--- title: 'Underwriter – Credit Insurance | Energy Transition Finance at Energetic' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/underwriter-credit-insurance-energy-transition-finance-energetic-greater-boston-gmaxxhdwpbqe' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-15' --- # Underwriter – Credit Insurance | Energy Transition Finance at Energetic - **Company:** Energetic - **Location:** Greater Boston Area - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-01-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/energeticcapital/1885e3b8-7c8a-400b-90eb-40a914524988 ## Job description Energetic is helping drive the energy transition by unlocking capital for clean energy projects. We’re a diverse, mission-driven team building innovative credit insurance solutions for the energy sector. We’re looking for an Underwriter to support the growth of our credit insurance platform. This role offers hands-on transactional exposure, direct interaction with brokers and clients, and close collaboration with senior leadership on strategy and execution. ## What you’ll do *Underwrite and structure credit insurance solutions for energy transactions *Assess counterparty credit risk and complex financial structures *Work directly with brokers, clients, and internal stakeholders *Support strategic initiatives and process improvements ## What we’re looking for *2–5 years of experience in financial services, with exposure to power markets, project finance, construction lending, or credit risk *Strong financial analysis and communication skills *Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, startup environment *Curious mindset, proactive attitude, and able to work independently Relevant experience may include *Credit insurance (junior/associate underwriter) *Energy project finance (analyst/associate) *Commodities trading in power or electricity markets (analyst/associate) ## Qualifications *Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or related field (or equivalent experience) *Experienced in financial statement analysis or formal credit training *CFA or similar designation (or in progress) a plus *Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) If you’re excited about clean energy, structured finance, and building something new, we’d love to hear from you. Compensation commensurate with experience. Check out our website for info about working with Energetic. ## About Energetic ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Energetic Capital provides credit insurance and financing solutions to de-risk and accelerate clean energy projects. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped/Independent) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Jeff McAulay ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Energy Transition Finance, Credit Insurance, Project Finance - **Target customers**: B2B – Project developers, lenders, sponsors, IPPs (Independent Power Producers), and capital providers in the clean energy sector - **Mission statement**: To accelerate the energy transition by unlocking capital for clean energy projects through innovative, client-driven credit enhancement solutions. ## Products & Services - **Credit Insurance**: Proprietary underwriting platform that provides credit insurance policies covering offtaker defaults, making clean energy projects more bankable for lenders and investors. - **Project Financing & Structuring**: Comprehensive financing packages that combine credit enhancement with structural flexibility to support renewable energy and infrastructure projects, from large utility-scale transactions to granular commercial & industrial (C&I) portfolios. - **Risk Modeling & Analytics**: Advanced analytics and proprietary underwriting software to quantify complex project finance risks, expanding the universe of bankable projects. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company) - **Key Metric**: Over $800 million in project value activated; 1,500 renewable energy projects deployed across 46 states; 275,000 MWh of clean energy generated by financed projects. - **Notable Partners**: Backed by S&P A+ rated insurance; partnered with top-tier developers, IPPs, and capital providers (e.g., M&T Bank and Verogy for a distributed solar portfolio financing). - **Growth Signals**: Recently expanded credit insurance capabilities and capacity, broadening the range of risks they can underwrite to support distributed energy and infrastructure projects. ## Competitive Advantages - **Proprietary Technology**: A state-of-the-art underwriting platform that enables precise pricing of complex project finance risk, allowing the company to take on projects others deem "too difficult." - **Deep Industry Expertise**: Founded by clean energy veterans, the team includes experts in data science, credit and underwriting, law, and finance, offering a unique blend of technical and financial acumen. - **Speed and Flexibility**: A nimble, fast-moving team built for the energy transition, capable of structuring solutions for sub-investment grade and unrated credit risks that traditional financiers avoid. ## Strategic Focus - **Expand Credit Insurance Platform**: Continuing to enhance underwriting capabilities and capacity to support a broader range of distributed energy and infrastructure projects. - **Unlock Capital for Clean Energy**: Focused on helping deploy critical infrastructure across the United States by making more projects bankable through innovative credit enhancement. - **Scale Impact**: Leveraging their data-driven approach to increase the volume and diversity of projects they can finance, from utility-scale to C&I portfolios. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: Directly contribute to accelerating the clean energy transition and combating climate change. - **Culture**: Described as diverse, mission-driven, and collaborative, with a focus on innovation and impact. The team is "nimble" and "built for the energy transition." - **Work Environment**: Flexible, remote work options are offered. - **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive benefits and compensation commensurate with experience. The company also offers skill building and career advancement opportunities. - **Team & Exposure**: A small team (19 total employees) offering hands-on transactional exposure, direct interaction with brokers and clients, and close collaboration with senior leadership. ## Sources 1. [Energetic Capital Website](https://www.energeticcapital.com/) 2. [Energetic Capital About Page](https://www.energeticcapital.com/about) 3. [Built In Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/energetic-capital) 4. [Energetic Capital Careers Page](https://jobs.lever.co/energeticcapital) 5. [Underwriter Job Posting](https://jobs.lever.co/energeticcapital/1885e3b8-7c8a-400b-90eb-40a914524988)