Senior Analyst / Junior Associate – Infrastructure Private Equity

Albert Cliff Limited; Antwerpen; Sur place; EUR 85 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Albert Cliff Limited in Antwerp seeks a Senior Analyst / Junior Associate to support its Infrastructure Private Equity & Development platform. The role spans development, project finance, and asset management across energy transition, digital infra, and PPPs.

You will work on complex models, deal origination, PPAs, EPC/O&M structuring, and ESG integration to drive sustainable value through the asset lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of rigorous, quantitative experience in infrastructure finance or PE.
• Experience from top-tier investment bank, infrastructure advisory, or PE fund.
• Fluent in English and native-level fluency in Dutch; French is a plus.
• Mastery of long-duration cash flow modeling and project finance mechanics.
• Strong understanding of PPAs, EPC and O&M frameworks.

Responsabilités

• Construct and own long-term project finance models including debt structuring.
• Evaluate development opportunities and brownfield acquisitions.
• Underwrite greenfield projects and structure PPAs, EPC and O&M.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary due diligence with technical, regulatory, and ESG advisors.
• Incorporate ESG metrics and impact KPIs into investment theses.
• Monitor portfolio performance and support strategic refinancing and growth.

Connaissances

Complex Project Finance Modeling

Deal Origination

Development & Structuring

Due Diligence Coordination

ESG Underwriting

Asset Management

Formation

Tier-one University Degree in Finance/Economics/Engineering

Description du poste

Position: Senior Analyst / Junior Associate – Infrastructure Private Equity & Development

Location: Antwerp, Belgium

Overview Our client is a highly sophisticated, impact-driven investment manager and developer dedicated to shaping the core physical assets of tomorrow. Unlike traditional highly-leveraged buyout (LBO) platforms that rely on financial engineering, this firm deploys long-term, patient capital with a dual mandate: delivering sustainable yield to institutional LPs and driving measurable societal and environmental impact.

The fund targets complex, high-conviction investments across four core verticals: Energy Transition Infrastructure (renewables, storage, grid modernization), Digital Infrastructure (fiber, data centers), Public Infrastructure (PPPs, transport), and selective, supportive Real Estate. Crucially, the firm operates not merely as a passive allocator, but as a hands-on developer and operator, actively navigating greenfield development risks, regulatory frameworks, and complex public-private partnerships.

To support an accelerating deployment phase and a robust pipeline of proprietary projects, the firm is seeking to appoint a rigorous Senior Analyst or Junior Associate to its Antwerp headquarters. The successful candidate will be exposed to the entire asset lifecycle, from early-stage greenfield development and complex project finance structuring to brownfield asset management and eventual realization.

Key Responsibilities

• Complex Project Finance Modeling: Construct, iterate, and take full ownership of highly intricate, long-term project finance models. This includes structuring complex debt tranches, sculpting debt service profiles (DSCR/LLCR mechanics), managing circularities, and running extreme downside sensitivity analyses on long-term contracted cash flows.
• Deal Origination & Evaluation: Support senior dealmakers in screening primary development opportunities and secondary brownfield acquisitions. Analyze complex regulatory frameworks, concession agreements, and public procurement/tender documentation.
• Development & Structuring Support: Assist in the highly technical underwriting of greenfield projects. Analyze and help structure Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts, and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) frameworks.
• Holistic Due Diligence: Coordinate comprehensive, multi-disciplinary diligence processes. Manage elite external advisors—including technical engineers, regulatory counsel, and ESG consultants—to translate technical project risks into financial model inputs.
• Impact & ESG Underwriting: Integrate rigorous ESG metrics and impact KPIs directly into the investment thesis, ensuring all capital deployment aligns with the fund’s strict sustainability and energy transition mandates.
• Active Asset Management: Monitor the performance of operational, yield-generating assets. Support the management teams of portfolio companies (HoldCos/OpCos) in strategic refinancing, bolt-on acquisitions, and operational optimization.

Candidate Profile

• Experience: 2 to 4 years of rigorous, quantitative experience. Candidates must originate from a top-tier Investment Bank (specifically Infrastructure M&A, Project Finance, or Power & Utilities coverage), an elite Big 4 Infrastructure Advisory / Project Finance team, or a comparable Infrastructure/Energy Transition Private Equity fund.
• Technical Elite: Absolute mastery of complex, long-duration cash flow modeling. The candidate must possess a flawless understanding of project finance mechanics, tax equity structures, and infrastructure valuation methodologies. An absolute zero-defect mentality is mandatory.
• Sector Affinity: A demonstrable, authentic intellectual curiosity regarding energy transition, digital infrastructure, and sustainable asset development. Must possess the commercial maturity to understand the nuance of development risk versus traditional corporate M&A.
• Temperament & DNA: A highly resilient, patient, and detail-oriented professional. Infrastructure deal cycles are notoriously long and complex; the candidate must thrive in an environment that rewards meticulous technical underwriting and long-term strategic vision over short-term financial engineering.
• Languages: Complete professional fluency in English and native-level fluency in Dutch are strictly mandatory to navigate the local market and regulatory environments. Professional proficiency in French is considered a highly distinct asset.
• Education: Outstanding academic credentials from a leading tier-one university in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related highly quantitative discipline.