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Senior Analyst – Energy & Infrastructure Advisory (M&A)
About JLL Energy & Infrastructure Advisory
If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing initiatives.
Our Energy & Infrastructure Advisory (E&IA) team is a market leader in providing specialist financial advisory services to developers of and investors in renewable energy and infrastructure projects and businesses. We cover a wide range of technologies including solar, wind, battery storage, bioenergy, and wider infrastructure including digital infrastructure, hydrogen, energy from waste, district heating/cooling, and other adjacent technologies across all European markets.
The EMEA team consists of circa 35 people in the UK, Italy, Spain, and Poland, and is part of a dedicated global E&IA practice of circa 70 people, with teams in the US and across APAC. Globally, our practice has completed over 170 transactions with a combined enterprise value exceeding $26 billion, covering 29GW+ of total transacted capacity across 16+ active jurisdictions. Notably, JLL is ranked as Europe's #1 BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) financial advisor by deal count and volume.
What We Offer
Our team’s expertise spans the entire transaction and advisory lifecycle:
- M&A Advisory: Sell-side and buy-side advisory for the disposal and acquisition of energy and infrastructure assets and related businesses.
- Capital Raising: Sourcing development and construction equity under tailored capital structures.
- Debt Advisory: Raising senior, mezzanine, and HoldCo debt facilities.
- Valuations & Project Appraisals: Financial modelling, due diligence, and delivering valuation advice to underpin third-party transactions.
- Strategic Consulting: Commercial, financial, and strategic advice, including market entry strategies, financing structuring, and portfolio strategy.
- Power Contracting: Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) structuring for generators and strategic advice to off-takers.
Key Responsibilities
- Transaction Support: Support Directors and Managers in advising clients on a variety of high-profile mandates for leading energy and infrastructure projects.
- Global & European Deal Exposure: Take an active role in high-profile transactions across Europe and globally, leveraging JLL's fully integrated international network.
- Financial Modelling & Valuation: Develop in-house financial models (including DCF and project finance models) and undertake valuation assignments.
- Market Research & Analysis: Conduct in-depth research on focal areas such as future growth markets, upcoming technologies (e.g., hydrogen, co-located BESS), and forthcoming policy developments.
- Client Deliverables: Produce key client deliverables, pitch materials, information memoranda, and complete the underlying analysis to inform these documents.
- Business Development: Accompany team members to client or investor meetings and assist with identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
- Thought Leadership: Develop thought leadership materials, produce sector insights, and research new projects, geographies, or businesses.
- Team Contribution: Support the growth and development of the E&IA team by taking responsibility for a variety of internal tasks.
Role Requirements
Essential
- Right to Work: Candidate must have the right to work within the UK.
- M&A Experience: 1–3 years of relevant transaction experience within investment banking, mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate development, and/or buy-side roles with extensive exposure to transactions. Energy-specific transaction experience is highly desirable, but candidates with strong M&A backgrounds in alternative sectors are encouraged to apply.
- Advanced Modelling: Robust analytical skills, including the proven ability to develop and analyse detailed Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) models for energy assets and businesses independently. A modelling test will be conducted during the recruitment process to demonstrate this capability.
- Academic Background: An excellent academic record, including a relevant degree-level qualification in Economics/Finance, Energy, and/or Engineering from a reputable university.
- Professional Drive: A positive, driven attitude with a desire to improve, a clear appetite to pursue a long-term career in financial services covering energy and infrastructure, and the ability to learn on the job.
- Communication & Tools: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work well in a team environment, and experience producing high-quality documents using the full suite of Microsoft Office applications.
Desirable / Professional Development
- Prior internships or exposure to project finance, infrastructure funds, or renewable energy technologies.
- CFA Support: Training and support can be provided for successful candidates who wish to participate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. On-the-job coaching and mentoring will also be provided to facilitate upskilling in the renewable energy sector and corporate finance deal structuring.
What You Can Expect from Us
You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture—one where we succeed together across the desk and around the globe, and where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.
Reward & Well-being Framework
We are highly committed to supporting the mental, physical, and financial health of our people and their families.
- UK Benefits Suite: Access a comprehensive and localized package of benefits spanning family care, medical coverage, financial security, and travel support.
- Structured Hybrid Working: We believe our best work is unlocked when we collaborate, learn, and grow together. Our structured hybrid model values in-person partnership and team development, with an expectation of 3 to 4+ days a week in our London office, combined with the flexibility of working remotely for the remaining days.
- International Travel: Opportunities for international travel are available where necessary (for example, to support cross-border transactions, developer/investor meetings, or site visits), though travel is not a core daily requirement of the role.
- Career & Recognition: Benefit from clear pathways for career progression, exposure to high-profile, cross-border transactions, and direct global client relationships in a meritocratic environment where your contributions are genuinely valued.
Location:
On-site –London, GBR
If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!
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