Lead Adviser for Infrastructure Project Financing

First establish financeability

You will review project cash flow and financing needs, identifying assumptions that prevent meaningful lender assessment. First month: deliver a financing readiness assessment and list of critical evidence gaps.

Then organise the financing process

1. Coordinate financial inputs from technical, commercial, insurance and specialist advisory teams.

2. Develop debt and equity options with clear views of conditions, security requirements and sponsor support.

3. Prepare funding materials and manage the commercial response to investor and lender diligence.

4. Maintain a financing timetable linked to project approvals, contracts and funding conditions.

Sponsor decision points

• By month three: present a sponsor-approved funding strategy and complete the initial financing information package.
• At completion: hand over agreed financing terms or a documented decision on feasibility, together with remaining conditions and owners.

Relevant transaction experience

The role requires project finance advisory experience, strong financial modelling and demonstrated coordination of sponsors, lenders and multidisciplinary advisers.

Additional useful experience includes experience with complex infrastructure contracts, cross-border financing and emerging-market project risk allocation.

Nature of the engagement

The adviser works with the CEO or an appointed executive sponsor. Recommendations, analysis and coaching form the deliverables; management retains approval and implementation responsibility.

The initial advisory period is expected to run for three to six months, typically two to six days a month, with workshops scheduled around the agreed outputs. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.