Senior Portfolio Credit Analyst / Consultant – Infrastructure & Project Finance
Summary
Our client is a leading investment manager in the Significant Risk Transfer (SRT) / structured credit space. They partner with global financial institutions and institutional investors to manage portfolios of infrastructure and corporate loans.
They are currently looking for a technical and highly analytical Senior Consultant / Advisor to support their team in performing a deep-dive credit and structural analysis of a large, granular portfolio.
Role Overview
They are seeking an experienced Portfolio Analyst / Credit Specialist to evaluate and analyze a granular pool of 150 infrastructure loan assets. The portfolio is highly diverse and spans multiple capital-intensive sectors globally. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the investment team to perform rigorous credit assessments, analyze cash flows, and conduct scenario-based risk assessments to support portfolio management and investment-committee decision-making.
Location: remote
Engagement Model:
Format: Short-term, highly intensive contract.
Duration: 2 weeks starting August 24 until September 4.
Key Responsibilities
The Portfolio Consultant will work hand-in-hand with internal stakeholders to bring institutional-grade rigour to the analysis of the granular loan pool:
Investment Team Collaboration: Work in close daily collaboration with the investment team to align credit assumptions, discuss structural risk factors, and deliver cohesive portfolio insights.
Portfolio Credit Analysis: Conduct bottom-up credit risk analysis on a pool of 150 granular loans across sectors including infrastructure, electricity, project finance, data centers, shipping, mining, and oil & gas.
Cash Flow & Financial Modeling: Review and stress-test project-level cash flow models, evaluating debt service coverage ratios (DSCR), leverage metrics, and covenant headroom.
Risk & Scenario Analysis: Construct multi-scenario stress tests (including base, bull, and bear cases) evaluating the impact of macro factors (interest rates, inflation, commodity pricing) on portfolio performance and credit migration.
Underlying Asset Due Diligence: Assess structural risk factors, off-taker agreements, construction/completion risks, and regulatory frameworks specific to heavy industry and infrastructure segments.
Data Aggregation: Streamline and manage complex data inputs from diverse loan documents and servicing files to maintain a single, consolidated "source of truth" database for the investment team.
Essential Skills and Experience
Strong Project Finance & Credit Background: 7-10+ years of experience in project finance, infrastructure lending, structured credit, preferably on the buy-side.
Collaborative Mindset: Proven experience working directly alongside buy-side investment teams or portfolio managers in fast-paced, high-intensity transaction environments.
Multi-Sector Expertise: Deep familiarity with technical risk factors in several of the target segments: energy/utilities (electricity, oil & gas), digital infrastructure (data centers), resources (mining), and maritime (shipping).
Excellent Analytical Skills: Advanced financial modeling and data-handling capabilities with a proven track record of managing large, multi-asset portfolios (experience with granular pools of 100+ assets is a major advantage).
SRT or Structured Credit Familiarity: A solid understanding of securitization, credit risk mitigation, risk-based capital requirements, or Significant Risk Transfer structures.
