Senior Associate, Project Finance
The Nuclear CompanyColumbia, SC
Full Time
Posted October 9, 2025
$118k - $140k
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Job Description
Mission-driven, with a passion for accelerating clean energy and infrastructure development.
Key Responsibilities
- This position is ideal for a highly analytical finance professional who thrives at the intersection of infrastructure, energy, and capital markets. The Senior Associate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across the organization (commercial, technical and legal) to facilitate origination, structure contracts, optimize project economics, and execute complicated and multi-party capital financing transactions to support TNC’s execution.
- Financial Modeling & Analysis Build and maintain detailed project-level and portfolio financial models incorporating capital costs, operating assumptions, and financing terms. Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate key drivers of project economics and risk-return profiles. Support valuation of structured financing transactions including sponsor equity, tax equity, project debt, and public-private partnerships.
- Transaction Support Support the execution of complex project finance transactions, including due diligence, documentation review, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. Prepare investment materials, term sheets, and presentation decks for internal leadership, lenders, and investors. Conduct market and comparable analysis to benchmark financing terms and support negotiation strategy.
- Strategic Collaboration Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Development, Engineering, and Government Affairs) to align financing structures with technical, regulatory, and policy objectives. Closely coordinate with FP&A to assess impact of project-level economics in TNC’s corporate financial plan. Support the development of project pipelines and capital deployment strategies aligned with company growth plans. Interface with potential lenders, investors, and advisors to build strong external relationships and represent the company in financing discussions.
- Process & Systems Development Contribute to building internal project finance processes, tools, and templates to support repeatable, scalable deal execution. Help establish key performance metrics and reporting standards for project-level and portfolio-wide financial performance.
Requirements
- Experience with modeling tax equity partnership economics (including full capital account build-ups)
- Familiarity with government-backed financing mechanisms, tax incentives, or DOE/loan guarantee programs is a plus.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation packages
- 401k with company match
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- Estimated Starting Salary Range The estimated starting salary range for this role is $118,000 - $140,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.
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