Real Assets Senior Associate

Pwc Canada

About The Position

At PwC, our people in deals focus on providing strategic advice and support to clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring. They help clients navigate complex transactions and maximise value in their business deals. Those in Real Assets at PwC advise public and private sector clients in procuring, developing, financing, and executing projects in the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors. Your work will demonstrate and build on strong commercial and financial acumen, sectoral expertise, project management skills, and the ability to coordinate various stakeholders and resources. The Opportunity: As a Real Assets Senior Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to: Assist in lead M&A advisory roles for buy-side and sell-side mandates of infrastructure assets involving valuation, marketing and deal execution Participate in complex project developments, financings, and transactions in the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors Participate in developing financial models and assist in complex data analysis and modeling including preparing visual representations of data Conduct feasibility studies and financial and commercial analysis of projects and companies Participate in large-scale and complex procurements of infrastructure Participate in assignments involving post-transaction monitoring and project tracking Participate in writing reports, procurement documents and information memorandums Undertake market research and benchmarking exercises as directed Assist in developing business development opportunities for the real assets practice and the preparation of pitch decks, marketing materials, and proposals Assist in developing work plans, indicative schedules and budget estimates

Requirements

Strong financial modeling skills
Ability to work on multiple projects and on projects with tight deadlines
Ability to use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current trends and problem-solve

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working in either project finance/M&A, assurance (audit), economic or policy analysis, or within an engineering consulting/project management firm would be an asset
Experience working in or advising clients in the Energy, Utilities or Resources sector would be considered an asset
An interest in pursuing a professional designation in finance (CFA, CBV) or in project management (PMP, PQS) would be an asset
Familiarity with AI/GenAI/Agentic AI use case development would be an asset
Demonstrated ability to learn/problem solve, a curious mind-set and openness to working in sometimes highly ambiguous situations would be an asset

Responsibilities

Assist in lead M&A advisory roles for buy-side and sell-side mandates of infrastructure assets involving valuation, marketing and deal execution
Participate in complex project developments, financings, and transactions in the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors
Participate in developing financial models and assist in complex data analysis and modeling including preparing visual representations of data
Conduct feasibility studies and financial and commercial analysis of projects and companies
Participate in large-scale and complex procurements of infrastructure
Participate in assignments involving post-transaction monitoring and project tracking
Participate in writing reports, procurement documents and information memorandums
Undertake market research and benchmarking exercises as directed
Assist in developing business development opportunities for the real assets practice and the preparation of pitch decks, marketing materials, and proposals
Assist in developing work plans, indicative schedules and budget estimates