Partner, Technical and Infrastructure Due Diligence

You will work alongside Partners across the M&A, Low Carbon Economy, and Corporate Sustainability teams in building ERM’s position as a leading transaction and sustainability advisor for the finance sector and infrastructure investors. You will have significant experience in the energy, finance and/or the infrastructure sectors with proven experience leading due diligence assignments that capture an understanding of technical, commercial, and economic drivers of M&A deals.

We are looking for an established leader with established finance, private equity and/or infrastructure relationships, who combines strong consulting and business development skills, a solid technical foundation and a track record of leading high-performing teams to sell and deliver world-class services and outcomes. The primary responsibilities for this role will be to:
- Foster, expand and leverage a network of excellent client relationships with a focused set of financial sector organizations (consistent with our growth strategy and trajectory).- To drive the continued growth of ERM’s business through recruiting and developing our next generation of leaders.- To further advance our reputation for supporting the highest profile M&A deals.

Opportunity
This is a Partner-level opportunity for a professional looking to further their career with an equity stake in a leading global business-minded consulting firm. A career as an ERM Partner is unique, and our partnership model offers unparalleled opportunities for leaders with ambition, vision, and proven expertise, providing:
- Meaningful equity ownership.- The opportunity to contribute significantly to key decisions, including the overall strategic direction of our organization.- The opportunity to provide “leading insights” on a wide range of technical and business issues impacting our core sectors.- A platform to leverage ERM’s market position and reach with your established relationships to further drive our growth.

Role Responsibilities
Building long-term client relationships - You are expected to engage closely with infrastructure investor clients (and portfolio companies) to understand their needs and share insights/ thought leadership from across ERM. You will play a key role in identifying, originating, and securing M&A Advisory opportunities in the infrastructure sector. You will work closely with other Partners to originate, develop, and secure advisory opportunities to support such clients in delivering successful deal outcomes, creating value in their portfolios and assisting them in shaping their net-zero ambitions. The expectations will be to support the growth of a specific list of finance and infrastructure investor clients to convert them into the Key Client group for ERM Group.

Shaping and leading advisory assignments - You will be central to shaping the future direction of sustainability and due diligence services to infrastructure investors. Through your close interaction with infrastructure investors, you will develop and execute novel ways in which we innovate and tailor advice to meet the changing needs of infrastructure investors. You will be expected to draw upon the broad experience of the ERM organization globally to provide the highest quality of advice to clients. You will take senior-level accountability for the development and management of scope and budget for project assignments.

Inspiring leadership - You will play a key role in shaping the current and future direction of the team through inspiring leadership, mentoring and collaboration. You will take responsibility for guiding and coaching junior team members and work closely in identifying skills gaps to be fulfilled through future team development.

ROLE PROFILE
You will be an experienced leader with deep infrastructure investor client relationships and significant experience undertaking M&A advisory and due diligence services.- Proven Business Development acumen with leading organizations in the infrastructure and energy sectors.- Track record of technical, commercial, and regulatory deal advice across the sector.- Experience overseeing the delivery of Technical due diligence assignments.- Broad understanding of global energy (and energy-intensive) market and macroeconomic outlooks.- Develop new client relationships and expand existing relationships by delivering strategic consulting advice, excellent value, and quality service.- Maintain a working knowledge of industry business cycles and prioritize sales efforts toward high-potential, top opportunities.- Actively develop commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities that result in significant growth with ERM’s target Finance Sector clients.- Build, grow, and manage a high-performance team, serving as a leader and mentor to consultants.- Meet business health & safety performance standards, financial targets, overall project budgets and schedules, client satisfaction/expectations, internal risk management and contractual requi