LOIs, Power Purchase Agreements, and Membership Interest Purchase Agreements (MIPAs)
- Track and synthesize competitive intelligence including utility and corporate procurement trends, pre-RFP requirements, shortlist processes, bid fees, and bid structures
- Maintain internal databases on PPA pricing, commercial terms, active market participants, potential buyers, procurement targets, and regional policy drivers
- Help build and refine proposal narratives, pricing strategies, and off-taker presentations
Benefits & Perks
Market-competitive base salary ranging from $116,550 to $138,846
On-target annual cash bonus of 10% of base salary
Equity-like program providing ownership benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
401k plan with immediate vesting and company match of 100% on the first 3% of pay and 50% on the next 2%
Open and self-managed paid time-off policy
Hybrid work location policy supporting part-time remote work
Parental leave policy for both birthing and non-birthing parents
Professional development and education assistance
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