Director, Asset Management

About InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed")

InfraRed is a leading international mid-market infrastructure asset manager. Over the past 25 years, InfraRed has established itself as a highly successful developer, particularly in early-stage projects, and an active steward of essential infrastructure.

InfraRed manages US$13bn of equity capital [1] for investors around the globe in listed and private funds across both core and value-add strategies.

InfraRed combines a global reach, operating worldwide from offices in London, Madrid, New York, Sydney and Seoul, with deep sector expertise from a team of more than 160 people.

InfraRed is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life, and benefits from its scale and global platform.

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Job Purpose

Strategic Asset Management 
Due to continued portfolio growth and internal progression, we are seeking a highly accomplished and talented asset manager to join our Infrastructure team in London.

Managing Assets and People
You will oversee a portfolio of large-scale, complex infrastructure assets, acting as a Director on Project Company Boards. You will also develop and support asset management colleagues in the management of their portfolios, while engaging with public and private sector partners and advisors. The role includes providing strategic direction and tactical support in navigating critical issues and resolving commercial disputes.

Driving Excellence
You will play a key role in shaping and delivering a 'best in class' asset management approach across the InfraRed infrastructure business. It calls for someone who brings deep expertise, thought leadership, innovative strategies and action plans on key areas of asset management activity.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Working proactively within InfraRed to pursue excellence in our asset management and supporting the Head of Asset Management in delivering a 'Best in Class' approach
• Managing a portfolio of investments as the nominated InfraRed board director representing the interests of our fund investors and taking on the full statutory responsibilities of a Company Director. More specifically:
  • Governance - ensuring good governance in the day to day operations of any allocated asset, including the scrutiny of SPV management performance and reporting, ensuring that all statutory, contractual and corporate regulations and InfraRed policies, such as ESG, are properly complied with, and otherwise driving best practice
  • Value preservation – take the lead to ensure that the occurrence of issues within a project are minimised, and that any that do arise are promptly and successfully resolved or appropriately mitigated
  • Value enhancement – take the lead to proactively identify and deliver all achievable value enhancement opportunities, and in particular, to ensure that all valuation assumptions are understood and actioned or amended as appropriate
  • Critical Issues - resolving material critical, commercial and contentious issues at specific projects and on matters that may apply across the portfolio
  • Stakeholder management - develop and manage key stakeholder relationships, including public sector Clients, and work with the InfraRed colleagues to identify and implement actions and initiatives that may constructively improve these. Attend, contribute to, and where appropriate, lead, key contractual meetings and other necessary interactions
• Provide thought leadership in the development of strategies and tactical action plans that optimise operational performance, governance and reporting across the portfolio
• Take line management responsibility for a number of InfraRed asset managers, including the conduct of regular, constructive feedback sessions and periodic appraisals. Support the Head of Asset Management to develop the skills and efficient working of the Asset Management team, and the realisation of team and individual potential
• Undertake due diligence activities on new investments, such as reviewing project documentation, technical due diligence reports and making site visits to support bids and acquisitions.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the businesses in which they are involved, including InfraRed Global Policies

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience of creating or managing PFI/PPP projects in a senior role, including the management of junior colleagues
• Significant track record in the delivery of 'Best in Class operations and value enhancement initiatives
• Ability to analyse and solve-problems, including the use and manipulation of Excel and other software products
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English language, able to engage at all levels
• Confidence to represent investor interests at Project Board level, with the ability and willingness to take management responsibility and to take a lead where necessary in negotiations with stakeholders
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Able to work on a variety of tasks concurrently
• Deliver accurate, quality reporting to meet tight deadlines

[1] Uses 5-year average FX as at 30th September 2024 of GBP/USD of 1.2827; EUR/USD EUM is USD 12.803m

Don't meet every single requirement listed? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At InfraRed we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you are excited about this role but your previous experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this, or another role.