Director, Project Finance — Infrastructure & Energy

Hearst Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fitch Ratings' North America Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group is seeking a Director based out of our New York, Chicago, or Toronto office. The role focuses on leading ratings analysis, execution and research on infrastructure and project finance transactions, with an emphasis on energy and power assets in the US and Canada.

You will mentor junior staff and collaborate with other analytical teams while driving market commentary.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of project finance experience in infrastructure.
• Experience in credit analysis in banks or rating agencies.
• Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strong modelling skills with spreadsheet-based models.

Responsibilities

• Lead ratings analysis, execution and research on North American transactions.
• Evaluate innovative credit structures and contribute to global criteria development.
• Identify trends and assess their credit impact for reports and presentations.
• Gather and analyze quantitative/qualitative data and legal documents for ratings.
• Develop relationships with other analytical groups to ensure consistency in execution.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Project finance

Infrastructure credit

Financial modelling

Credit analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

CFA (preferred)

Master's degree in Finance/Business/Public Administration (preferred)

Job description

Fitch Ratings' North America Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group is seeking a Director based out of our New York, Chicago, or Toronto office. The role focuses on leading ratings analysis, execution and research on infrastructure and project finance transactions, with an emphasis on energy and power assets in the US and Canada.

You will mentor junior staff and collaborate with other analytical teams while driving market commentary.