Infrastructure Advisory, Energy & Utilities, Manager to Associate Director
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Job Description
KPMG’s Infrastructure Advisory team is recognized as one of the leading advisors for infrastructure projects. The team provides advisory services across the lifecycle of infrastructure assets for public, private, and multilateral clients in all major infrastructure sub-sectors with a geographical focus in Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. In Singapore office, our advisory service offerings are organized into three focus practices, namely Energy & Utilities (E&U), Transport & Mobility (T&M), and Infratech and Projects Advisory (IPA).
Our Energy & Utilities practice focuses on providing financial advisory services to conventional power, renewables, water, waste and utilities projects. Our service offerings span across pre-transaction stage(market entry, feasibility study/business case), transaction stage for green field and brownfield assets (bid/buy/sell-side transaction advisory, public private partnership procurement advisory, equity and debt capital raising), as well as strategic, policy and regulatory advisory at project/sub-sector level.
The successful candidate is expected to undertake the following scope of work:
- Work with a wide portfolio of potential clients to help them develop their strategy and actions to successfully navigate their way through the energy transition.
- Provide service offerings to clients in areas such as:
- Policy development and regulatory advisory
- Power market modelling
- Market entry strategy
- Economic analysis
- Programme management
- Providing strategic, commercial and financial advice spanning the lifecycle of infrastructure projects to major corporates, public sector entities and infrastructure funds; service offerings of the team include the likes of:
- public sector PPP procurement
- bid/sell-side transaction advisory, project development advisory
- financial feasibility, business case, commercial model study, market analysis
- project finance model build, model review, PF debt raising advisory
- policy and regulatory advisory
- Have the potential to be involved in transactions in the infrastructure sector
- Independently develop opportunities and build a portfolio of opportunities / projects to assist with business development.
- Work in a dynamic team environment on infrastructure projects across Energy and Utilities sectors with a focus on low carbon energy transition propositions – hydrogen, CCUS, green fuel, renewables and corporate PPA
- Liaise with other business units of KPMG including, but not limited to, Tax, Accounting and Transaction Services.
Business Development:
- Independently develop opportunities and building a portfolio of opportunities / projects for the team.
- Independently lead the development of complex proposals, presentations, and pitches to the prospective clients.
- Support senior management and leadership in developing thought leadership in new business areas.
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The ideal candidate should:
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the economics, regulation, or policy of the energy sector, transport and mobility and have gained preferably within economic consulting, development agencies, or the public sector;
- Strong understanding of the policy environment of the energy sector in ASPAC alongside global trends and best practices
- Strong understanding of the key technologies and economics driving the energy transition
- Strong analytical skillset with the ability to untangle complex situations to provide clear and concise advice to clients
- Exceptional skills in both writing and presentations in English
- Additional language skills from Asia Pacific region are advantageous
- Prior experience in economic analysis and power market modelling (e.g. PLEXOS) shall be an advantage;
- Prior experience in policy development and economic regulation of the energy sector shall be an advantage;
- Prior experience in working with multilateral, national, or other development agencies would be an advantage;
- Strong project Management skills and ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities
- Strong client and relationship-building skills
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.
At KPMG in Singapore we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, gender identity or expression, colour, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other non-merit factors. We celebrate the different talents that our people bring and support every staff member in their journey to achieve personal and professional growth. One of the ways we do this is through Take Charge: Flexi-work, our flexible working framework which enables agile and innovative teams to help deliver our business goals.