Associate Director - Infrastructure & Energy Transition

A great opportunity to join one of the most highly recognised infrastructure and energy investors in Australia.

Our client has a diversified portfolio across debt and equity, with an extremely ambitious pipeline to match. With a new fund that has successfully been raised and is ready to deploy, this is a very exciting time to join one of the most desired teams to help them with executing their prosperous pipeline.

The desired person will work with a highly qualified team to originate, structure and execute debt and equity investments critical to the delivery of Australia's energy transition.

Responsibilities:

• Investment execution. Lead day-to-day project management and executive activities for assigned investments. Develop investment terms with input from internal legal, credit, and other internal stakeholders. Negotiate term sheets with transaction parties. Identify transaction risks and design and complete due diligence workstreams
• Prepare and present investment papers for investment committee and board approval processes. Lead transaction documentation with internal and external lawyers, credit/risk, portfolio management. Manage projects to timelines. Support the professional development of associates and senior associates within the team.
• Sector leadership. Represent the firm in Australia's energy market by attending and presenting at relevant conferences and events. Contribute to the firm's energy policy and regulatory contributions.

Ideal skills and experience:

• Direct experience leading project finance transactions in the energy, utilities, infrastructure, PPP, or other real assets sector.
• 8+ years of experience gained in commercial banking, funds management, financial advisory, direct equity or private credit divisions of an institutional investment group or other financial institution.
• Strong transactional skills including developing key investment terms and investment structures, identifying risks and undertaking due diligence, financial modelling, and preparing investment papers.

If you wish to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Nick Hill on nhill@eastpartnership.com.au.

Job Ref: 1225086