Managing Director, Infrastructure Asset Management

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Overview

OMERS Infrastructure is a pioneer and global leader in Infrastructure direct investing with over 25 years of experience originating, executing, and actively managing infrastructure investments. We have over 100 dedicated infrastructure professionals across offices in New York, Toronto, London and Sydney. OMERS Infrastructure manages over C$40 billion of investments on behalf of OMERS and institutional strategic partners across a diversified global portfolio that includes investments in clean energy, transportation and logistics, digital infrastructure, power and utilities, and other essential services.

Role Purpose

The Managing Director, Asset Management is a senior leadership role with enterprise‑wide accountability for driving hands‑on operational optimisation and transformation across OMERS Infrastructure’s European asset portfolio, with a particular focus on transport and rail infrastructure. This role is deeply embedded within the asset base. The successful candidate will spend meaningful time on‑site at assets, working side‑by‑side with management teams to review operational plans, interrogate KPIs, and accelerate delivery of performance improvement initiatives. The role combines direct operational engagement with Board‑level advisory responsibility, particularly on operational optimisation, cost reduction, and transformation programmes. The individual will bring a proven operational transformation playbook and the credibility to challenge constructively, ensuring initiatives move at pace without destabilising core operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Transformation & Value Creation
  • Lead and execute hands‑on operational optimisation and transformation initiatives across OMERS Infrastructure’s European transport assets, targeting sustainable performance improvement and long‑term value creation.
  • Spend significant time at asset level, working directly with operating teams to:
  • Review operational and business plans.
  • Analyse and challenge KPIs, cost structures, and operational performance.
  • Identify root causes of underperformance and opportunities for acceleration.
• Work side‑by‑side with management teams to ensure operational improvement and transformation initiatives are executed at pace.
• Advise Boards and senior stakeholders on operational optimisation, cost reduction, and transformation priorities, providing clear, practical recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across operational efficiency, resilience, sustainability, and cost optimisation.

Candidate Profile

• Leadership Style
  • Senior, highly credible operator with deep experience in complex, asset‑heavy environments.
  • Highly hands‑on, with the willingness and ability to work in detail alongside management teams.
  • Comfortable influencing and challenging without formal line control.
  • Pragmatic, execution‑focused leader who prioritises delivery over theory.
• Core Capabilities
  • Deep operational expertise with the ability to identify issues quickly, challenge assumptions, and drive practical solutions.
  • Proven experience leading hands‑on operational optimiser and transformation, ideally where no prior centralised transformation function existed.
  • Strong judgement on where and how to intervene to deliver impact without operational disruption.
  • Ability to balance pace of change with operational stability.
• Sector & Regional Experience
  • Strong understanding of transport and rail infrastructure.
  • Operational background strongly preferred; prior PE or co‑investment governance experience beneficial but not essential.
  • Experience operating in European asset environments; German language capability beneficial but not required.
• Qualifications & Experience
  • 20+ years’ senior leadership experience, with deep operational responsibility in asset‑intensive businesses.
  • Track record of working directly with management teams to deliver measurable operational improvement.
  • Board‑level exposure with the ability to advise on operational optimisation and transformation.

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