Associate or Senior Associate (Manager), Infrastructure Advisory (Toronto)

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The opportunity

EY Parthenon has an established industry leading consulting practice that has the resources to serve any client, anywhere in the world. You will have the opportunity to develop your career in a friendly, collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. Our team is gender and culturally diverse, and we welcome people from a range of professional backgrounds, who share a passion for infrastructure delivery.

We advise through the full lifecycle of core and nation-building infrastructure projects across Canada and globally, from strategy, policy and business case development, transactions, ongoing asset management, renewal and disposal. Our work is across asset classes including transportation (e.g., rail, transit, highways, airports), healthcare, environment (e.g., waste), energy, mining, higher education, schools, and municipal facilities. In Toronto you will join a team advising at the forefront of some of the largest and highest profile Canadian and local projects such as the Alto High-Speed Rail, East-West Energy Corridor, Ontario's Infrastructure Digital Twin Program, Alberta Passenger Rail Master Plan, Newfoundland Adult Corrections Facility, Alberta Schools Bundles and North York General Hospital.

Our practice is trusted by public sector ministries and agencies, as well as by private sector bidders, for its expertise in strategy and business case development, commercial and risk advisory, financing, transaction structuring, modeling and management of procurement processes, as well as for advising through the full infrastructure lifecycle. We are regularly named by our industry peers as Infrastructure Financial Advisor of the Year in Canada and the Americas.

Your key responsibilities

We are looking for experienced individuals to join as an Associate or Senior Associate (Manager) in our Infrastructure Advisory team, focusing on the strategic, commercial and financial aspects of project delivery. A genuine interest and intellectual curiosity in the infrastructure sector is critical for success, as this position is dynamic and demands close collaboration with our rapidly growing national Infrastructure Advisory team on engagements spanning across strategic planning, development, delivery, and operations of major infrastructure projects.

Skills and attributes for success

You are:

• Seeking a dynamic role with a mix of strategy, policy, commercial and financial advisory
• An analytical and creative thinker, who is self-motivated and intellectually curious
• Enthusiastic, personable, and collaborative with a strong work ethic
• Highly motivated to contribute to projects that shape critical national infrastructure with lasting societal impact
• Comfortable with ambiguity and flexibility in navigating and solving new problems and addressing diverse stakeholder needs
• Self-motivated and trusted to manage and deliver multiple assignments, with strong organizational and team coordination skills
• Able to think ahead, anticipate the required next steps, and report to senior management to 'manage upwards'
• Able to competently undertake thoughtful quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Lead in the development of clearly written, quality drafts of reports and presentations for client submissions and meetings, owning and leading on the content for deliverables and lead in executing on EY's high standards of quality review
• Interested and capable of growing sales and business development initiatives, contributing to executing EY's "go-to-market" client development strategy, and bringing a point of view on key trends and challenges in infrastructure, to benefit our clients
• Capable of providing hands-on day-to-day leadership of project teams, building trusted relationships with clients and playing an active role in the development and mentoring of junior staff

To qualify for the role you must have

• Undergraduate degree in business, commerce, economics, law or engineering
• Associate: 4+ years of relevant work experience and Senior Associate: 6+ years of relevant work experience in infrastructure related fields with relevant experiences across one or more of:
  
  • Major capital projects, including strategy and policy, feasibility studies and business cases
  • Commercial advisory and/or consideration of alternative procurement models
  • Financial analysis and modeling, and/or consideration of economic costs and benefits
  • Contract management, disputes and/or asset management
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in producing high quality deliverables
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, adaptable to executive audiences
• Demonstrated interest in supporting the development and delivery of critical infrastructure projects

Some or all of the following are considered desirable, but not mandatory:

• MBA/Master's degree/CFA/CBV
• Experience managing and mentoring junior staff
• Experience from either:
  
  • a professional services environment with relevant infrastructure related project experience and strategic, commercial or financial advisory experience
  • an infrastructure developer in a project development capacity
  • a governmental (municipal, provincial or federal) infrastructure department/agency
• Financial or economic modelling experience with major capital projects, with the capacity to develop such models independently with minimal guidance
• Experience with project option development and analysis in early planning stages to support government decision-making in strategic infrastructure investment
• Working knowledge of accounting concepts and principles (CPA not required)
• Working knowledge of debt financing and capital markets and/or project financing markets, including reflection of these in a financial modelling and commercial document context
• Working knowledge of capital project procurement models (DBB, DB, CMAR, IPD, PDB, P3, Alliance, etc.)

What we offer

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical, emotional, financial, and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage, as well as mental health benefits, a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off, including personal days, vacation days, and additional firm-wide holidays, along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EY's exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement, enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

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