Associate Sector Specialist - Environment and Infrastructure

The Associate Sector Specialist will conduct early project screening and independent due diligence on environmental and infrastructure matters across advisory assignments in the areas covered by the Housing, Cities and Regions Advisory Division. The role involves collaboration on solid waste lending projects and requires working closely with sector experts and other EIB services to deliver high-quality solutions in line with EIB procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide early project screening and independent due diligence on environmental and infrastructure matters across advisory assignments in the areas covered by the Division (solid waste, circular economy, urban mobility, urban/regional development and social projects).
• Collaborate in solid waste lending projects throughout the project cycle, including implementation for operations outside the European Union.
• Contribute to effective workload management through close cooperation with environmental and other experts across teams.
• Assist in evaluating the strategic consistency, viability, environmental and infrastructure sustainability of relevant projects.
• Integrate financial and technical advisory support, working independently and in close cooperation with other experts, particularly for operations with dedicated technical advisory assignments.
• Strengthen cooperation and knowledge-sharing across the Housing, Cities and Regions Division and beyond, supporting an integrated advisory and financial offer for EIB clients and beneficiaries and contributing to portfolio development.
• Cooperate with Lending colleagues on the early screening of investments and identification of new financing opportunities.
• Contribute within project teams to advisory assignments, with possible involvement in appraisal, identification of key project risks, and preparation of technical opinions for submission to the EIB governing bodies.
• Possible involvement in the monitoring of project implementation, including the final evaluation of project completion and further follow-up where required.
• Contribute to sector, policy and methodology papers related to areas covered by the Division, in support of the Bank's sector policies.
• Support EIB representation at selected sector events and in exchanges with relevant stakeholders.
• Adapt and develop expertise over time in other sectors covered by the Housing, Cities and Regions Advisory Division.

Requirements

• University degree (minimum equivalent to a Bachelor degree), preferably in Engineering, Economics or another relevant field.
• A multidisciplinary background combining Engineering with Finance, Economics or Business Studies would be an advantage.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in environmental and / or infrastructure sectors.
• A background in civil engineering or a related construction-sector discipline would be an advantage.
• Experience of applied quantitative methods, economic and financial modelling, including cash flow modelling, cost-benefit analysis and risk analysis would be considered as an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of English and/or French, with a good command of the other.
• Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in both English and French is a pre-requisite for future career development, with level 5 of the Inter Institutional language courses (B1.2 CEFRL) required.

Skills

• Environment Sector Expertise
• Infrastructure Sector Expertise
• Civil Engineering
• Econometric Modelling
• Financial Modelling
• Cash Flow Modelling
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Project Screening
• Due Diligence
• Quantitative Methods
• Multidisciplinary Engineering
• English Language Proficiency
• Language Proficiency in French

Languages

English, French