Head of Responsible Investment & ESG Strategy

Fengate Asset Management; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Fengate Asset Management seeks an experienced Responsible Investment professional to lead development and implementation of the firm’s ESG framework across investment processes and governance. The role collaborates with teams and stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives and responsible labor practices while aligning with evolving investor and regulatory expectations.

The preferred locations include Houston, Miami or Toronto, with a focus on integrating ESG across origination, due

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in responsible investment, ESG, sustainability, asset management, or private markets.
• Strong understanding of building systems, infrastructure assets, energy management, decarbonization strategies, and sustainability value-creation initiatives.
• Knowledge of responsible investment standards and reporting frameworks relevant to private markets, including infrastructure, private equity, and real estate.
• Ability to influence decisions and build alignment across investment teams, corporate functions, senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Degree in business, finance, economics, sustainability, engineering, environmental studies, or a related discipline.
• CPA, CFA, LEED AP, P.Eng., or similar credentials are considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the continued development and implementation of Fengate’s responsible investment strategy in partnership with business lines and support functions.
• Monitor market developments, investor expectations and evolving responsible investment practices, and recommend changes to strategy, priorities and implementation plans.
• Lead Fengate’s social impact strategy that connects employee equity and inclusion initiatives with broader community engagement and social procurement programming.
• Partner with investment teams to identify and evaluate material sustainability risks and opportunities throughout origination, due diligence, investment approval, ownership, and portfolio monitoring.
• Assess how material sustainability considerations may affect investment risk, value creation, and financial performance and provide recommendations for investment committee materials and other forums.
• Strengthen the data, analytics, methodologies, and tools used to support investment decisions, performance monitoring, and reporting.
• Lead ESG data collection, review, and quality assurance processes to ensure accurate and reliable reporting, with focus on carbon accounting and quantification of scope 1, 2 and 3 operating emissions under GHG Protocol and PCAF methodologies.
• Lead responsible investment reporting in accordance with relevant regulations and standards including but not limited to SFDR, TCFD/ISSB, GRESB, UNPRI, GRI, and EDCI.
• Evaluate, quantify, and present business cases for sustainability, energy efficiency, and decarbonization projects. Analyze capital expenditure requirements, operating impacts, energy savings, payback periods, IRR, and other financial metrics to support investment and asset management decisions.
• Develop responsible investment content for investor reporting, fundraising presentations, due diligence questionnaires, requests for proposals and other stakeholder communications.
• Create tailored disclosure and operational roadmaps that respond to expectations from investors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Partner with Investor Relations, investment teams, Legal and Compliance to prepare presentations, reports, briefing materials and supporting documentation.
• Support fundraising by clearly articulating Fengate’s approach to sustainability, responsible labor and responsible investment.
• Serve as Fengate’s subject matter expert on responsible investment, providing strategic guidance to investment teams, portfolio companies, senior leadership and other stakeholders on emerging risks, opportunities and industry developments.
• Promote consistent practices, knowledge sharing, and accountability across investment and corporate functions.
• Build productive relationships with industry bodies, investment partners, advisers and other external stakeholders, and represent Fengate in appropriate industry forums.

Skills

ESG

Sustainability

Asset management

Private markets

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Degree in business/finance/economics/sustainability/engineering/environmental studies

Job description

Fengate Asset Management seeks an experienced Responsible Investment professional to lead development and implementation of the firm’s ESG framework across investment processes and governance. The role collaborates with teams and stakeholders to advance sustainability initiatives and responsible labor practices while aligning with evolving investor and regulatory expectations.

The preferred locations include Houston, Miami or Toronto, with a focus on integrating ESG across origination, due