How to apply for Capital Markets Associate

About Nautilus Solar Energy

Nautilus Solar Energy develops and manages community solar farms across the US. The company focuses on equitable, affordable clean energy through locally managed projects. This role sits at the financial center of that work, supporting a portfolio of over 200 operating and development assets.

About the role

The Capital Markets Associate executes project financings and strategic analysis for Nautilus' growing solar portfolio. You will build and maintain project finance models, run DCF and valuation analyses, and prepare quarterly valuations for the Executive Team. You also support debt and tax equity origination, term negotiations, and Board-level materials. This is a fully remote role with occasional travel.

A typical day

A typical day may involve updating project finance models, running scenario analyses, and preparing valuation materials for the Executive Team. You might also review term sheets, track policy changes, or draft memos for Board meetings. The role is remote, so most collaboration happens over video calls and shared documents, with occasional travel for deal or team meetings.

Who Nautilus Solar Energy is looking for

• Strong financial modeling skills, including project finance models, DCF analysis, and valuation assessments
• Detail-oriented and able to manage complex quarter-over-quarter impacts across a 200+ project portfolio
• Comfortable weighing debt and tax equity structures and supporting term negotiations
• Able to translate state and federal policy changes into impacts on operating and development asset economics
• Self-directed enough to work fully remote while producing Executive and Board-level materials

Tips for this application

• Submit a resume that names specific project finance or tax equity deals you have modeled, including deal size and structure.
• Include a brief note or cover letter line explaining your experience with renewable energy project models, especially solar.
• Show you can handle a 200+ asset portfolio by describing any prior work with large asset-level valuation or quarterly reporting cycles.
• Address the remote nature of the role directly. State your time zone and any prior remote work with distributed deal teams.
• If you have tracked policy changes and modeled their financial impact, put that on the resume. It maps directly to a listed responsibility.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your hands-on experience building and maintaining project finance and DCF models, with concrete examples.', 'Any direct exposure to debt or tax equity origination, term sheets, or term negotiations.', 'Experience preparing valuation or portfolio materials for senior leadership, boards, or investment committees.', 'Your ability to work remotely and manage occasional travel while supporting time-sensitive financings.']

Research before applying

• Review Nautilus Solar Energy's project portfolio and the states where it operates community solar farms.
• Understand the basics of community solar policy and how state-level rules affect project economics.
• Research common debt and tax equity structures used in US solar project financings.
• Look up recent changes to federal solar incentives and state community solar programs that could affect Nautilus' assets.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a project finance model you built. What were the key drivers and how did you structure the debt and tax equity?
• How would you approach a quarterly valuation of a 200+ project portfolio? What quarter-over-quarter changes would you flag?
• Describe a time you compared multiple debt or tax equity structures. How did you weigh the pros and cons?
• How do changes in state or federal policy affect operating versus development asset economics in solar?
• How do you build scenario-driven memos or presentations for an executive team or board?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Submitting a generic finance resume without naming specific project finance, DCF, or tax equity work.
• Ignoring the portfolio scale. This role covers 200+ assets, so failing to show experience with large asset-level analysis is a problem.
• Not addressing remote work. The role is fully remote, so candidates who do not show they can operate independently may be screened out.