Associate/Sr. Associate, Infrastructure

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Harrison Street Asset Management ("HSAM") is a leading global alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies across North America and Europe.

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Harrison Street Asset Management ("HSAM") is a leading global alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies across North America and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, Toronto, and London with offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the firm has over $103 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors and registered investment advisors globally.

Founded on a culture of innovation, HSAM is an early mover in alternative real estate and mid-market infrastructure. Today, the firm’s global team, consisting of more than 520 professionals, is committed to creating long-term value through deep sector expertise and forward-thinking strategies.

Harrison Street is seeking to hire an Associate within our Infrastructure team that will focus on the firm’s infrastructure investment efforts. Candidates should be self-starters who possess excellent analytical skills, a strong understanding of and demonstrated experience with Excel and financial modeling, and superior written, research, and oral communication skills. Critical industry skills include knowledge of the infrastructure sectors, project finance expertise, and overall investment acumen. The individual must be able to effectively allocate time between multiple immediate, short-term and medium-term tasks, changing priorities, and strict deadlines, and provide analytical support for multiple people within the firm.

Support the origination, underwriting, and execution of investments in infrastructure

Manage closed investments and perform related asset management responsibilities 

Prepare and maintain financial models and valuation analyses for prospective investments 

Participate in the annual business plan and quarterly valuation process for existing infrastructure investments

Provide analytical support for capital calls, financings, dispositions and capital improvement projects

Prepare investment opportunity proposals, summaries, and approval materials for team leadership and the firm’s Investment Committee

Support due diligence efforts relating to investment opportunities, both internally and with third party consultants and advisors 

Participate in the process of identifying and assessing the qualifications of new and prospective operating partners, and support structuring efforts for joint ventures

Interact with joint venture partners on existing and prospective investment opportunities

Support the firm’s research team in the preparation and updating of white papers on specialty sectors

Serve as a mentor to junior team members at the firm

Other duties as assigned

A Bachelor’s degree is required

Prior work in private equity or investment banking related to infrastructure investment or finance with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills; advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to draw conclusions from research and data analysis and communicate those effectively

Highly motivated, organized, disciplined and self-directed individual eager to learn all facets of infrastructure acquisitions.