EY-Parthenon Manager, Infrastructure Advisory

The Opportunity

We are seeking experienced and dynamic Infrastructure Advisory specialists to join our Infrastructure Advisory team as part of our ongoing growth and success in the ASEAN region.

Our Project Finance and Infrastructure team advises clients on financial, procurement, strategic, and public private partnership issues for large scale infrastructure projects and programs. By joining this team, you will support our clients from the earliest stages of project analysis and evaluation through procurement, financial close, construction, and operations.

You will assist clients in devising and comparing financial plans and delivery approaches for projects involving public, federal, or private financing, project revenues, and/or grants, while providing support for the implementation of those plans.

As part of our project finance team, you will enhance your commercial capabilities by working with our global networks and fast moving, emerging clients.

Your key responsibilities

• Have experience in the infrastructure sector, particularly in transport, power and utilities, health, and education projects. Experience in the UK, Australia, or Canada in the PPP/PFI and project financing sector is advantageous, as is experience in Asia.
• Develop and manage key client relationships and deal origination capabilities, from securing advisory mandates to achieving transaction closure, acting on government and private sector transactions in the infrastructure sector.
• Possess knowledge of PPP/PFI, concessions, and acquisition and project financing structures/contracts related to the infrastructure sector.
• Work on project delivery covering feasibility, design, procurement, construction, and handover.
• Have project financing knowledge, with an understanding of project financial modeling and financing markets, which would be highly valued.
• Understand economic or social infrastructure procurement and delivery.

To qualify for the role you must have

• More than 8 years of experience in a top advisory firm, infrastructure service provider, bank, relevant government agency or other relevant sector.
• A university degree, preferably majoring in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, Law, or Engineering from reputable local or overseas universities. A Master's degree is ideal.
• Professional qualifications such as CFA, FRM, ASIA, CPA, CA, or CMA are considered advantageous.
• A high performance professional who can articulate a value proposition, develop business cases/models and lead and advise on projects in the infrastructure sector from bid stage to financial close.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, project finance modeling experience is an advantage.
• Willingness and ability to travel when necessary.

What's most important is that you're dedicated to supporting your colleagues as part of a high performing team. You'll need to thrive in picking up new skills and talents as you go, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are essential.

If you've got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.