Senior Manager, Infrastructure, Capital Projects & Sustainability Advisory - Project Finance

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Are you a talented individual with a proven track record on executing project deliverables.  

KPMG’s Deal Advisory – Infrastructure, Capital Projects, and Sustainability (ICPS) Services team is recognized as one of the leading financial and commercial advisors for infrastructure projects in Canada and one of the world’s leading financial advisors on complex public private partnership (PPP) projects. The team provides project finance advisory services across the lifecycle of infrastructure assets for public, private, and Indigenous clients across the real assets sector including power, renewables, oil and gas, water, waste, transport, social infrastructure, mining and real estate.

In Canada, KPMG’s growing, and market-leading ICPS practice is looking for individuals who are interested in analyzing and structuring real assets transactions and partnerships. The work will include full-cycle support of our clients, including commercial structure development, due diligence, capital raises, and partnership agreement negotiations support for projects led by private, public and Indigenous clients.

Our team works at the forefront of the fast developing Indigenous-finance market and regularly structures innovative partnerships that are precedent setting both from a financing and a commercial perspective providing excellent opportunity for real impact and exceptional personal development.

Role is primarily based in Vancouver. Position reports to National Lead, Project Finance Advisory.

**Please note we are open to hiring at the Manager level**

• Provide strategic, commercial and financial advice spanning the lifecycle of infrastructure projects
• Develop project commercial and financial structures, and support partnership negotiations
• Oversee detailed financial models (project finance, corporate finance), devise alternative financial model scenarios and interpret sensitivity analyses
• Lead debt or equity capital raising on project and corporate level
• Conduct financial feasibility, business case, commercial model study, market analysis
• Conduct market soundings with potential bidders and capital providers
• Work in a dynamic team environment on infrastructure projects across various sectors with particular focus on energy transition (renewables, nuclear, etc.), real estate and mining sectors and Indigenous-led transactions
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and liaise with other business units of KPMG including, but not limited to Tax, Corporate Finance/M&A, Legal, Accounting
• Deliver client engagements independently
• Assume a leadership role in client relationship development and idea generation
• Represent KPMG at conferences and speaking engagements

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in finance, accounting, economics or similarly numeric area
• 9+ years experience for Sr. Manager, 6+ years experience for Manager
• 6-8 years of experience with real assets/capital projects in the fields of project finance, corporate finance/M&A, financial due-diligence, or at rating agencies
• Extensive experience in developing financial models and overseeing model development
• Demonstrated ability to drive deliverables and processes, to solve client problems and to coordinate, train and mentor junior resources
• Strong communication, presentation and writing skills, including the ability to understand and effectively summarize complex documents and client needs
• Experience with negotiating legal documentation in the real assets/project development context
• Interest in real assets and Indigenous finance
• A team-oriented attitude, an ability to work in cross-functional settings
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to communicate and engage with a diverse group of clients
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information  

The expected base salary range for this position is $114,500 to $205,500 and may be eligible for bonus awards. The determination of an applicant’s base salary within this range is based on the individual’s location, skills & competencies, and unique qualifications. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program

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