Associate Director

Job description

Due to continued growth, Paxon requires an Associate Director / Senior Manager to join our expanding team. The role will be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Open job description: Associate Director / Senior Manager – Abu Dhabi

Job Description

Paxon is a leading advisory firm providing financial and commercial advice on projects across Australia, the broader Asia Pacific region and the Middle East.
We specialise in the design and delivery of infrastructure, PPPs and real estate projects. Our people are innovative, creative and experts in delivering value-enhancing advice.
We’ve advised on over US$130 billion of projects over the last 20 years.
Paxon has market-leading expertise in infrastructure sectors including health, education, housing, real estate, urban renewal and land activation, corrections, sport and recreation, renewable energy, water, ports and airports.

We offer a full range of advisory services including:

• Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
• Financing and structuring of projects
• Financial modelling, analysis and independent reviews
• Business case and feasibility study development
• Mergers and acquisitions in infrastructure
• Project finance
• Unsolicited proposal development, and
• Transaction management.

The Role

Due to continued growth, Paxon requires an Associate Director / Senior Manager to join our expanding team in the GCC region. The role will be located in Abu Dhabi and provide services to clients in the GCC region, and will work closely with decision makers to develop, finance and transact key infrastructure and PPP projects.
As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to engage with clients and stakeholders across the GCC, providing expert advice and leadership in various aspects of infrastructure projects and financing.
The successful candidate must be willing to travel throughout the GCC to provide expert advice to our clients across the region.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you must:
– Have at least 5 -7 years’ relevant experience in a similar role.
• Have experience in the GCC as financial and commercial adviser on infrastructure projects and PPPs, particularly with experience providing advice to grantors/procurers.
• Can lead day-to-day client engagements with guidance from a Director.

Candidates with experience at the Big 4, consulting firms or investment banking organisations are encouraged to apply.

Key Skills

The role is suited to candidates with:
• Excellent communication skills
• Arabic professional language – able to conduct all work in Arabic
• Excellent proficiency in business English
• Financial and commercial acumen
• Understanding of project financing and commercial structures for project delivery
• Negotiation skills and the ability to navigate discussions to achieve desired outcomes
• Excellent analytical and research skills, and
• Advanced document writing and presentation preparation skills.

Applications

If you possess the skills and experience outlined above, we encourage you to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter.
This is a great opportunity to join a team embarking on an exciting journey of growth, contributing to leading infrastructure projects across the Middle East. Note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.