Assistant Vice President, Credit Ratings - Project Finance

The Group

The Global Project Finance & Infrastructure team is seeking a highly motivated Assistant Vice President (AVP) to join its New York-based analytical platform, supporting North American project and infrastructure mandates. 

The Role

In this newly created role, you will be working closely with a team of analysts, and play an active role in the analysis and execution of ratings across a diverse portfolio of project finance and infrastructure transactions including power and energy assets (e.g., gas, wind, solar, hydro), digital and telecommunications infrastructure, transportation and social infrastructure (e.g., PPPs, toll roads, airports, ports), and bespoke limited-recourse financings such as large industrial assets and stadium projects. 

The AVP will support both new rating assignments and ongoing portfolio surveillance through detailed financial analysis, credit modeling, and transaction assessment. Over time, the successful candidate will assume increasing analytical ownership, transitioning from supporting analyst responsibilities to acting as a lead analyst across a range of asset classes. 

In addition to transaction work, the role involves contributing to rating committee materials, published credit opinions, and topical research, providing exposure to the broader analytical framework that underpins the team’s ratings and thought leadership across the evolving infrastructure landscape. 

Responsibilities

• Support coverage of the existing U.S.-based project finance and infrastructure ratings portfolio 

• Participate in issuer and investor meetings alongside team leads and senior analysts 

• Contribute to new rating assignments, initially as a supporting analyst and ultimately as a lead analyst 

• Perform financial and operational analysis using credit models and analytical frameworks 

• Produce timely, high-quality rating reports, research notes, and commentaries 

• Maintain and analyze financial datasets related to rated entities 

• Support rating committee preparation and analytical discussions 

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of relationships with fixed-income investors 

• Provide analytical support to business development initiatives 

• Assist in the refinement of methodologies, research products, and rating approaches 

• Contribute to the delivery of timely and forward-looking sector research 

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of relevant professional experience, including at least three years in Project or Infrastructure Finance 

• Degree in business, economics, commerce, engineering, or a related discipline 

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with a high attention to detail 

• Experience reviewing financing agreements and legal documentation from a credit perspective 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment 

• CFA designation (or progress toward) or MBA preferred 

• Experience in public-private partnerships is an asset 

• Prior rating agency experience is considered an asset 

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