Analyst, Associate, Senior Associate – M&A Group

Scout Clean Energy

Analyst/Associate/Senior Associate within M&A Group supporting renewable energy project acquisitions. Focused on financial modeling, negotiation, and collaboration across development teams.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

As an Analyst/Associate/Senior Associate within Scout’s M&A Group, you will be responsible for supporting the origination, evaluation, negotiation, and closing of acquisitions of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects.
Your ability to evaluate prospective development teams and projects, on both a quantitative and qualitative basis, will be the mark of success in this role.
You will support the due diligence process and valuations for acquisitions and potential sales of utility-scale wind, solar, and storage projects.
You will manage the data room, conduct key analyses on your own, coordinate third-party review where appropriate, and develop and run financial models.
Your strategic engagement of the Development team will enable them to focus their energy on greenfield and mid to late-stage development while providing critical insights into the due diligence process.
Your analysis will propel you toward success during deal negotiation and close.
Support the development and negotiation of term sheets as you hone your understanding of the commercial points that drive acquisition agreements.
Integrate the feedback of Scout team members into your project approach to achieve superior results.
Prepare proposals, presentations, and board papers as directed.
You will join the M&A team, reporting directly to the Senior Manager of M&A. You will collaborate extensively with team members across the company as Scout continues to grow through both organic and strategic acquisition opportunities to bring high-quality wind and solar projects into our pipeline for development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Business, Economics or quantitative field.
Entry level to 5 years of experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, or a related field. Title and level will be determined based on years of relevant experience.
Passion for renewable energy and the commitment to advancing its adoption.
High level of organization and attention to detail.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Desire to cultivate your commercial and negotiation skills.
Strength in communicating verbally, in writing, and through presentation development.
Ability to concisely frame issues by providing context, analysis, recommendations, and risk/benefit tradeoffs, in written, verbal, and presentation format, to project teams and to senior management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Authorized to work in the U.S. (This position is not eligible for sponsorship.)
Experience in financial modeling (Preferred but not required).
Awareness of economic drivers for renewable energy projects (Preferred but not required).
Basic understanding of Google Earth Pro of another GIS mapping software (Preferred but not required).
Demonstrated success in the areas of process management or process improvement (Preferred but not required).
Demonstrated ability to work in a flat organization, successfully leveraging the expertise of multiple colleagues in different lines of reporting (Preferred but not required).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive bonus potential.
Scout offers a full range of benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance with attractive premiums.
401(k) match.
STD.
LTD.
Employee Assistance Program.
A range of optional supplemental insurance coverage.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingdata analysisdue diligencevaluationnegotiationterm sheet developmentproject evaluationrisk analysisprocess managementprocess improvement

Soft Skills

organizationattention to detailindependencecommunicationpresentation developmentanalytical thinkingcollaborationstrategic engagementproblem framingcommercial acumen