Kairos Power Alameda , CA 94502
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Summary
Kairos Power is seeking a Structured Finance & Development Intern to support financial and other initiatives enabling the management of commercial and partnership opportunities from concept to realized business impacts. The role will report to the Commercial Development Manager (responsible for project finance), working closely with the Strategy and Technology teams, to help with the execution of financial activities, business-critical partnerships, and commercial initiatives.
The 2024 summer intern for the Business Development and Finance team will be required to structure ambiguous problems and suggest actions. The successful candidate will do this by (i) working with diverse teams at Kairos Power to establish trust-based relationships and (ii) by synthesizing clear takeaways from complex information and recommendations. Four categories will encompass this work with an expected emphasis on the first category, Commercial Development:
Responsibilities
Commercial and Financial Development
Development, refinement, and/or review of comprehensive project finance models
Support the commercial and financial structuring of power project transactions including participating in brainstorming and helping develop, communicate, and analyze options, plans, and proposals
Support development of financial plans for key business initiatives
Customer/Partner Intelligence
Research on potential customers including finances, energy purchases, business plans, etc.
Support the benchmarking of nuclear deal developments and customer commitments
Support the preparation and presentation of industry updates to the wider business team on a regular basis
Relationship Management
General Business Development
Develop and maintain commercial related collateral in coordination with Kairos Power's Communications team
Support Request For Information (RFI) and Request For Proposal (RFP) responses
Qualifications
Must currently be pursuing MBA
2+ years of full-time relevant experience with finance
Must have relevant financial experience; ideally, in limited-recourse financing of power projects. Otherwise, other project finance experience or similar structured finance may be sufficient (for example, complex commercial real estate financing).
Strong preference for exposure to the power sector or demonstrated ability to learn the power sector quickly through research/readings.
Microsoft Office skills including Outlook and PowerPoint
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Attentive to detail with a demonstrated commitment to delivering high quality work products
Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to adapt job responsibilities as required to meet the demands and opportunities of a rapidly growing company
Strong candidates will have experience in the following areas:
Structuring cash equity, tax equity, and limited-recourse project debt and analyzing the impact of such instruments on the economics of energy projects
Financial analysis and structuring of power project agreements such as PPAs, construction agreements, O&M agreements, etc.
Understanding of how the power business works including power markets and power purchasing
Development, refinement, and review of comprehensive project finance models
Ability to work with highly collaborative team
Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues
Physical Conditions
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
Communicating with others to exchange information
Environmental Conditions
General office environment
Small and/or enclosed spaces
High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced
Safety and PPE
Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoe
Travel
The hourly range for this position is $45-50 employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters or $40-45 for remote employees working in California. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.
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