Director - Infrastructure Advisory: Major Projects - Various Locations

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Director - Infrastructure Advisory: Major Projects - EY Parthenon - London / Manchester / Bristol / Scotland

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.​

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

EY Parthenon’s Infrastructure Advisory practice advises public and private sector clients on transactions and broader financial, strategic, and commercial advice mainly related to infrastructure projects and programmes. We support government and private sector clients on tackling some of today’s biggest challenges including decarbonising the economy, driving economic growth and promoting inward investment by advising on the UKs largest infrastructure programmes.

We are focused on growing our practice in response to the UK’s infrastructure and utilities investment agenda, including major Government-led programmes, regulated infrastructure, and water-sector alternative delivery models such as DPC and SIPR.

We are looking for a Director with strong project finance, transaction and regulated infrastructure experience to help lead our growth in project finance and water transactions.

We want you to support our vibrant business and teams in delivering exciting projects which will stretch your skills and expand your knowledge. This is an opportunity to match your ambition. You’ll be part of a growing and dynamic team facing some of the most complex projects across the UK public sector, delivering economic and social infrastructure that will underpin UK economic growth, sustainability and generational social benefit, and helping us to deliver our purpose of building a better working world.

Your key responsibilities

Leading dynamic and multi-disciplinary teams on major infrastructure, project finance and water-sector transactions to deliver high-quality financial, commercial and strategic advice

Building, owning and expanding trusted senior relationships with clients, funders, investors, regulators and delivery partners

Bringing senior judgement to regulated infrastructure models, including RAB, DPC, SIPR-style frameworks, concession structures and availability/payment mechanisms

Overseeing and challenging complex financial models, including financing structures, affordability, value-for-money, sensitivity and scenario analysis

Advising public and private sector clients on financing strategy, commercial structure, risk allocation and market engagement

Advising sponsors and bidders on procurement strategy, bid evaluation, commercial positions and financing deliverability

Developing and delivering debt and equity competition processes (in the private finance and regulated finance sectors), lender engagement, assessment criteria, market sounding, term sheet development and financing documentation negotiation

Building and maintaining a high-quality opportunity pipeline, leading priority pursuits and taking accountability for converting opportunities into sustainable revenue growth

Contributing to thought leadership and market positioning on private finance, regulated infrastructure and major transactions

Coaching team members

 

Skills and attributes for success

What we look for

Deep understanding of project finance and privately financed infrastructure, including debt/equity structures, risk allocation, procurement models and investor/lender requirements

Strong understanding of UK infrastructure and utilities markets, including water, regulated asset models, DPC/SIPR, RAB, PPP/concession and availability-based structures

Ability to lead complex client engagements, manage senior stakeholders and make sound commercial judgements

Ability to interpret complex financial analysis and challenge modelling outputs to support strategic client decisions

Strong business development capability, including origination, proposal leadership and conversion of opportunities

Strong team leadership, coaching and project management capability

High-quality written and verbal communication, including board-level reports and senior stakeholder presentations

The ability to thrive in a flexible working environment as part of a diverse and dynamic team

Significant experience leading or playing a senior role in project finance, infrastructure transactions, regulated utilities, water transactions or major infrastructure procurement

Demonstrable experience advising senior clients on financing strategy, commercial structure, procurement, market engagement or bid evaluation

Excellent financial skills, including a deep understanding of corporate finance relating to project finance and regulated structures

Strong understanding of debt and equity financing, lender/investor requirements and transaction execution

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written 

High degree of personal drive and motivation to enhance your knowledge and succeed 

The ability to build and maintain relationships with team members, organisations and clients

Ability to lead teams and manage multiple workstreams through complex transaction processes

Ideally, you’ll also have

An advanced professional financial qualification e.g. CIPFA, CA, ACA, CFA, MBA

What we offer you

Flexibility and work-life balance

Career development opportunities, including comprehensive training and development programmes, access to vast network of likeminded professionals

Competitive Benefits Packages, including competitive salary, discretionary bonus scheme, private healthcare, matched pension contributions

A diverse and inclusive team culture

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world. Learn  about careers at EY-Parthenon.

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