Associate, Infrastructure Equity

Ares Management; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Rx

Dental and Vision plans

401(k) with company match

Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)

Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA)

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

Ares Infrastructure Equity (AIE) is hiring an Associate to join its Investment Team in New York, NY. The role supports sourcing, structuring, and executing investments in infrastructure assets with a focus on financial analysis and due diligence.

Responsibilities include building financial models, preparing investment committee materials, and monitoring performance across portfolio companies. Base salary ranges from $155,000 to $165,000 with a discretionary bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent; relevant work experience.
• 1–3 years in private equity, project finance, investment banking, development, or power/energy/infrastructure is preferred.
• Strong finance and analytical abilities with Excel modeling; excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Leading preparation and maintenance of financial models.
• Assisting with due diligence process.
• Assisting with deal structuring and execution.
• Assisting with preparation of investment committee materials.
• Preparing industry and thematic research.
• Monitoring and reporting on operational and financial performance; variance analysis.
• Interfacing with portfolio companies and external diligence providers.

Skills

Finance analytics

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Infrastructure knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

Ares Infrastructure Equity(“AIE”) is hiring an Associate to join its Investment Team in New York, NY.

AIE is an equity-oriented infrastructure group that employs both value-add and core strategies to invest in assets and companies within the infrastructure asset class. Target sectors include renewable energy, energy storage, natural gas midstream, transportation, resource efficiency, low carbon molecules, infrastructure services, and digital infrastructure. We leverage our technical and financial skill set, industry relationships, and the Ares platform to source proprietary deal flow, structure downside protection, and seek attractive risk-adjusted returns for our investors.

We manage ~$8.5bn across our two strategies and three main funds. AIE draws upon a broadly-skilled and cohesive team of approximately 30 investment professionals with deep sector expertise and strong industry relationships.

The candidate will work as an integral part of the Investment Team in New York, which is responsible for originating, structuring and executing new investments. Responsibilities will include financial and analytical support as part of lean investments teams as well as the management of new and existing investments.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role Will Include

• Leading preparation and maintenance of financial models
• Assisting with due diligence process
• Assisting with deal structuring and execution
• Assisting with preparation of investment committee materials
• Preparing industry and thematic research
• Monitoring and reporting on operational and financial performance of project and investment, including analysis of variances
• Interfacing with portfolio companies, third party diligence providers, and other external partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent, along with relevant work experience
• Candidates with 1-3 years of experience in private equity, project finance, investment banking, development, and/or the power/energy/infrastructure sectors will be given priority.
• The candidate should possess strong finance and analytical abilities as well as strong financial modeling capabilities (in Excel) and excellent communication skills (verbal and written). Industry knowledge is strongly preferred.

Reporting Relationships

Managing Director, Infrastructure Equity

Compensation

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role.

$155,000.00 - $165,000.00

Ares offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit.

• Comprehensive Medical/Rx
• Dental and Vision plans
• 401(k) program with company match
• Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
• Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit

Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more.

• access to a world-class medical advisory team
• a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry
• a mindfulness and wellbeing app
• financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor
• new parent leave
• reproductive and adoption assistance
• emergency backup care
• matching gift program
• education sponsorship program
• much more