Project Finance & Infrastructure - Director / Senior Director (NY)

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Position Title: Project Finance &amp; Infrastructure - Director / Senior Director (NY)</strong></p> <p><strong>Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC</strong></p> <p><strong>Employment Type: Full-time</strong></p> <p><strong>Location: New York, New York, United States</strong></p> <p><strong><u>Summary/Overview</u></strong><strong>: </strong></p> <p>Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is seeking a Director or Senior Director to join its Project Finance &amp; Infrastructure Ratings team within the Project Finance &amp; Infrastructure group. The successful candidate will lead and oversee new rating assignments and ongoing surveillance across a range of project finance and infrastructure sectors.</p> <p>The role carries senior analytical responsibility for complex and high-profile transactions, including development of rating recommendations, leadership of rating committee discussions, and oversight of portfolio surveillance. The successful candidate will also provide sector and methodological leadership, maintain senior-level relationships with market participants, mentor and develop analytical staff, and contribute to the strategic growth of KBRA’s Project Finance &amp; Infrastructure franchise. This position is based in KBRA’s New York City office.</p> <p><strong><u>About the Job:</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead the analysis of complex and high-profile new rating assignments and oversee ongoing surveillance across project finance and infrastructure sectors, including renewable energy, conventional power, transportation, digital infrastructure, social infrastructure, and public-private partnerships (PPPs).</li> <li>Provide senior analytical oversight of project cash flows, financial models, transaction structures, legal and contractual frameworks, engineering and technical considerations, and other material credit factors.</li> <li>Direct the review and challenge of sponsor financial models and the development of independent analytical cases, sensitivities, and downside stress scenarios.</li> <li>Lead the assessment of construction, operational, counterparty, regulatory, market, refinancing, and other material project risks and determine their impact on credit quality.</li> <li>Develop final analytical recommendations and chair or serve as lead presenter for rating committees on complex project finance and infrastructure transactions.</li> <li>Review and provide senior analytical oversight of rating reports, press releases, surveillance reports, and other rating-related publications.</li> <li>Oversee surveillance strategy for an assigned portfolio, ensuring timely identification and assessment of material credit de