Associate, Infrastructure Investments

OMERS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic investment team at a leading pension plan, working as an Associate to evaluate and manage investments across infrastructure sectors. Leverage your financial modeling and analytical skills in a collaborative environment while supporting OMERS' sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or similar field.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a commitment to teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate investment opportunities across infrastructure sectors.
• Build and critically review financial models.
• Conduct due diligence and present findings to committees.

Skills

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Research

Valuation skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

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OMERS Infrastructure is currently seeking an energetic Associate to join its investment team. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative team and support all aspects of the investment process, including origination, execution and value creation / investment management.

An associate on our team will provide support in building and executing the OMERS Infrastructure strategy by:

• Assisting in evaluating investment opportunities across infrastructure sectors
• Building and critically reviewing financial models; assessing the integrity of the model and the financial returns of potential investment opportunities
• Conducting due diligence by evaluating information provided by sellers, company management and professional advisors and incorporating the relevant information into OMERS Infrastructure's investment analysis
• Synthesizing key findings from research, financial analysis and meetings with diligence advisors into investment presentations and participating in presenting these findings to investment committees
• Assisting with investment management responsibilities by monitoring and impacting investment performance and contributing to the strategic, financial and operating direction of portfolio companies, including assisting with debt financings, follow-on acquisitions, and divestiture analysis
• Researching prospective industries to develop industry theses and assisting in generating investment ideas for OMERS Infrastructure
• Supporting the team while fostering a dynamic and team-oriented working culture

Position Qualifications:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity or a similar field
• Strong research, financial modelling, analytical and valuation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to being a team player
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Intellectual curiosity, an eagerness to learn, and a thoughtful, diligent and proactive approach to gathering information
• An appreciation for sustainability in the investment decision making process
• Experience in or knowledge of infrastructure sectors is considered a plus, but not required

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.