Consultant - Infrastructure Technical Due Diligence
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Responsibilities
- Assisting on projects that provide our clients with a technical, operational and business plan evaluation of their proposed investment on infrastructure assets
- Assisting on the coordination of typical project deliverables such as Q&A submission, management sessions, client meetings and report delivery
- Evaluating technical, operational, commercial, and economic aspects of infrastructure and energy assets (e.g., asset condition, performance, Opex/Capex, management and operating concepts, business plans)
- Identifying, assessing, and clearly presenting transaction-relevant risks and opportunities (including deal breakers, value creation potential, integration and optimization approaches)
- Working effectively across technical communities within ERM and subcontractors who are identified as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support project delivery and client interaction
- Delivery of proposals, which will include development of our company profile, scopes of work, scheduling and commercial terms
- Completing internal development tasks to improve the functionality of the infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) service line
- Your Profile
- Essential
- A solid academic background with an engineering bias (Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering)
- Early career (graduate, internship) technical consulting and / or engineering (design or operations) experience within the energy / infrastructure sectors
- Demonstrates excellent organisational skills, self-motivation, self-sufficiency and the ability to work successfully in a fast turnaround team environment
- Must be able to promote and execute quality work, and ensure high standards are being achieved by yourself and the team
- Good communication skills, exhibiting report writing proficiency
- An interest in the intersection between sustainability and infrastructure solutions
- Excellent written and spoken in the local language (native) and English
- Desirable
- Previous experience in technical due diligence would be preferred but not essential
- An interest in economics and finance, and/or experience with Business Plan
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Additional Information
About ERM ERM is the world's largest consulting firm specializing exclusively in sustainability. With over 8,000 experts in more than 40 countries, we support leading companies, financial investors, and infrastructure operators in implementing sustainability strategically and operationally - from the board level to technical implementation ("boots to boardroom"). The increasing investment demand in energy, infrastructure, and transformation projects has led to strong growth in our Transaction and Technical Due Diligence business. Against this backdrop, we are further expanding our Infrastructure & M&A Advisory Team. Our comprehensive suite of solutions serves as a versatile "one-stop-shop" for our clients, empowering them to overcome even the most complex challenges with confidence. We work closely with our clients to develop customized solutions to meet their needs, whether they are exploring a potential investment, navigating an acquisition or seeking opportunities in the energy transition landscape. These advisory services are underpinned by substantial technical expertise, drawing from a diverse pool of specialized skill sets. This depth of knowledge has been further bolstered through strategic recruitment efforts and acquisitions of RCG, E4Tech and Element Energy. In continuing to build its position as a leading transaction and sustainability advisor for the finance sector and, more specifically, infrastructure investors, ERM is looking to grow its M&A service line through the recruitment of a Junior Consultant. Your Role You will be working alongside Partners, Senior Consultants, and peers across the Climate, Sustainability and Transactions and Low Carbon Solutions teams to offer Transaction Advisory Services to financial institutions and infrastructure operators. You will work closely with infrastructure funds, private equity firms, investments banks and energy companies to deliver technical due diligence services on buy side, sell side and project financing deals. You will have some experience in the infrastructure and/or energy sectors, ideally with experience supporting transaction due diligence assignments, or with an understanding and interest in this area, that capture technical, commercial, and economic drivers of infrastructure private finance deals. Your focus is on the technical and ESG/EHS-related evaluation of buy-side, sell-side, and project finance transactions, as well as assessment of technical risks, opportunities, and value drivers in the M&A context.
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