Investment Banking Associate | Power, Utilities & Infrastructure

Jefferies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferies seeks an Investment Banking Associate to join its Power, Utilities & Infrastructure (PUI) team in New York. You will work closely with senior bankers on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic advisory assignments for clients across power, utilities, renewable energy, and broader infrastructure sectors.

Associates gain exposure to live deals, client engagements, and leadership through lean deal teams, with emphasis on financial modeling, valuation, and transaction

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record.
• 3–5 years investment banking or similar experience in PUI sector preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, accounting, analytical and valuation skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial valuation analyses, including DCF, precedent transactions, and comparables.
• Build and maintain complex financial models for M&A, debt, and equity transactions.
• Prepare pitch books, management presentations, offering memoranda, and other materials.
• Conduct industry, market, and company research across power, utilities, and infrastructure sectors.
• Analyze detailed corporate and financial information to support strategic recommendations.
• Participate in the execution of financings, mergers, acquisitions, and other advisory assignments.
• Monitor sector trends and market developments affecting clients and transactions.
• Coach and mentor Analysts in the team.

Skills

Financial modeling

Valuation skills

Analytical skills

Accounting knowledge

Presentation skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Jefferies is seeking a highly motivated Investment Banking Associate to join its Power, Utilities & Infrastructure (PUI) team in New York. Associates work closely with senior bankers on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic advisory assignments for clients across the power, utilities, renewable energy, and broader infrastructure sectors. The firm's lean deal team structure provides significant exposure to transaction execution, client interaction, and senior leadership.

What Associates Can Expect

Jefferies Associates are given meaningful responsibility from day one. Working within lean deal teams, Associates gain direct exposure to senior bankers and client engagements while developing advanced financial modeling, valuation, and transaction execution skills. The role offers substantial opportunities to contribute to live deals, strategic advisory projects, and business development initiatives across a rapidly evolving sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform financial valuation analyses, including discounted cash flow (DCF), precedent transactions, and comparable company analyses.
• Build and maintain complex financial models for M&A, debt, and equity transactions.
• Prepare pitch books, management presentations, offering memoranda, and other marketing materials.
• Conduct industry, market, and company research across the power, utilities, and infrastructure sectors.
• Analyze detailed corporate and financial information to support strategic recommendations.
• Participate in the execution of financings, mergers, acquisitions, and other advisory assignments.
• Monitor sector trends and market developments affecting clients and transactions.
• Coach and mentor Analysts in the team

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record.
• Ideally 3-5 years of investment banking or similar experience in the PUI sector(s)
• Strong financial modeling, accounting, analytical, and valuation skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, and teamwork.