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Job description
This is a front-office investment management and origination role on the Capital Markets team. You'll be instrumental in supporting the growth of our Capital Solutions business, underwriting, and financing distributed energy assets, focusing primarily on batteries and microgrids.
This is a hybrid role (with a minimum of 4 days in the office per week) and is based out of our New York City office in the Union Square area.
Key Responsibilities
- Play a key role in leading the origination, structuring, and management of various debt, tax equity, and tax credit transfer facilities
- Implementation of new project development and capital markets transactions in the financial model
- Implementing the relevant terms of the Inflation Reduction Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- Supervise and train the Capital Markets analyst team
- Act as a trusted partner to internal and external teams, including legal, accounting, project managers, bankers, tax equity investors, etc.
- Maintain positive and effective business relationships internally across Scale's broader business
- Proactively engage with senior leadership on investment issues and business innovation, and their impact on overall business strategy
- Mentor and teach junior capital markets personnel on various tasks, and delegate appropriately to such juniors
The Ideal Candidate
For you to be successful in the role, you should have:
- 5+ years of experience financing or investing in infrastructure or renewable energy projects, including distributed generation
- 2+ years of experience supervising analyst- or associate-level financial professionals in a "deal team" structure.
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering); MBA or CFA preferred
- Demonstrated financial modeling competency to evaluate different capital structures across the various debt markets (development capital, commercial bank financing, leveraged finance, mezzanine / Holdco debt)
- Experience negotiating, closing, and documenting debt and tax equity financings
- Experience developing and auditing complex financial models
- Experience with project and portfolio M&A execution
- Demonstrated experience in originating transaction opportunities
- Working knowledge of off-take arrangements for distributed energy
- Experience conducting project/portfolio due diligence and managing third-party consultants and transaction counsel
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate information and strategic goals to non-financial people
- Proactive and forward-thinking attitude, creative problem-solving ability, and the ability to "manage up"
- Understanding of technical/commercial terms and their impact on projects
Typical pay for similar roles
EstimateUS$163,375–225,625 annually
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About this role
Posted
23 Jul 2026
Updated
23 Jul 2026
Job type
Full time
Workplace
Hybrid
Sectors
Working hours
UTC-04:00
Experience
5+ years in financing or investing in infrastructure or renewable energy projects
Employerscalemicrogrids.com
LinkedInScale Microgrids
About Scale Microgrids
Company Overview
Name
Scale Microgrids, a privately held distributed energy company
HeadquartersRidgewood, NJ, United States
Founded2016
SizeApproximately 200 employees ranged in recent years (source: linkedin.com)
What They Do
Scale Microgrids specializes in designing, building, financing, owning, and operating advanced microgrids and other on-site energy assets tailored primarily for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure customers, with a strong focus on data centers (source: linkedin.com). Their core offering is a turnkey, vertically integrated energy platform that integrates solar power, battery storage, generators, fuel cells, and combined heat and power systems, all managed through proprietary controls and innovative financing structures such as Microgrid Service Agreements (source: scalemicrogrids.com). This approach emphasizes delivering reliable power, reducing energy costs, and accelerating speed-to-power deployment, particularly for data centers and large commercial and industrial facilities (source: scalemicrogrids.com). Scale has evolved from a microgrid-focused developer into a broader distributed energy platform that also provides capital solutions, enabling customers to avoid upfront costs through service-agreement-style financing (source: scalemicrogrids.com). Their customer base spans data centers, commercial and industrial facilities, EV fleets, municipalities, universities, hospitals, and agricultural sectors (source: eqtgroup.com).
Projects & Track Record
Scale Microgrids has developed a substantial portfolio of more than 200 MW of operating and in-construction microgrid and distributed energy assets, which has been described as roughly 250 MW alongside a near-term pipeline of approximately 2.5 GW (source: eqtgroup.com). Their projects focus heavily on data-center energy infrastructure, incorporating natural gas engine and turbine power plant solutions for both behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter applications (source: lever.co). The company operates across multiple locations including Ridgewood, New York, Los Angeles, and Oakland, supporting project delivery through a multi-office footprint (source: lever.co). Their portfolio serves a diverse range of clients including commercial, industrial, municipal, university, hospital, and agricultural customers (source: eqtgroup.com).
Recent Developments
In January 2025, EQT Transition Infrastructure announced an agreement to acquire Scale Microgrids from Warburg Pincus and other existing shareholders, highlighting Scale as a leading vertically integrated developer, acquirer, owner, and operator of microgrids and distributed energy resources in the United States (source: eqtgroup.com). This acquisition underscores Scale's significant portfolio scale, diverse technology mix, and strong position in the U.S. microgrid market (source: eqtgroup.com). Additionally, Scale has continued to expand its workforce with ongoing hiring in data centers, project development, business development, software engineering, and power systems roles, reflecting growth in both execution and software capabilities (source: builtin.com).
Working There
Scale Microgrids offers a variety of roles across development engineering, business development, project development, origination, and data-center-focused project management, with positions available in Ridgewood, New York, West Palm Beach, Chicago, and remote or hybrid formats (source: scalemicrogrids.com). A senior project manager role within the Project Management Office of the Data Center Engineering organization requires extensive experience in power generation, energy, or utility infrastructure, highlighting the technical depth of the company’s teams (source: lever.co). Employees benefit from medical coverage, paid vacation and holidays, and 401(k) matching, reflecting a commitment to comprehensive benefits (source: lever.co). The company culture emphasizes speed-to-power, reliability, resilience, and turnkey execution, supported by a hybrid, multi-office structure that spans engineering, software, project delivery, and business development functions (source: scalemicrogrids.com).
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