Investment Summer Internship London, England
Job description
About Low Carbon
Low Carbon creates renewable energy to fight climate change. We’re building a net-zero energy company that will power tomorrow and protect the planet for future generations.
Low Carbon was established in 2011 with one goal in mind: to make the biggest contribution possible in the fight against climate change. The aim is to play a key role in the historic effort to move the world to 100% renewable energy.
We are a long-standing certified B-Corporation, and recognised as gold standard for environmental impact. Low Carbon’s climate ambitions are to become one of the world’s first major net-zero energy companies and to have created 20GW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030.
Low Carbon has formed a strategic partnership with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) to build a leading global renewable energy Independent Power Producer. Low Carbon is committed to the development, investment and operation of renewable energy at scale. Low Carbon invests into both renewable energy developers and projects across a range of renewable energy technologies including solar PV, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy and energy efficiency.
With a significant international renewable energy pipeline in development, Low Carbon is well-positioned to capitalise on opportunities as the need for renewable energy and energy security increases.
We are extremely proud of the highly professional and talented team at Low Carbon. We have built a positive learning culture that incorporates respect, trust, collaboration, and a shared passion to combat climate change. It is an open, friendly and supportive environment, and we are proud to say we work here. As we grow, we are committed to increasing diversity in the team, and continuing to foster an inclusive environment where we can learn from each other.
Low Carbon is on a mission. Together, we will power tomorrow.
The Investment Team
The Investment Team operates across all major renewable and storage sectors, interacts with a broad spectrum of counterparties and invests in locations across the UK and internationally. The role of the Investment Team is to deploy early-stage development capital, build multi-technology development platforms and pipelines and undertake / oversee all activities required to take assets through to financial close and into construction.
The Investment Team is unique in the market in that it covers all investment disciplines required to develop, commercialise and finance multi-technology assets from greenfield through to commercial operation. We have a high degree of entrepreneurialism and autonomy embedded within the team, while our culture is very much one of respect and collaboration in order to share learnings and expertise.
Role Description
This 10 week internship is designed to provide hands-on investment experience within our Wind Investment team. With the team’s guidance, you will carry out in-depth market analysis of specific geographies, helping assess which markets are attractive for future investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess Wind investment opportunities for Low Carbon in target geographies, based on in-depth market analysis (including assessments of the macro environment and the local development environments)
- Undertake analysis and interrogation of financial assumptions to enable investment decisions.
- Assist more senior members of the Investment team in the analysis and evaluation of potential investment projects
Person Specification
- A personal interest and understanding of the renewables market and climate change
- A deep appreciation of investing in large infrastructure projects
- A ‘hands on’ approach, visible across the business with good communication and other interpersonal skills
- Excellent problem solving
- Flexible in approach, showing initiative and interest to support ad-hoc tasks
- Able to act in confidence, with discretion and tact
Skills & Experience
- Relevant experience in renewables, infrastructure, energy, investment, banking, or strategy consultancy
- Excellent Excel & PowerPoint
- Postgraduate with prior experience in research and analysis projects is (preferred but not essential)
- Experience of project management and working to tight time-driven deadlines (preferred but not essential)
- Experience in discounted cash flow and other valuations modelling within an energy / infrastructure / capital intensive environment (preferred but not essential)
Our Benefits
- 10-week internship with a leading renewable energy company
- Competitive salary
- Social events - this month we’ve had a painting workshop, a pub quiz and a cake baking competition
- Be a part of a dynamic, entrepreneurial mission driven culture
- Make your unique contribution to the fight against climate change
- Working in newly fit-out offices in Central London
