Power Origination Senior I

Primary Purpose
Identifies and originates large, complex, long-term power commodity, asset and energy transactions. Oversees all aspects of the deal-making process, including analysis, due diligence, negotiation and closing. Leads smaller or well‑defined deals from assessment through close, adapting structures to meet customer needs while protecting value. Improves existing approaches with insight from multiple information sources.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops evaluation models and recommendation summaries for short‑listing proposals.
• Participates in negotiations for standard power and capacity agreements.
• Coordinates diligence across legal, finance, and operations to verify deliverability and risk.
• Prepares decision materials for internal review committees.
• Facilitates alignment among internal stakeholders by translating technical details into business implications.
• Leads small workstreams with defined deliverables and manageable risk.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

*Can be hired in either Houston, TX or San Diego, CA

Required Qualifications
Education

• Required: Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience

• Required: Typically requires 5 years in Origination or Trading.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Portfolio Management - An integrated, multi-disciplinary, customer-first, approach to help organize and present brands and help them perform.
• Data Analysis - Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.
• Project/Program Management - The process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time.
• Deal Structuring - Prioritizing the objectives of a merger or acquisition and ensuring that the top-priority objectives of all parties involved are satisfied, along with considering the weight of risk each party must bear.
• Deal Origination - The process by which firms identify investment opportunities.
• Financial Modeling - Develop financial models and valuation models to arrive at a valuation conclusion.
• Energy Transaction Management - Managing the purchase or sale of a specified quantity of energy at a known transaction point or through an organized market.
• Commercial Negotiation - The planning, reviewing, analysis and other activities that a buyer and seller conduct to reach an agreement.
• Risk Management - Identifies, evaluates and manages risks by developing and implementing risk management strategies, frameworks, policies, procedures and practices.
• Strong desire to network – Willingness to identify and originate deals from scratch.
• Participates in the execution of various strategies on RFP submissions and collaborates with other internal teams to achieve success.
• Travel to conference and customer headquarters to facilitate networking and deal execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in Business Administration