Credit Analyst, Senior Director, Energy and Power, Infrastructure and Project Finance - Chicago

Fitch Group • Chicago, IL

18d • $190,000 - $225,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Fitch Ratings' Energy and Power, Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group is seeking a Senior Director to be based in their New York, Chicago, or Toronto office. This role will report to the Head of Energy and Power, Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group for North America. The position requires a senior credit analyst with over 10 years of experience in project finance within the infrastructure sector. The primary responsibilities will involve the analysis, execution, and rating of infrastructure and project finance transactions, with a specific focus on energy and power infrastructure assets in the US and Canada. The role offers the opportunity to shape strategic direction, lead analysis on cutting-edge transactions, and contribute to a growing credit team in a dynamic sector with diverse credits. The team is experienced and collaborative, providing opportunities for learning about the broader infrastructure space in an open culture that encourages idea exchange.

Requirements

• 10+ years of solid project finance related experience in energy and power infrastructure including development of credit or underwriting approach.
• Proven project finance and infrastructure credit skills gained in a bank credit department, a rating agency, buy side credit department, etc.
• Solid writing and verbal communication skills.
• An open mind to think expansively about the opportunity and risk in the evolving infrastructure landscape.
• Excellent modelling skills and thorough familiarity with spreadsheet-based financial models.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend complex structures and to ask probing questions to issuers and their advisers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and display a strong degree of flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as required.
• Employee management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Rating agency experience.
• Ratings advisory work.
• A deep understanding of and a keen interest in infrastructure and project finance.
• A professional background in capital markets and/or credit analysis.
• Experience in interpreting complex legal documents such as bank agreements and bond indentures.
• A strong pattern of leadership and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization.
• CFA.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on leading ratings analysis, execution and research on new and existing North American transactions.
• Evaluating innovative credit structures and participating in global criteria development.
• Identifying relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
• Gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.
• Maintain a strong external network and profile that continues to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch in a compelling and persuasive manner at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits and through media communication.
• Develop and grow strong relationships with the other analytical groups at Fitch to ensure analytical consistency and efficient execution of transactions that involve multiple groups.
• Mentor junior members of the Energy and Power Infrastructure team.

Benefits

• The ability to shape the strategic course for the infrastructure team.
• Opportunity to take a leadership role analyzing some cutting-edge transactions.
• Be part of a growing credit team in the ever-evolving infrastructure space.
• A sector that is seeing significant investments resulting in a diversity of new and interesting credits on which to provide independent evaluations.
• Experienced and collaborative team and opportunity to learn about wider infrastructure space.
• Open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives.
• Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior