Associate – Investment Team

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is seeking an Associate for their Investment Team in London. This permanent role involves supporting transaction execution, managing investments, and developing the investment pipeline in the energy transition sector. Key responsibilities include evaluating investment opportunities, creating financial models, conducting due diligence, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have 4-6 years of relevant experience and a strong academic background, particularly in infrastructure or renewable energy.
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Associate – Investment Team

Office: London

Job Title: Associate, Investment Team

Contract Type: Permanent

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Quinbrook was established in July 2015 by David Scaysbrook and Rory Quinlan (the “Founders”) who have invested in renewables for over two decades and in power infrastructure more broadly since the early 1990s. As fund managers, they have led investment teams and portfolio companies that have invested over USD 5.6 billion of equity in over 200 low carbon projects, including renewable energy, storage, grid support, green data centres, decarbonised transportation, and critical minerals projects.

We bring disciplined management of risk and return to each of the origination, development, and construction risk stages of infrastructure asset creation. In particular, we build with a view to achieving platform scale, we target markets where we see an early mover advantage, and we manage and operate our assets to deliver holistic and tangible impacts. Quinbrook strives to operate at the forefront of the unprecedented and accelerating energy transition. Through a number of industry leading investments and initiatives, we are helping to directly support the parallel achievement of impact and net zero emissions targets across the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia.

Quinbrook offers:
• A stimulating work environment, with significant exposure and opportunity across the business
• An entrepreneurial approach to investing in the energy transition
• A culture rooted in collaboration and alongside high performance
• A deep commitment to sustainability and the energy transition.

The Role

You will report into the Director of the Investment Team.

The Associate will support the Investment Team in executing transactions, managing existing investments, originating and developing the investment pipeline, supporting fundraising and assisting with sustainability and impact initiatives. Investment targets may include infrastructure assets or portfolio companies, across the energy transition sector.

Key responsibilities include:
• Evaluating, structuring and negotiating investment opportunities, as part of a team
• Creating and reviewing financial models for specific assets as well as running fund models
• Preparing valuations and reporting materials for the Funds
• Coordinating with technical, commercial, legal and financial advisors, as well as lenders, developers, and other key stakeholders
• Carrying out due diligence
• Supporting and managing investments following acquisition, which may include working closely with construction and development teams and management of portfolio companies
• Preparing and in some cases presenting Investment Committee papers
• Learning about new technologies and markets and deepening knowledge about existing target sectors, including changes in regulation
• Working collaboratively with the team and taking responsibility for quality and accuracy of output

Experience
• 4-6 years experience in an investment fund, banking, advisory, or similar, including financial modelling and transaction management
• Background in infrastructure or renewable energy more specifically
• Educated to degree level with a strong academic record

Attributes
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Highly numerate and literate, with excellent commercial skills
• Professional and polished, and can represent Quinbrook at events and with investors
• Strong work ethic, working independently as well as in teams
• Take initiative and be agile
• Keen motivation to grow and develop your career