Associate/Sr. Associate - Infrastructure

Harrison Street; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical benefits

Wellness programs

Job summary

Harrison Street in Chicago seeks an Associate or Sr. Associate to support the firm’s infrastructure investments. You will build and maintain financial models, support underwriting, and analyze capital structures for prospective and existing projects.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 3–6 years in private equity or infrastructure finance, advanced Excel, and strong communication. The team offers a competitive salary and discretionary bonus, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–6 years in private equity or infrastructure finance.
• Strong financial modeling, underwriting, and valuation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; self-starter with time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and own detailed financial models and valuation analyses for infrastructure investments.
• Lead modeling and analytical support for capital calls, financings, dispositions, and capital improvements.
• Support origination, underwriting, and execution of infrastructure investments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Investment analysis

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets.
Headquartered in Chicago with offices in London, Toronto, San Francisco, and Washington DC, the Firm
has more than 600 employees and approximately $109 billion in assets under management. Clients of the
Firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe. Asia-Pacific, Middle
East and Latin America.

Harrison Street is seeking to hire an Associate or Sr. Associate within our Infrastructure team that will focus
on the firm’s infrastructure investment efforts. Candidates should be self-starters who possess excellent
analytical skills, superior written, research, and oral communication skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and
demonstrated experience building and maintaining complex financial models used for investment
underwriting, valuation, financing, and asset management decisions. Critical industry skills include
knowledge of the infrastructure sectors, project finance expertise, and overall investment acumen. The
individual must be able to effectively allocate time between multiple immediate, short-term and mediumterm
tasks, meet strict deadlines, and provide analytical support for multiple people within the firm.
The position is available in the firm’s Chicago office.

Responsibilities:

• Build from the ground up, maintain, and take ownership of detailed financial models and
  valuation analyses for prospective and existing infrastructure investments, including
  underwriting assumptions, financing structures, sensitivity analyses, and investment
  returns
• Lead financial modeling, underwriting, and analytical support for capital calls, financings,
  dispositions, refinancing opportunities, and capital improvement projects
• Support the origination, underwriting, and execution of investments in infrastructure
• Manage closed investments and perform related asset management responsibilities
• Participate in the annual business plan and quarterly valuation process for existing
  infrastructure investments
• Prepare investment opportunity proposals, summaries, and approval materials for team
  leadership and the firm’s Investment Committee
• Drive due diligence efforts relating to investment opportunities, both internally and with
  third party consultants and advisors
• Participate in the process of identifying and assessing the qualifications of new and
  prospective operating partners, and support structuring efforts for joint ventures
• Interact with joint venture partners on existing and prospective investment opportunities
• Support the firm’s research team in the preparation and updating of white papers on
  specialty sectors
• Serve as a mentor to junior team members at the firm
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• Prior work in private equity or investment banking related to infrastructure investment or
  finance with a minimum of 3-6 years’ experience
  Associate, Sr. Associate - Infrastructure
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including demonstrated ability to build, audit, and
  maintain complex valuation, project finance, and investment underwriting models
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to draw conclusions from research and data analysis and communicate effectively
• Highly motivated, organized, disciplined and self-directed individual eager to learn all
  facets of infrastructure investment

$110,000 - $170,000 a year

For Illinois Only: The expected base salary range for this position is $110,000 to $170,000. Actual salaries may vary based on a number of factors, including skills, experience, and qualifications.

• In addition to base salary, total compensation at Harrison Street includes a generous discretionary bonus, along with a comprehensive range of benefits — including medical, financial, and wellness programs — designed to support our employees both professionally and personally.

Harrison Street is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

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Harrison Street does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Harrison Street will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Harrison Street.