Senior Associate - Infrastructure Advisory

SGV & Co.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

SGV & Co. in the Philippines is seeking an enthusiastic developing professional to advance their career in infrastructure advisory.

You will help shape investment opportunities, assess urban infrastructure and municipal services, and deliver concise, precise guidance to clients. Join a team that collaborates with government and private sector clients to develop strategies, optimize solutions, and secure funding for infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Professional experience of 3–5 years in engineering, construction, management consultancy, or related sectors.
• Experience in the infrastructure sector (transport, ports, power/utilities, energy, health, education).
• Experience in project financing and understanding of project financial modelling and financing markets.
• Fluency in both verbal and written English.

Responsibilities

• Draft clear, well written and easy to understand reports and presentations.
• Provide economic, commercial, financial and strategic advice to clients in consultation with senior staff and partners.
• Provide support in the assessment of urban infrastructure and municipal services requirements.
• Liaise with different technical experts and manage engagements to client needs.
• Help manage internal budgets and administration requirements and ensure quality and risk management protocols.
• Support business development activities including tracking of key accounts and proposals.
• Provide support in feasibility studies of infrastructure engagements.
• Support the work of consultants and senior consultants in the team.
• Build and/or use financial and economic, value-for-money (VFM), contingent liability models (Excel preferred).
• Provide advice on project structure and delivery.
• Build relationships across SGV, with clients and other industry professionals.

Skills

Infrastructure experience

Financial modelling

Report writing

Client management

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

At SGV, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help SGV become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world.

The opportunity

Are you looking for a career that will help create better cities and a more productive economy for the Philippines? Do you want to shape the places where people live and work and the connections they depend on? SGV’s Infrastructure Advisory team is supporting a range of government and private sector clients to develop strategies, optimize solutions, shape investment decisions and secure funding for new and improved infrastructure and services.

We are leaders in our fields, with a wealth of knowledge and thinking that will challenge and inspire you. Equally, we always welcome new talents, ideas, and fresh thinking, helping us all to better support our clients, serve customers and deliver to our communities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic developing professional, who is dedicated to the infrastructure sector and seeks to advance their career in infrastructure consulting services, from establishing and articulating problems to delivering concise and precise advice on investment opportunities, options, returns, risks, and strategic advice to clients

Your key responsibilities

• Draft clear, well written and easy to understand reports and presentations
• Provide economic, commercial, financial and strategic advice to clients in consultation with senior staff and partners
• Provide support in the assessment of urban infrastructure and municipal services requirements
• Liaise with different technical experts
• Support management of engagements by ensuring that work products and services are oriented to each client’s needs, and are clear, accurate and well presented
• Help manage internal budgets and administration requirements and ensure quality, independence and risk management protocols are followed
• Support business development activities including the tracking of key accounts and the preparation of proposals
• Provide support in feasibility studies of infrastructure engagements
• Support the work of consultants and senior consultants in the team where required
• Build and/or use financial and/or economic, value-for-money (VFM), contingent liability models (i.e. familiarity with Excel is preferred)
• Provide advice on appropriate project structure and project delivery
• Build relationships across SGV, with clients and other industry professionals.

Skills and attributes for success

• A strong interest in infrastructure--experience in the economic, commercial, and financial aspects of transport, social infrastructure, major transactions, and/or energy markets
• An interest to further a career in development, planning, ground execution of infrastructure engagements
• Willingness to apply your skills across multiple sectors and multiple disciplines
• Excellent interpersonal and client management skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in internal and external forums
• Advanced report writing, analysis, ability to think logically when problem solving
• Utilize general commercial skills and acumen
• Ability to handle multiple projects/people concurrently, and effectively prioritize competing demands
• A proactive, supportive, and respectful approach to their team; and able to function under pressure, but also demonstrate judgment in asking for help when required.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Professional experience of at least 3-5 years in a relevant role or sector i.e an engineering, construction, management consultancy, private sector industry participant, or within any level of government; Professionals in Finance or Accounting backed with relevant experience in infrastructure/urban planning are also welcome
• Experience in the infrastructure sector particularly: transport, ports, power and utilities, energy, health, and education sector projects.
• Experience in project financing, understanding of project financial modelling and financing market
• Fluency in both verbal and written English

Ideally, you must also have

• Experience in city development, urban planning, and development policies
• An understanding of infrastructure procurement and delivery
• An understanding of delivery options such as PPP (Public-Private Partnership)
• Experience of developing government policy and regulation on all aspects related to infrastructure
• Knowledge and experience in project management principles and processes