Application Guide
How to Apply for Staff Structured Origination Manager
at Antora Energy
🏢 About Antora Energy
Antora Energy is a climate tech startup building American-made thermal batteries to decarbonize industrial heat and power. Their unique approach combines low-cost renewable energy storage with U.S. manufacturing, offering a direct path to reducing global emissions while supporting domestic jobs and energy independence.
About This Role
As Staff Structured Origination Manager, you will lead Antora's efforts to originate and structure complex co-location agreements with renewable developers, enabling long-duration energy storage (LDES) deployment. This role is critical to scaling Antora's technology by identifying high-value solar and wind projects in key markets (MISO, SPP, PJM) and structuring multi-party deals that de-risk investment and accelerate grid integration.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve reviewing interconnection queue reports to identify promising wind/solar projects in MISO, then reaching out to developers to propose a co-location partnership. You could be leading a call to negotiate a tolling agreement, modeling revenue stacks for a 100-hour thermal battery, or presenting a deal structure to Antora's leadership for approval.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Antora Energy Is Looking For
- Deep expertise in structured origination for energy projects, particularly co-located storage with renewables (solar/wind), including experience negotiating PPAs, tolling agreements, or build-transfer structures.
- Strong knowledge of ISOs/RTOs like MISO, SPP, PJM, including market rules, interconnection queues, and revenue stack modeling for LDES.
- Proven ability to lead complex, multi-party negotiations with developers, utilities, and off-takers, balancing technical, financial, and legal considerations.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort in ambiguity; ability to originate new deal types and create novel commercial structures where none exist.
📝 Tips for Applying to Antora Energy
Quantify your impact: In your resume, highlight specific MW/MWh of storage projects you originated or the value of contracts you structured (e.g., '$XXM in PPAs negotiated').
Show market knowledge: Mention specific experience with MISO, SPP, or PJM interconnection processes, queue positions, or market design changes affecting storage.
Tailor your cover letter to Antora's mission: Connect your personal motivation to their focus on U.S. manufacturing and industrial decarbonization, not just generic clean energy.
Demonstrate deal structure innovation: Provide an example of a novel commercial agreement you designed (e.g., a hybrid PPA or revenue-sharing structure) and explain the rationale.
Use their language: Reference 'thermal batteries', 'long-duration energy storage', 'co-location', and 'always-on industrial operations' to show you understand their specific technology and value proposition.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Explain why you are passionate about industrial decarbonization and how Antora's thermal battery technology uniquely addresses the challenge of always-on, low-cost clean energy for manufacturing.", 'Highlight your experience originating and structuring co-located storage projects with renewables, emphasizing your ability to navigate complex multi-party agreements.', 'Show specific knowledge of the markets Antora targets (MISO, SPP, PJM) and any regulatory or market trends that create opportunities for LDES.', 'Demonstrate your entrepreneurial approach by sharing an example of how you identified a new deal type or structured a first-of-its-kind agreement.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Review Antora's technology: Understand how their thermal battery works (carbon blocks, heat-to-power via turbines) and why it's suited for industrial heat and power.
- → Study their project announcements: Look for recent partnerships or pilot projects (e.g., with utilities or industrial customers) to understand their go-to-market strategy.
- → Analyze market dynamics: Research MISO, SPP, and PJM's interconnection queue backlogs, FERC Order 2023 impacts, and state policies supporting LDES.
- → Read about competitors: Understand how Antora differentiates from other LDES players (e.g., Form Energy, Malta) and why their U.S. manufacturing angle matters.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Don't focus on short-duration storage (e.g., 4-hour lithium-ion) without explicitly connecting it to LDES; this role is about long-duration (8-100+ hours) and co-location.
- Avoid generic statements about 'renewable energy' without showing specific knowledge of structured origination, PPAs, or project finance.
- Don't overlook the 'structured' aspect: This role isn't just development; it's about creating novel deal structures, so emphasize your ability to innovate commercially.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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