Private Equity Associate, Infrastructure (ESG), London - Selby Jennings

Private Equity Associate | ESG & Investing

London

An established global private markets investment platform is looking to hire an Associate into its ESG & Investing team in London.

This is a genuinely differentiated investment role, combining ESG, climate and transition analysis with traditional private equity investment work. The successful candidate will spend approximately 70% of their time focused on ESG-related investment activity, with the remaining 30% supporting broader investment analysis, financial modelling and underwriting.

The Role

Working as part of a highly experienced private markets team, the Associate will be responsible for:

• Supporting ESG integration across the private equity investment process, assessing material environmental, social and governance considerations alongside traditional investment fundamentals.
• Conducting detailed analysis around climate, energy transition, decarbonisation and wider sustainability themes.
• Evaluating ESG risks and opportunities at both an investment and portfolio level.
• Supporting broader private equity investment activity, including financial modelling, valuation, commercial analysis and investment underwriting.
• Contributing to due diligence on prospective investments, combining qualitative ESG assessment with quantitative financial analysis.
• Producing investment materials and presenting analysis to senior investment professionals and relevant committees.
• Working across investment and ESG stakeholders to ensure sustainability considerations are embedded within the wider investment process.

The Ideal Candidate

The team is open to candidates coming from either a strong ESG / sustainability investing background or a more traditional investment / modelling background, provided there is a genuine motivation to build a career at the intersection of ESG and private markets.

Candidates should ideally have:

• Experience within private equity, investment banking, asset management, investment consulting, ESG investing or a related private markets environment.
• Exposure to ESG, climate, energy transition or sustainability-related investment themes.
• Strong financial and analytical capabilities, ideally including experience with financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis.
• An understanding of how ESG considerations can influence investment decisions, portfolio construction and long-term value creation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present both quantitative and qualitative investment analysis.
• A genuine interest in building a career where ESG and sustainable investing remain the primary focus of the role.

What Makes This Opportunity Different

This is not a traditional private equity Associate position with ESG added on as a secondary responsibility.

The role is approximately 70% ESG-focused and 30% broader investment work, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop genuine expertise across ESG, climate and transition investing while maintaining hands-on exposure to modelling, underwriting and wider private equity investment activity.

It would particularly suit someone who wants to sit at the intersection of ESG and investment decision-making, rather than someone looking to use the position purely as a route into a conventional private equity investing role.

Why Apply?

• Join a leading international private markets investment platform.
• Gain significant exposure to ESG, climate and transition investing.
• Retain hands-on exposure to private equity modelling and investment analysis.
• Work alongside experienced investment and ESG professionals across a global platform.
• Develop a differentiated skill set combining sustainability expertise with traditional private markets investing.

To apply or discuss the opportunity confidentially, please get in touch.