Assistant Director - Portfolio Manager

An Investment Fund in Leeds is undergoing a period of sustained growth and are looking for a Portfolio Manager to assist with the growing portfolio of loans, guarantees and equity assets.

Key responsibilities:

• Engage with project sponsors and equity fund managers to monitor progress on key projects. Identify where projects are at risk and implement mitigating action
• Build internal models & interrogate external models
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative information (i.e. financial models, technical and legal analysis, facility documentation and deeds).
• Attend site visits to inspect project progress
• Negotiate waivers to protect the Bank in respect to deals / investments
• Contribute to the preparation of reports for Investment Committee
• Actively contribute to in-flight change programmes as required

Required skill set:

• Core expertise within Portfolio Management, particularly in an infrastructure context from either a Banking or Project Finance environment
• Demonstrable commercial expertise in addition to a a willingness to take a high degree of accountability for high value and sensitive projects
• Sector experience to include energy, power, transport, construction or social infrastructure
• Debt experience is key
• Product experience including fixed and floating loans and guarantees. Direct equity investment and equity fund knowledge will be an advantage

This client is aligned to some of the UK\’s most cutting edge and important infrastructure projects so candidates with the above expertise are encouraged to apply.