Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure - £Exc

Our client, a leading investment firm who manage a wide array of asset classes and investment strategies, is keen to make an addition to their highly successful investment team. The role will hold responsibility for setting strategy and implementation, including portfolio construction, mix of funds, co-invest and direct investments. An understanding of direct investment opportunities is preferred, with primary focus on infrastructure.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for leading the underwriting and monitoring the indirect fund activities of the Infrastructure Pooling Vehicle.
Managing client capital; this includes setting portfolio construction objectives, managing deployment and redemptions, working with the direct infra team colleagues and collaborating across the real assets and wider 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 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 Environmental Opportunities.
Engaging with the Real Estate investment team and responsible individuals regarding the sourcing and underwriting of new investments; this includes monitoring existing infrastructure investments.
Measuring and monitoring net zero and wider ESG commitments.

Experience & Qualifications

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 to assist in the 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.

To hear more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Karen Consalvi on 020 7847 8874 or email your CV to karen@meredithbrown.com

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