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Your new companyI am currently working exclusively with Beechstead Ltd., a family run UK-based business, which operates across the Project Finance Services market. Beechstead provides Lead Consultant and Lenders' Technical Advisor Services to prospective Funders, typically on projects being funded through international Project Finance. Beechstead has been operating for 7 years, working on projects in the UK, USA, Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. The Company works within the resorts & hotels, mixed use developments, infrastructure, manufacturing, process, petro-chemical and mining sectors. The projects upon which Beechstead works range in value from £100 million to over £1 billion.
Beechstead has experienced significant growth in its workload and is currently on target to double their turnover this year. Beechstead is excited to take its growing team on that journey with them. Your new roleYou will work as a Lenders' Technical Advisor based in their Kettering office. You will have the following duties:
- Be responsible and accountable for delivering all work outputs, in an accurate and timely manner
- Take responsibility for the quality and commercial delivery aspects of your work
- Assist in the development of 'best practice' ways of working and share this knowledge
- Participate in the pre-Financing Due Diligence process
- Possess a broad understanding of both technical and legislative requirements connected with prospective financing transactions
- Participate in Beechstead's internal planning process for the delivery of each new commission
- Prepare Information Required Lists as a precursor to carrying out the Due Diligence review process
- Carry out visits to the proposed development locations and participate in face-to-face meetings with the prospective borrower (i.e. the Project Sponsor) and their team
- Assist in interfacing with and briefing other Funder side consultants, as part of the pre-Financing Due Diligence Process, on respective projects
- Analyse and subsequently report on project data provided by the prospective borrower (i.e. Project Sponsor), from a technical, numerical, risk and best practice project management perspective;
- Prepare and draft pre-agreed sections of comprehensive Due Diligence reports, for each respective project
- Within the context of the Due Diligence report, assist in producing project specific technical, numerical, risk and best practice project management recommendations
- Be conversant with risk analysis and risk management techniques, in order to conduct risk-based gap analyses, on data provided by Project Sponsors
- Undertake post-Financing Project monitoring during the design, construction, commissioning and early operation ('start-up') development periods of projects
- Periodically test and administer the Lenders' Technical Advisor's obligations (e.g. approval of financial drawdowns) under the Financing Agreement
- Prepare in a timely manner, regular Lenders' Technical Advisor Monitoring Reports, for each respective commission.
What you'll need to succeedYou will have a degree level qualification or equivalent within the engineering, architectural or quantity surveying disciplines, or similar, with experience in a Lenders' Technical Advisor or Technical Consulting role. You will have knowledge of Project Finance, Due Diligence and Project monitoring. You will be keen to work face to face with clients, as well as being happy to undertake short term travel to international projects. You will have experience in financial planning and budgeting.
You will ideally be professionally Chartered or nearing Chartered status. You will have strong verbal and written communication skills. You will be keen to work for a family run business, which is looking to develop their staff as part of the Company expansion.What you'll get in returnYou will be paid a basic salary of up to £60000 as well as car allowance, discretionary bonus and the opportunity to work on high end, large projects all over the world. What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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