Manager, Project Investments

About Vantage Group

Vantage Group is a global leader in airport and transportation investment, development, management, and advisor services.  Since 1994, Vantage's corporate and network-wide team has managed an award-winning portfolio, building strong partnerships that integrate global expertise and local know-how to solve complex transportation challenges at every network location.  Over three decades, Vantage has built a track record of creating customized solutions to transform airports and transportation centers that benefit the passengers, stakeholders, and communities they serve.  Vantage is a wholly owned strategic platform of Investcorp Corsair Infrastructure Partners for capital deployment in the airport and transportation sectors.  Visit vantagegroup.com to learn more.  

The Role

The Manager, Project Investments supports Vantage’s project development and investment strategy by managing critical commercial and financial components of the project development process and associated investments in airport projects and other transportation hubs globally, with particular focus on the U.S. This role will become a critical member of the Acquisitions team in assessing new project development and investment opportunities and participating in all aspects of the development and investment process. This involves supporting origination, leading due diligence processes, managing financial models, managing debt financing processes, and supporting the investment decision-making process. This role offers the successful candidate exposure to private/P3, buy-side, infrastructure transactions for some of the largest projects of this type in North America and other jurisdictions.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Development Support

• Support Vantage’s business development efforts by developing impactful commercial and financial proposals that underpin Vantage’s participation with prospective clients/partners on development opportunities
• Develop initial financial analysis to evaluate at a high-level indicative project viability, end-user affordability and expected risk-return outcome
• Relying on Vantage and industry-wide precedent projects, assist in identifying drivers through which targeted value-creation on business development opportunities can be achieved for Vantage
• Develop and circulate periodic financing and investment market updates to the Vantage executive team.

Project Pursuits

• Assist the Vantage executive team in screening new project development and investment opportunities vis-à-vis Vantage’s strategic plan and in presenting information in support of ‘go / no-go’ decisions
• Lead the development of financing and investment-related responses to RFIs, RFQs and RFPs
• Coordinate development of presentations to the Vantage executive team, Board of Directors and Shareholder in support of new pursuits, followed by periodic updates.

Consortium coordination

• In the course of project pursuits / transaction execution, lead discussions, messaging and consensus building around the financial model and investment case inputs with counterparts at the consortium partners
• Coordinate regular internal an consortium coordination discussions, including creating agendas and following-up on action items with relevant parties.

Business and investment case assessment

• Ensure that the financial model used in analyzing the investment case for a pursuit accurately reflects the underlying deal structure, incorporates consistent business plan assumptions; and is consistent with the obligations assumed under the project agreements
• Analyze the underlying investment case to identify and assess impacts of key investment value drivers / risk factors and present findings to the leadership team
• Identify and obtain accurate financial analyses relevant to the investment decision making process and present findings to the leadership team
• Lead development of information materials to articulate the underlying investment case (e.g. information memorandum) and present financial analyses in support of the recommended investment decision to the Vantage executive team.

Due diligence

• Develop and secure support (internally and with consortium partners) for an investment due diligence plan
• Ensure due diligence advisor scopes incorporate required areas of focus from an investment perspective, review and comment on draft reports, analyze risk commentary and present relevant findings to the Vantage executive team.

Reporting

• Coordinate development of presentations providing periodic updates to the Executive Team, Board of Directors and Shareholders
• Develop and maintain pursuit budgets in collaboration with the Vantage finance team

Other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the position may be assigned.

Primary Qualifications:

With at least 10 years of directly relevant experience in infrastructure advisory, infrastructure PE investment, consulting, aviation (including US airport financings), transportation or a related industry, the ideal candidate will be an independent worker, detail-oriented, with strong communication skills, and able to work to tight deadlines in addition to demonstrating sound business judgment, a high degree of integrity and objectivity and innovation in approaching project challenges. A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics or other related field is required as is leadership experience. 

About You

• Ability to work in a matrix organization and cross-functionally with impacted stakeholders
• Exceptional client management and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities supported by reporting capabilities
• Expertise in strategic planning and project execution
• Ability to work cross-functionally with all areas of the organization.
• Detail-oriented and solutions driven self-starter who takes pride in developing and presenting high-quality, timely results
• Demonstrated experience in project management and implementation, program management and change management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required; must be comfortable connecting and communicating with individuals at all levels of an organization
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations, bring options and provide recommendation
• Solutions driven and self-starter, who understands the importance accuracy and timeliness make a difference and contribute to the success of the business.

Primary Work Location: Remote / Hybrid 

What we offer

In addition to a competitive compensation and benefits package, career progression, and access to a global team of talented professionals, we are growing and offer boundless opportunities to make your mark. If you share our sense of adventure, come, and join us for the journey.  The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $130,000. 

To apply

Please visit our Careers page at:

https://www.vantagegroup.com/careers/ and follow prompts to apply with your cover letter and résumé.

All qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered.

At Vantage Group, we seek and welcome unique backgrounds, perspectives, experiences and skills. As a global organization, we are always looking for differentiated points of view. We know that a diverse, inclusive and empowered workforce is essential to our shared success, and we invite you to join us for the journey.