Senior Technical Advisor, Technical Advisory Services

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadian businesses make an impact at home and abroad. EDC offers financial products and knowledge to help Canadian businesses confidently enter new markets, reduce financial risk, and grow their business.

When you join our team, you’ll be helping Canadian businesses learn the endless possibilities that open to them through export and help bring their vision, passion, and innovation to the world. Your knowledge and expertise will support more than 25,000 Canadian businesses and their customers in as many as 200 markets worldwide. You’ll work amongst the best and brightest in an inclusive, collaborative environment that fosters professional development and success. And you’ll know that you’re making an impact every day – for businesses, for Canada and for the people you work with.

Are you ready to make an impact? Join EDC, recognized as a Top 100 and Top Family-Friendly Employer, as we take on the risk so Canadian businesses can take on the world.

Team And Job Overview

Making a difference is not just about what you do. It is about how you do it. And who you do it with. A career at EDC gives you the chance to help Canadian companies conquer the global marketplace. To do business responsibly. To work shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the brightest, most dedicated professionals in their fields. People like you, who want to make a difference - for companies, for Canada and for each other.

EDC's Structured and Project Finance group (SPF) is a significant player in global project and infrastructure finance. Since its establishment in 1995, EDC's Structured and Project Finance group has closed over 540 financing transactions globally, accounting for financings in excess of USD 41 billion (as of the end of 2021). The Technical Advisory Services (TAS) team is part of the SPF group specializing in technical advice to various equity and debt financing as well as insurance teams within EDC.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Technical Advisor in the TAS team with expertise in one or more of the following areas, with the core identified need in mining and metals.

• Mining and metals
• Clean technologies
• Infrastructure
• Resources (forestry and agri-food)
• Utilities (power and water)
• Power Generation (renewables and non-renewables)
• Information and communications technology

As the Senior Technical Advisor you will report to the Managing Principal and deliver in-house consulting services, providing guidance and advice to lending, insurance and equity underwriting groups from deal origination through to signing, monitoring, and asset management. Your work will result in enhanced and better-informed negotiations, structuring and decision making with respect to the financial transactions undertaken by EDC.

You will join a growing team of seven technical advisors covering a broad range of sectors. In addition to your primary sector(s), you will have opportunities to expand your knowledge base and support your team members in other sectors as required.

Technical Advisory Services is a dedicated and motivate team of engineering professionals with business experience in key industries. The team works together in bringing skills and knowledge that combine engineering and project management expertise and commercial discipline to our clients. Together, we assess and help mitigate technical, industry, operational, commercial and managerial risks associated with financial services provided by EDC. This includes due diligence services on technical and commercial feasibility of project and investment proposals. Although not exclusively, a considerable proportion of work is in support of structured and project finance transactions.

Join our team and apply your industry knowledge, skills, and experience to some of the most challenging and interesting local and international projects.

Main Responsibilities

• Provides recommendations to internal clients on strategies to mitigate technical and commercial risks.
• As a subject matter expert, stays up to date knowledge on existing and emerging technologies, developments, competitive landscape and trends.
• Analyzes key documents such as business plans, feasibility studies, cost estimates, implementation plans, technical designs, schedules and related commercial contracts.
• Delivers technical and commercial advice to internal clients.
• Undertakes technical due diligence and analysis of technical and operational risks that may impact investment, financing and insurance transactions.
• Provides input to the corporate and sector strategy.
• Travels for site visits or meetings within Canada and internationally. Typical travel takes place over 1-7 days, 2-6 times per year.
• Manages relationships with external technical consultants. This includes developing terms of reference, consultant selection and engagement, as well as ongoing liaison and review of reports.
• Independently researches and analyzes relevant information, interviewing key participants in the transaction as appropriate.
• Liaises with external clients and other parties as appropriate, including playing lead technical role among lenders.

Screening Criteria

• Willing and able to travel within Canada and internationally for site visits or meetings, as needed.
• Accreditation as a Licensed Professional Engineer, or eligibility for licensure in Canada.
• University degree in Engineering
• Minimum 7 years of relevant business experience in a technical, consulting, project management or other industry role pertaining to sectors specified.

Skills & Competencies

• Ability to exercise sound technical and business judgement, often with limited information.
• Industry insight leading to the ability to understand and interpret the needs of internal and external clients.
• Ability to address key issues with complex structures that may present challenging circumstances.
• Ability to lead challenging or high impact transaction assessments associated with both established and early-stage companies.
• Ability to discern, distill, and concisely and clearly communicate key issues in complex business transactions and provide advice based on client needs.
• Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines in a multi-project environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Assets

• External consulting experience.
• Bilingualism in both official languages (English and French).
• Degree, diploma or training in Business, Finance or related discipline.
• Private sector experience.

Salary Range

• $109,700 - $164,500, plus performance based incentive (Salary ranges and compensation structure are currently under review. We anticipate updates to be in effect in July 2023.)

Location

• Please be advised that this position is based at our Head Office in Ottawa.

Posting Date

May 8, 2023, 10:15:46 PM

Primary Location:

Ontario-Ottawa

Job Type

Permanent

Schedule

Full-time

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Application deadline on www.edc.ca/careers