About the Role

The Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions plays a pivotal role in evaluating and executing acquisitions of natural gas-fired power generation assets. This position combines deep analytical expertise with growing transaction leadership responsibilities, serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership while managing complex deal workstreams and mentoring junior team members.

You'll independently lead key aspects of transaction execution, including financial modeling, due diligence coordination, and stakeholder management. This role requires strong technical skills, sound judgment, and the ability to drive results across commercial, technical, regulatory, and operational dimensions of power sector acquisitions.

What You'll Do

• Lead execution of acquisition transactions involving natural gas-fired power assets, serving as day-to-day point of contact for assigned deals

• Independently manage transaction timelines, milestones, and deliverables across multiple concurrent workstreams

• Build, validate, and maintain sophisticated asset-level financial models for combined-cycle, simple-cycle, peaking, and cogeneration plants

• Develop comprehensive valuation analyses incorporating power market revenues (energy, capacity, ancillary services), fuel economics, heat rates, emissions costs, and operating expenses

• Lead and coordinate commercial, technical, environmental, legal, regulatory, tax, and insurance due diligence processes

• Manage relationships with external advisors, including investment banks, technical consultants, legal counsel, and accounting firms

• Monitor and analyze power market fundamentals, regulatory developments, and industry trends affecting natural gas generation assets

• Lead post-acquisition integration planning and coordinate transition activities with asset management and operations teams

What We're Looking For

Required:

• 5-8 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, corporate development, energy advisory, or power-focused consulting

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business, or related field

• Proven track record executing acquisition transactions involving power generation or energy infrastructure assets

• Advanced financial modeling skills with expertise in power generation economics and valuation methodologies

• Strong understanding of wholesale power markets, natural gas markets, and regulatory frameworks

• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with ability to present to senior leadership

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (MBA, CFA, or similar)

• Direct experience with combined-cycle, simple-cycle, peaking, or cogeneration facilities

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience in M&A, power generation acquisitions, and financial modeling.