Investment Analyst Associate (Infrastructure & Renewables)

Job Description

Title: Investment Analyst / Associate Infrastructure & Renewables

Location: Melbourne (Hybrid)

Reports to: Head of Investments / Managing Director

Team: Small boutique investment & asset management team

Role purpose

Support origination underwriting execution and asset management of a growing infrastructure investment program primary focus on renewables (solar battery energy storage) with exposure to complementary social infrastructure (e.g. affordable housing). The role combines financial modelling commercial diligence transaction support and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Key responsibilities

• Build maintain and audit detailed financial models for greenfield and brownfield renewable projects (solar BESS) and social infrastructure assets.
• Lead quantitative diligence inputs: cashflows sensitivity and scenario analysis capex/O&M schedules and valuation analysis (DCF IRR project/equity returns).
• Support commercial technical and legal diligence: coordinate external advisers summarise findings and produce investment papers and investment committee packs.
• Assist with deal origination and pipeline management: market screens buyer/seller outreach and preparation of transaction materials.
• Support transaction execution: term sheet negotiation support liaise with lenders/advisers and manage data room workflows.
• Asset management & performance monitoring post-acquisition: track KPIs produce monthly/quarterly reports and support optimisation initiatives.
• Prepare investor reporting materials and assist with fundraising and capital-raising activities.
• Ad-hoc strategic analysis: market research (policy merchant pricing technology costs) competitor/transaction benchmarking and input to investment strategy.

Experience & technical skills

• Analyst: 25 years; Associate: 47 years relevant experience in infrastructure/private equity/investment banking (M&A or project finance) superannuation/private markets investing or chartered accounting with transaction experience. Preference for candidates with renewables exposure.
• Advanced Excel modelling skills experience building cashflow models for power/energy assets sensitivity/scenario modelling and model auditability.
• Financial valuation skills: DCF IRR project vs equity returns and basic debt modelling.
• Experience with transaction execution (data rooms diligence trackers adviser coordination).
• Strong written and verbal communication ability to produce concise investment memoranda and present to senior stakeholders.
• Tertiary degree in finance accounting engineering economics or related discipline. Chartered/CAs or CFA candidates desirable.

Desirable

• Direct renewables experience: solar PV BESS PPA/merchant market exposure.
• Experience with Australian project finance and regulatory environment.
• Stakeholder management: developers EPCs lenders utilities.
• Experience in social infrastructure (affordable housing) helpful.

Behaviours & cultural fit

• Commercial pragmatic problem-solver balancing speed and rigour.
• Team-player comfortable in a small hands-on boutique environment.
• High integrity attention to detail and ability to prioritise under pressure.