Associate Director - Infrastructure & Project Finance - Toronto, ON

Scotiabank•Toronto, ON

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Infrastructure & Project Finance (“IPF”) team is part of Scotiabank’s Corporate and Investment Banking (“CIB”) Division. IPF works closely with a wide range of industry coverage and product partners to originate, structure, and execute structured, acquisition, and project financings. IPF provides sector expertise, strategic advisory, and tailored financial solutions to our clients across developed and emerging markets. IPF’s primary focus is providing and arranging debt financing (e.g. greenfield and brownfield projects, corporate, acquisition) and debt advisory services for strategic owners and financial sponsors in the infrastructure space, including ports, airports, toll roads, public infrastructure, renewable energy, conventional power, transmission, digital infrastructure, and energy infrastructure across the Americas.

Requirements

Minimum 5-7 years of work experience in Investment Banking, Advisory, Corporate Banking, credit rating agency, or related experience with sector experience in infrastructure required
Bachelor or Master Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, or Engineering
Strong quantitative skills focused on financial analysis, accounting, and credit risk
Must have significant experience in execution of project financing including developing project finance models, managing due diligence and documentation, and experience creating marketing materials and presentations in PowerPoint
Ability to manage multiple projects with different intensity levels simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of work
Must be a self-starter and proactive by taking initiative and anticipating deal team needs
Willingness to work hard and excel under pressure amid demanding deadlines
Exceptional communication skills
Success working collaboratively in a team-based environment, underpinned by individual accountability
Strong analytical, critical and technical problem solving, time management, and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to take views and make decisions
High professional standards including a strong sense of personal integrity
A demonstrated ability to adapt quickly and constructively to new situations and information with a high level of energy, and keen desire to learn new concepts and embrace challenge

Responsibilities

Contribute, under supervision of senior team members, to debt raising activities and debt advisory assignments
Lead the due diligence process and preparation of credit presentations, Information Memorandum, and other documentation
Work alongside senior team members in negotiating financial structures, including where appropriate derivatives, debt capital markets solutions, and transaction documentation with clients
Assist in capital structure and ratings advisory for infrastructure and project financings
Develop, manipulate, and maintain project finance models
Create marketing materials and client presentations
Build relationships with clients, internal partners, and industry participants including financial, legal and technical advisors
Manage transactions through the internal credit process by consultation, analysis, structuring, and communication with credit, regional, and business line managers
Assist in maintaining and monitoring a portfolio of loans including, as needed, expansions, refinancings, restructurctions, exits, etc., based on risk analysis
Support the partner industry teams and relevant local teams in the preparation of internal credit analysis and comply with internal processes in accordance with the Bank's internal policies and procedures
Support senior team members in ad hoc tasks