Internship (Undergrad) - Project Finance

ABOUT THE POSITION

Generate is seeking an Intern on for its Project Finance team to support live transactions and financing processes in the clean energy and resource efficiency space. The mission of this role is to develop a greater understanding of structuring, financing, and deal making in infrastructure investment programs in sustainable power, transport, waste, and water.

We are looking for a highly analytical and hard-working individual looking to hone their finance experience and who is excited by the opportunity to work closely with the firm’s Project Finance team on the evaluation, structuring and execution of transactions. If you are a process- and results-oriented person, passionate about the type of work Generate is doing, and see yourself in the descriptors below, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will be doing at Generate Capital as the Project Finance Intern

• Work as part of Generate’s Capital Markets team
• Contribute to deal teams on project level financings, supporting on aspects of deal structuring and execution and bringing transactions to a successful closing
• Gain exposure to project finance debt and tax equity structures that allow the company to finance assets and portfolios
• Develop expertise working with Excel models; including a structured training module
• Support preparation of materials for capital management decisions and reporting
• Take a deep dive in an area of interest which will culminate in a capstone project

Candidate qualifications & core characteristics:

• A demonstrated passion for, or commitment to, our mission
• Strong work ethic and commitment to a high standard of excellence
• Superb analytical skills; detail orientation
• Ability to synthesize and clearly communicate findings of analyses
• Resourceful and creative in approach to research and problem-solving
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Intellectual agility and curiosity
• Ability to work well in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment
• Undergraduate degree program with focus on sustainability and/or finance a plus
• Unimpeachable integrity
• High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges
• Intellectual agility, curiosity, and creativity; problem-solving is your default mode

What you can expect from us:

• The ability to truly “do well by doing good”; indeed, we really are changing the world
• An opportunity to help build a cutting edge, values-driven organization that is leading the Resource Revolution and redefining the economics of distributed, sustainable infrastructure
• The integration of our values – integrity, collaboration, excellence, intellectual honesty, and accountability – at all levels and with our many stakeholders
• A commitment to your professional development, ongoing learning opportunities, and overall growth as a person
• The ability to work with a team with decades of collective experience financing and managing billions of dollars of sustainable infrastructure, leading successful startups, and growing great people
• Competitive summer stipend

There is a strong preference for summer interns to work from our HQ in San Francisco, CA.