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Investment Manager

John Laing is growing its market leading infrastructure investment business.  In the Netherlands, we are recruiting for an Investment Manager as part of our plan to build our presence as the leading project developer and investor in the emerging Netherlands PPP market.  The successful candidate will work within the Northern Europe Projects team and will be involved in all aspects of bidding including commercial proposals and project finance, for a range of infrastructure projects.  The role will ultimately have a Netherlands base; however, for an initial period of around 6 months, we will require the Investment Manager to be based in London splitting his/her time between London and the Netherlands.

The Role:

• Develop a partnership approach with our client and co investing sponsors, involving all parties
• Be a manager and representative for most, if not all, aspects of John Laing’s input and involvement in the bid team (where a co-sponsor leads the bid team)
• Manage the bid team on behalf of investing sponsors, working within a framework of agreed sponsor strategies (where John Laing leads the bid team)
• Understand the risks on the Project and control the transfer of those risks
• Work with co-investors, the service provider and advisors to produce an integrated bid submission which meets the Client’s requirements
• Manage the bidding process including establishing budgets, controlling expenditure, programme management and co-ordinating the activities of the whole team
• Take a managing role in the negotiation of contracts to financial close
• Represent John Laing in managing the investment through the Operational phase of the project, including ad-hoc projects associated with them (refinancing / restructuring etc)
• Support secondary acquisitions of existing investments
• Depending on the project location, there will be a need for travel, and to co-locate within project offices, at key stages of bidding activity as agreed with partners

 Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience in (i) PPP, in Project Finance, or in another related financial discipline OR (ii) in structuring and managing construction projects
• Previous experience of key elements of PPP (such as the principles of Project Agreements or payment mechanisms)
• Experience in or exposure to managing a team to achieve a successful result (such as a financial close, a major contract win, or similar)
• Ability to work under pressure, as part of a dead lined programme
• Commercial acumen and negotiating ability
• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills; ability to engage the client and build an effective network
• A team player, energetic, competitive and with a desire to achieve
• Capable of absorbing information and comprehending it in a short time span
• A flexible approach to undertaking a variety of tasks, in new situations
• Proven experience of working in a cross cultural environment is desirable, though not essential
• IT literate
• A relevant degree or equivalent
• A financial, legal or construction related qualification would be an advantage, as would be membership of a professional institution
• Fluent in Dutch and English language