Private Equity Associate (Energy Transition)

Private Equity Associate – Energy Transition

Location: Atlanta, GA

Experience: 2–4 years

Type: Private Equity

Overview

A leading private equity fund focused on the energy transition and infrastructure sectors is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join its investment team in Atlanta.

The Associate will play a key role across the full investment lifecycle, supporting the identification, evaluation, execution, and ongoing management of investments across the energy transition and infrastructure landscape.

This is an opportunity to join a sophisticated investment platform with significant exposure to high-growth areas of the energy transition, working closely with senior investment professionals on live transactions and portfolio companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate new investment opportunities across the energy transition and infrastructure sectors.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models, including project finance, LBO, operating and valuation models.
• Conduct detailed company, market, industry, and competitive analysis.
• Support due diligence processes across financial, commercial, operational, and technical workstreams.
• Assist with investment committee materials, presentations, and transaction documentation.
• Support deal execution from initial opportunity through closing.
• Conduct valuation analysis and assess investment returns, including IRR and MOIC.
• Monitor portfolio company performance and assist with ongoing investment management.
• Work closely with senior investment professionals, management teams, advisors, lenders, and other transaction stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 2–4 years of relevant professional experience.
• Background in investment banking, private equity, corporate finance, or a related investing environment.
• Ideally, experience within energy transition, energy infrastructure, power, renewables, or another relevant infrastructure sector.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Ability to analyze complex investment opportunities and translate findings into clear investment recommendations.
• Strong understanding of valuation, transaction structuring, and investment returns.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and commercially minded.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in a lean, fast-paced investment environment.
• Bachelor’s degree from a strong academic institution.

Preferred Background

The ideal candidate could come from:

• Investment banking with a focus on Power, Energy, Renewables, Infrastructure, or Energy Transition.
• A private equity or infrastructure investment fund.
• Corporate development / corporate finance within an energy or infrastructure business.
• Project finance or structured finance with significant exposure to energy infrastructure.

What the Role Offers

• Direct exposure to senior investment professionals and decision-makers.
• Involvement across the full investment lifecycle.
• Exposure to attractive and rapidly evolving energy transition opportunities.
• Significant responsibility and opportunity for professional development.
• Atlanta-based role within a growing private equity investment platform.