Be part of building Scotland’s future

Scottish Enterprise (SE) is Scotland's main economic development agency. We're committed to growing the Scottish economy for the benefit of all, helping create more quality jobs and a brighter future for every region.

The Head of Infrastructure Investment leads SE’s overall Infrastructure Investment strategy, aligning ambitious projects with our capital investment for productivity, energy transition and scaling innovation priorities. This is a crucial role developing and delivering the critical projects that will attract developers and investors to Scotland.

The role

Join us and lead the pipeline development teams building SE’s infrastructure investment opportunities and engaging investors and developers to secure funding. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities meeting SE’s mission priorities. You’ll clear the way for your team, finding solutions to commercial viability issues. Together, you’ll deliver compelling and credible strategic propositions that can be taken to a broad range of domestic and international investors and developers.

Your propositions will include blended models of public funding as well as those leveraging SE’s existing land and property portfolio. You’ll also be responsible for identifying individual infrastructure investment projects and aggregating them into portfolios to help secure investment from large-scale investors and developers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing strategy with the Property and Growth Infrastructure Director.
• Leading the pipeline development team, developing strategic propositions, addressing viability gaps.
• Managing relationships with domestic and international infrastructure investors and developers.
• Working with public-sector partners and aggregating infrastructure – a new approach to attract large-scale investors and developers.
• Developing a new strategic approach to strengthening existing relationships and building new relationships with domestic and international investors and developers.
• Supporting the Property and Growth Infrastructure Director in strategic business development.
• Developing influential relationships across the investment community. Making valuable introductions across SE and the investment community - in Scotland and globally.
• Attracting capital investment by matchmaking known areas of investor interest to SE’s priority areas.
• Actively seeking out new partners and being open to new types of partnerships and propositions, exploring a full range of funding solutions (JV, securitisation models, syndicate).
• Supporting, coaching, appraising and setting performance objectives for direct reports, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture within the wider team.
• Having Senior Responsibility Officer status for key Infrastructure Investment projects and programmes.
• Monitoring market trends and economic indicators that could impact activity.

Who we’re looking for

Your skills, abilities and experience should include:

Essential:

• Excellent understanding of infrastructure markets and investment vehicles, including economic and market dynamics, infrastructure investment funds, performance and risk measurement.  
• A strong track record of developing infrastructure projects, from concept through to funding and delivery.
• Experience of the financial services industry and the current regulatory environment.  
• Knowledge of environmental, social and governance factors and the regulations impacting infrastructure investment propositions. 
• Excellent relationship management skills with a highly developed network of strategic contacts in the infrastructure investment landscape.  
• Exceptional presentation, communication and negotiation skills, with proven ability to deal with difficult and politically sensitive situations.  
• Influencing at all levels and negotiating with key opinion formers and decision makers.  
• Strong people and resource management skills with a significant track record in coaching, mentoring and developing colleagues. 
• Understanding, planning and co-ordinating complex large-scale commercial transactions and operations.
• Assessing and interpreting detailed information and data to make decisions. 
• Developing long-term strategies within a diverse and changing environment.
• Leading and motivating a team in a high-pressure environment.

     Desirable:

• Knowledge and understanding of economic development. 
• Experience of building and engaging delivery partners internationally
• Previous experience or knowledge/understanding of SE/SDI/Scottish Government

Role Profile

Further information on the role can be found in the attached role profile

Life at Scottish Enterprise

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How to apply

If you're interested in this role, please complete your application form by 09 August 2024

Interview dates

• 1^st interview – w/c 19th August
• 2^nd interview – 05 September

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well.  And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference. 

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).

Apply now to build your future with us.