Senior Investment Associate, Infrastructure

Taurus Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Taurus Search seeks a Senior Associate to join its New York flagship investment team. The role spans the full lifecycle of investments—from underwriting and diligence through execution, portfolio oversight and value creation.

The successful candidate will work in a leaner team with senior investors, gaining exposure to infrastructure and real assets. Strong financial modeling and independent judgment are required.

Qualifications

• Advanced financial modeling and investment-analysis capabilities are required.
• Experience assessing transaction structures, returns and key investment risks.
• Ability to form an independent view on opportunities and communicate clearly to senior decision-makers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and advance new investment opportunities across infrastructure and real assets.
• Develop detailed financial models and return analyses to support decisions.
• Evaluate downside cases and key commercial risks and value-creation opportunities.
• Lead significant portions of due diligence across financial, commercial and transaction work.
• Develop investment theses and present conclusions to senior decision-makers.

Skills

Advanced financial modeling

Investment analysis

Strong commercial judgment

Excellent communication

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

We are currently working with an established investment platform looking to add a Senior Associate to its New York flagship investment team.

The role offers the opportunity to join a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial investing environment where Senior Associates are expected to operate with real ownership. Rather than sitting narrowly within one part of the transaction process, the successful candidate will work across the full lifecycle of an investment — from initial underwriting and diligence through execution, portfolio oversight and value creation.

The team is actively deploying capital across infrastructure and real assets, creating an attractive opportunity for someone looking to combine institutional-quality investing with the responsibility and visibility that comes from working within a leaner team structure.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Senior Associate will play a central role in evaluating and advancing new investment opportunities, including:

• Assessing new opportunities across infrastructure, energy and broader real assets
• Developing detailed financial models and return analyses to support investment decisions
• Evaluating downside cases, key commercial risks and potential value-creation opportunities
• Leading significant portions of financial, commercial and transaction due diligence
• Developing investment theses and presenting conclusions clearly to senior decision-makers
• Preparing investment committee materials and supporting internal approval processes
• Coordinating with management teams, advisors, lenders, sponsors and other transaction counterparties
• Supporting negotiations, structuring and execution of new investments
• Remaining closely involved with portfolio companies following closing, including performance monitoring and strategic initiatives

We are interested in speaking with candidates with approximately 4–7 years of relevant transaction or investing experience, potentially gained within:

• Infrastructure or real assets investing
• Investment Banking
• Project Finance
• Private Equity
• Energy or power investing
• Other closely related transaction-focused environments

Candidates should bring:

• Advanced financial modeling and investment-analysis capabilities
• Experience assessing transaction structures, returns and key investment risks
• Strong commercial judgment and the ability to form an independent view on an opportunity
• Experience working on complex transactions involving multiple stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The confidence to operate effectively with senior investors, management teams and external advisors
• A genuine interest in infrastructure, energy and real assets
• Prior infrastructure, energy or real-assets experience is particularly relevant, although candidates with strong transferable transaction experience will also be considered.

Why This Role Stands Out

This opportunity should appeal to candidates who want greater responsibility earlier in their career and who enjoy being closely involved in investment decisions.

Senior Associates on the team have the opportunity to work directly with senior investors, take ownership of substantial portions of live transactions and develop a broader perspective than would typically be available in a more hierarchical investment platform.

The role also provides exposure to a diversified infrastructure and real-assets mandate, allowing the successful candidate to evaluate businesses and assets across multiple subsectors rather than becoming confined to a single niche.