r/projectfinance

I’ve been in finance my whole life and have found it to be very boring and lacking any sort of substance (I work operations for a large bank). My friend works for a construction company and has been trying to convince me on becoming a cost manager for his company he works for. While I have no experience in construction finance, I am very good at learning numbers and processes from a ground zero level. I took him up on a referral, and got a phone screening scheduled from a recruiter almost immediately after applying. They’ve seen my resume and I’m positive they know I have no construction experience. I am genuinely interested in this career and have heard it comes with a lot of changes and different things happening on different days (on top of that, it’s a traveling position). overall, the opportunity in front of me is nothing short of beneficial for me and my career, and most importantly I can see myself actually enjoying it. Does anyone have any sort of advice as to changing careers into construction finance? Any tips or knowledge to help me in my coming interviews will be greatly appreciated, feel free to reach out personally as well.

Rising HS senior torn between majoring in Finance (entrepreneurship/business-focused school) vs Construction Management (aiming for project management) — which sets up better long-term earning + career flexibility? Also with chance of ai takeover…

Hi all, About my background . Age 32 yrs, married with 7 yrs of Banking and non bank lending experience. Have been working in risk mgmt over the past 4.3 yrs. My current role is credit risk modelling where I build IFRS 9 ECL models for retail portfolios. I have advanced analytics and statistics experience including tools like Python, SQL, Databricks.

I am interested to pivot to Infra lending/Project Finance as that is front office, involves client interaction and is core Finance. I have started to find Risk Modelling with no meetings or client touch as boring. Also long term , there is better middle east potential in infra lending.

Is my background suitable for this pivot. Should I pursue hands on courses by Synergy consulting or CFA for this pivot.

Any advice will be highly appreciated.

Any suggestions would be appreciated and thanks a lot!!

I have ~5 years of work experience, including some consulting and a couple of unsuccessful entrepreneurial ventures. I’m now trying to break into project/infrastructure finance.

The problem is that my background seems to put me in an awkward middle ground: too experienced for internships, but not experienced in finance to get interviews for analyst roles.

I’m considering CFA Level I as a strong, standardized signal that I’m serious about making the move into finance. But 300+ hours is a massive opportunity cost. For people actually working in project finance / infrastructure / energy finance:

Would you spend those 300 hours on CFA if you were in my position?

Does CFA Level I meaningfully help with CV screening, or would those hours be better spent on modelling, networking, and finding transaction experience? Interested particularly in people who have hired for PF roles or successfully broken into the space.

I’m in my mid-20s and currently a Senior Analyst at a small energy/infrastructure PE fund.

I came into PE through a nontraditional background and never did banking, so I’ve always worried that I’m behind technically. I now have an offer for a fully remote Corp Dev Analyst role at a venture-backed clean energy company (series c) In the hydrogen space (I know)

Salary comp is the same at both firms but I would miss out on incentive comp and carry. Although I got screwed by them this year and the firm is lean.

I’m pretty unhappy at my current firm. I don’t feel like I’m treated particularly well, compensation has been handled in ways I’ve found frustrating, the firm has had some liquidity constraints, and things have generally moved much slower than I expected when I joined. I also feel like my learning curve has started to flatten.

The corp dev role would involve a lot of modeling, capital raising, strategic transactions, and broader energy exposure.

My hesitation is that I keep hearing how valuable it is to already have a buy-side seat and how hard PE is to break into. Since I got here through a less traditional route, part of me feels like I’d be stupid to give it up.

Hey guys, hope you’re all well.

I’ve got a capMarkets summer internship assessment centre in October at a BB US bank. (based in London)

I’m aiming to break into the infrastructure finance team. With my bank background in Chemical engineering and utitlities internships I feel like I can leverage this position.

I wanted to ask if anyone had advice for CM interviews and case studies, as I usually only see IB help online.

Thanks!

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