Director - Power Generation - Origination
madison huntEnglewood, CO
Director - Power Generation - Origination
madison huntEnglewood, COManager L7
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APPLY NOWDirector, Power Generation - Origination | Thermal Power Generation Platform | Denver, COWe're retained by a leading megafund-backed power & energy infrastructure platform to hire a Director, Power Generation - Origination within its Commercial group. About the Platform The platform is a private equity-backed power & energy infrastructure business, held within one of the world's largest alternative asset managers' infrastructure funds, building large-scale power generation and infrastructure solutions for hyperscale data centers and other large-load, energy-intensive customers alongside a long standing midstream portfolio. The active pipeline exceeds $20B, including a 1.8GW gas-to-power initiative with a major hyperscale infrastructure partner, as the platform scales dedicated power solutions to meet accelerating AI-driven demand. The TeamThe role sits within the company's broader commercial group and reports to a VP of Executive Operations. It leads the team covering the thermal power generation pipeline.
The Role:
The senior leader for the thermal power generation business, sitting within the Commercial group. Owns the commercial view of gas-fired generation projects in development — competitive position, pipeline status, and the recommendation on whether each project should advance — and is accountable for the quality, pace, and conclusions of the analysis that reaches executive leadership.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning competitive analysis, pitch materials, pipeline tracking, and routine commercial updates for thermal power generation projects in development - primarily large-scale gas-fired assets - and recommending where each stands and whether it should advance
- Leading and managing the analyst team covering the thermal generation pipeline - setting priorities, holding the team to a decision-ready standard, and developing the bench
- Serving as lead analytical advisor to thermal power generation leadership from development through financing, execution, and operations
- Owning the strategic analyses, business cases, and decision-support materials used by executives on gas-fired generation investments, translating complex technical, operational, and financial detail into concise recommendations
- Owning development of materials for customers, investors, lenders, executive leadership, and the Board on thermal generation projects
- Supporting economic evaluation and underwriting of gas-fired generation projects, and overseeing project finance, valuation, and scenario models alongside Strategic Finance and Corporate Development
- Assessing project risks, returns, capital requirements, financing structures, and commercial agreements for thermal generation assets, with additional exposure to M&A, JVs, and strategic partnerships across the broader infrastructure platform
- Candidate Profile8–12+ years in thermal power generation, energy infrastructure, project finance, investment banking, infrastructure investing, private equity, or corporate development
- Demonstrated experience evaluating complex energy or infrastructure investments and owning project economics
- Experience leading analysts and analytical workstreams
- Advanced financial modeling, valuation, and scenario analysis capabilities, with strong command of thermal power generation technologies, energy markets, and financing structures
- Exceptional communicator able to influence senior leadership
- Power and utilities IB, infrastructure or energy transition investing, M&A and financing exposure, or an MBA/CFA preferred
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Level
Manager L7
Location
Englewood, CO
Occupation
Investment Fund Managers
Industry
Other Electric Power Generation
Posted
6 days ago