Portfolio Manager - Infrastructure - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading the underwriting and monitoring for the indirect fund activities of the Infrastructure Pooling Vehicle.
• Managing client capital; this includes setting portfolio construction objectives, managing deployment and redemptions, investment team to meet client requirements. 
• Setting strategy and implementation, including portfolio construction, mix of funds, co-invest and direct investments, working in conjunction with the Head of Real Assets, and liaising with senior colleagues in the Real Assets team;
• Ensuring that the infrastructure investment monitoring and asset management activities are performed to a high standard by the investment team;
• Managing the team members on underwriting and monitoring indirect investments;
• Responsible for origination of opportunities with funds and for co-investments where relevant; includes attending relevant conferences and events for infrastructure sector, as well as attending advisory committees, meetings and site visits;
• Supporting investment decisions relating to infrastructure covering the Environmental Opportunities.
• Engaging with the Real Estate investment team and responsible individuals regarding the sourcing and underwriting for new investments; this includes monitoring existing infrastructure investments.
• Measure and monitor net zero and wider ESG commitments.

Background & Experience:

• Target 7-10 years of experience in originating, executing and managing infrastructure investments with third party fund managers; can include real estate experience, but seeking majority infrastructure focus;
• Experience evaluating fund managers, individual co-investments, including an understanding of direct investment opportunities is preferred;
• Highly effective communication, influencing and relationship management skills including personal credibility in delivering strategic information to peers, senior decision makers in and to relevant committees to facilitate high level decision making;
• Excellent level of numerical, analytical and report writing skills, including the ability to use Microsoft office tools to assist in communication of key messages to facilitate decisions;
• A proactive, self-motivated team player who has the ability to manage a high workload with multiple deadlines ensuring expectations are managed throughout;
• Advanced people management skills with the ability to lead and motivate junior team members through a staff management process.

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feedback on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted