Senior Associate | Project Finance

Senior Associate | Project Finance, Digital Infrastructure

Location: New York

About Us

We are currently partnered with a bulge bracket investment bank expanding its project finance team in digital infrastructure, financing data center, fiber, tower, and hyperscale or edge computing assets.

The Role

The team is looking for a Senior Associate to take on a central role in structuring, executing, and monitoring project finance transactions for digital infrastructure clients. You will act as a key day to day contact on live deals, working closely with Vice Presidents and Directors, while mentoring junior team members and building toward increasing ownership of client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial modeling for project finance transactions, including construction and operating cash flow models, sensitivity analysis, and sculpting of debt repayment profiles
• Prepare credit papers, information memoranda, and internal approval documents for bank debt, private placements, and capital markets executions
• Coordinate due diligence work streams with legal counsel, technical advisers, insurance consultants, and independent engineers
• Support negotiation of term sheets, credit agreements, and intercreditor arrangements alongside senior bankers and legal teams
• Manage relationships with sponsors, developers, hyperscale tenants, and co lenders throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Monitor portfolio credits post close, including covenant compliance, waiver requests, and periodic credit reviews
• Contribute to market coverage and origination efforts, including sector research, pitch materials, and client presentations
• Supervise and review the work of Analysts, providing technical guidance and feedback

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 to 5 years of experience in project finance, infrastructure finance, leveraged finance, or a closely related discipline within an investment bank, commercial bank, or infrastructure fund
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant master's degree a plus but not required at this level
• Direct experience with digital infrastructure assets, including data center, fiber, or tower financing, strongly preferred
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including project finance cash flow modeling and debt sizing
• Strong working knowledge of credit analysis, capital structures, and legal documentation for secured lending
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior clients and internal stakeholders