Lead Analyst​/Manager, Business Development

Lead Analyst/Manager, Business Development

Clearlight Energy, an LS Power company established in 2025, operates more than 5,600 MW across 52 assets consisting of utility‑scale solar, wind, battery storage, and renewable natural gas in North America. Approximately 5,100 MW of its operations are located in the U.S., across NYISO, MISO, PJM, ERCOT, and CAISO markets, with the remaining 500 MW located in Canada. The Company is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario with employees in both Canada and the United States.

Clearlight Energy focuses on providing operational excellence to supply critical energy capacity and meet growing demand. Additionally, it has a 1,200 MW development pipeline of additional renewable resources to support grid reliability and decarbonization.

The Lead Analyst/Manager, Business Development plays a key role in the acquisition and development of renewable energy projects with a primary focus on owning and developing complex financial models, providing advice on business deal structures, and coordinating due diligence.

• Prepare and maintain complex financial models and analysis of proposed development and acquisition projects with a primary focus on Wind, Solar, or Storage opportunities in Canada and the USA
• Utilize strong communication skills to ensure models reflect input from internal and external Subject Matter Experts (SME) on a wide range of topics including but not limited to tax, accounting, capex, opex, production, offtake and energy markets
• Utilize financial models and analysis to provide key insights on potential acquisition and development opportunities to grow the renewable generation portfolio
• Provide modelling support for origination/greenfield development opportunities ranging from early‑stage origination projects through construction and financing to commercial operations
• Ensure all assumptions contained in financial models are properly vetted and documented
• Provide advice to the deal team on deal structure, opportunities, and risks, based on the sensitivity of project metrics to changes in project assumptions
• Prepare investment summaries and presentations for Senior Management and executive team to support decision‑making using output from financial models and understanding of power market and deal fundamentals
• Provide support to other analysts through sharing modelling and power market expertise
• Support other ad‑hoc projects to further drive the team’s development objectives

• Have experience with the development of detailed financial models, preferably the modeling of energy generation projects including complex financial and equity structures
• Understand power market fundamentals, preferably with advanced knowledge of markets in Canada and in the US
• Experience modelling greenfield energy projects and/or US tax equity structures is an asset
• Have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or other related fields
• Have a keen interest and a passion for renewable energy
• Have the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with strict deadlines
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Professional designation (CPA, CFA, CBV) or MBA is an asset
• Investment banking, private equity or renewable energy corporate development experience is an asset

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Analyst and Finance

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