Assistant Director, Renewables Energy & Infrastructure M&A

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

Our Infrastructure & Capital Projects (I&CP) team provides market leading financial and commercial advice to our clients in both private and public sectors. We operate across a wide range of industries including renewable energy, infrastructure, and public services - we help our clients deliver successful transactions and advise Government on the delivery of key policy initiatives.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

Our M&A offering within the Infrastructure and Capital Projects (I&CP) team provides specialist corporate finance advice to institutional investors, power & utility companies as well as energy transition corporates. We are the trusted lead financial advisor in both sell-side and buy-side transactions across the UK. Benefiting from the wide Deloitte international network, we are also active in the cross-border transaction scene in the energy sector.

In Deloitte, we provide multi-disciplinary services to our clients and you will have the opportunity to work with people who are passionate about energy transition across different teams including debt advisory, financial and tax due diligence, and strategy consulting etc.

Our broader team I&CP service areas include:

• Energy and wider infrastructure related M&A services and equity capital raising
• Major infrastructure and capital programmes
• Government led reorganisations and restructurings
• Public sector transformation
• Project and PFI/PPP financing
• Privatisations and outsourcings

Connect to your skills and professional experience

The Deloitte Infrastructure & Capital Projects team has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Director level candidate. The role will be focussed on M&A offering in relation to the energy and broader infrastructure sectors.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising our clients on a range of buy-side and sell-side transactions;
• Leading the day-to-day management of transactions which includes preparation of information memoranda, management presentations, valuation analysis and taking responsibility for the preparation of information and client communications;
• Responsibility for compliance related aspects of transactions;
• Industry research for both deal origination and transaction analysis;
• Leading marketing and business development opportunities;
• Preparing / Reviewing financial analysis, including complex analysis and financial models;
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution; and
• Participating in team management roles such as coaching and training for junior team members.

Required technical skills and experience include:

• M&A lead advisory with direct experience of managing transactions on a day-to-day basis;
• Experience of working with private equity houses, infrastructure funds, as well as trade investors and SMEs in the energy sector;
• Deal execution experience;
• Ability to lead client relationships and interactions;
• Experience of leading and developing a team;
• Experience of working under an FCA regulatory environment (desirable);
• An excellent understanding of the financial and commercial aspects of energy and wider infrastructure sector;
• Experience of designing and building complex financial models;
• Excellent drafting skills;
• Education to degree level or equivalent; and
• A recognised accountancy or relevant financial qualification (full or part qualified);

Required personal attributes include:

• Dedication to delivering quality results;
• Ability to multi-task and appreciation of the commitments to working within an advisory practise;
• A logical and methodical approach to problem solving, with an ability to think laterally;
• Excellent project management skills and an understanding of governance requirements and risks;
• The confidence to work effectively with clients; and
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team

Connect to your business - Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory

In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.

Infrastructure and Real Estate

Our Infrastructure and Real Estate team supports both public and private sector clients on complex infrastructure, real estate, and capital projects. Typical engagements include urban regeneration, transport, energy and renewables, and occupier advisory to central government and large corporate companies.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"Deloitte gives you lots of opportunities to hone your skills and an open-door approach from the senior leadership makes it a great organisation to build your career with." - Aditya, Strategy, Risk and Transactions Advisory

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in Edinburgh with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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