Commercial Associate at Last Energy (London, United Kingdom)
Last Energy· London, United Kingdom·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
Last Energy seeks a commercially focused professional with power or energy sector experience to help drive capital formation, investor engagement, and project-level financial initiatives. This role will support key strategic financing efforts and gradually take ownership of end-to-end commercial opportunities. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and financial skills with the ability to build lasting relationships across investors and partners.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Support project capital raising activities, including relationship management, investor due diligence and outreach efforts
- Oversee and refine project financial models, including plant cost models, working closely with engineering and finance teams
- Support and eventually lead dedicated project-level capital raises (development facilities, grants, and project finance)
- Execute special commercial initiatives from structuring to close
- Collaborate across departments to align financial, technical, and strategic objectives
- Minimum 3–5 years of experience in commercial, financial, or investment roles within the power, energy, or infrastructure sectors
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- Strong financial modeling and valuation capabilities
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with both investors and technical stakeholders
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple dynamic projects
- Comfortable operating in a high-growth, startup-style environment that requires initiative and adaptability
- Based in or willing to relocate to London, UK
Why work at Last Energy
- Culture: “Dynamic and passionate team that blends fresh perspectives with seasoned expertise” — described as a fast-growing international team united by a mission to solve one of the hardest problems in energy lastenergy.com/careers/jobs
- Work policy: Roles are currently on-site in Austin, TX or Washington, D.C. jobs.lever.co
- Impact: Opportunity to work on the “most important challenge of our lifetime” with tangible progress toward global clean energy goals.
- Engineering culture: Hands-on work with hardware, nuclear systems, and modular manufacturing; strong patent activity indicates a culture of innovation.