Project Finance Analyst

You Will Be Successful in This Role If

• You can turn complex project cost, schedule, and financing information into clear financial analysis.
• You build models that are accurate, easy to follow, and useful for decision-making.
• You can work with incomplete information and still produce a practical first version that improves over time.
• You are comfortable working with executives, finance leaders, project managers, cost estimators, and technical teams.
• You can explain financial outputs clearly to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• You understand the importance of traceability, version control, and audit-ready financial documentation.
• You can move quickly without sacrificing accuracy or judgment.
• You bring strong ownership and can manage recurring reporting deadlines without needing heavy oversight.
• You are interested in helping build the financial systems that support large-scale energy infrastructure.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, corporate development, financial planning and analysis, or a related role with a project economics focus.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including capital expenditures, operating costs, financing structures, sensitivities, and scenario analysis.
• Experience supporting capital planning, project cost reporting, earned value analysis, or project economics.
• Ability to produce executive-ready financial materials under tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Comfort working across finance, project controls, commercial, regulatory, and technical teams.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with incomplete information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. person status required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in infrastructure project finance, energy project finance, or large capital project finance.
• Background at a project finance bank, infrastructure investor, sponsor, ompany, or project-finance-focused advisory or legal team.
• Experience with energy, infrastructure, data centers, industrial projects, advanced manufacturing, or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with earned value management, cost-loaded schedules, WBS/CBS structures, and project controls.
• Experience preparing board-level, lender-level, investor-level, or stage-gate financial packages.
• Experience with DOE, federal financing programs, loan programs, or public-private infrastructure funding.
• Familiarity with customer offtake structures, power purchase agreements, behind-the-meter power, or energy project economics.
• Ability to grow into a broader project finance leadership role as Valar scales.

What We Offer  

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

Salary

$160,000—$240,000 USD