Blair West are supporting Northern Endurance Partnership to find a Project Investment Analyst.
This role sits within the Finance and Commercial team and will play a pivotal role in supporting investment decisions across nationally significant Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) infrastructure projects.
As part of a small, highly visible team, the successful candidate will provide commercial insight and economic analysis that helps shape major investment decisions and supports the UK’s transition to Net Zero.
The opportunity:
- Develop and maintain complex economic and investment appraisal models to support major CCS infrastructure projects.
- Evaluate investment opportunities using discounted cash flow techniques, including NPV, IRR and scenario analysis.
- Support Final Investment Decision (FID) processes through commercial evaluation, risk assessment and sensitivity modelling.
- Analyse key cost drivers and commercial assumptions to identify risks and opportunities across large-scale capital projects.
- Support the preparation and submission of regulatory reporting, ensuring commercial and financial information is accurate and auditable.
- Produce commercial performance reports, dashboards and KPI analysis to support management decision-making.
- Present commercial insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance groups.
- Provide analytical support for investment papers, business cases and strategic planning activities.
- Act as a key point of contact for commercial and financial analysis across the wider business.
You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:
- Experience in a commercial analysis, corporate finance, business planning or investment appraisal role.
- Strong financial modelling capabilities and experience building robust economic models.
- A solid understanding of project economics, including discounted cash flow analysis, NPV and IRR methodologies.
- Experience interpreting complex datasets and translating findings into clear commercial recommendations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience within energy, infrastructure, utilities or other capital-intensive sectors would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of project finance, major capital projects or regulated industries would be beneficial.
- A degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Business or a related discipline, or able to demonstrate equivalent experience.
The benefits included with this opportunity:
- Contribute to nationally significant infrastructure projects supporting the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.
- Exposure to major investment appraisal and commercial decision-making processes.
- Broad stakeholder engagement across commercial, finance, regulatory and project delivery teams.
- Work within a highly visible team where individual contributions have meaningful impact.
- Exposure to complex, large-scale infrastructure projects and long-term strategic planning.
- Develop commercial, financial modelling and investment appraisal expertise.
Our commitment
Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.
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