About Rebel

Rebel is one of the leading international infrastructure advisors, developers, and investors headquartered in the Netherlands. In its Washington, D.C. office, Rebel advises public and private sector clients around the world, helping them bridge the gap between their infrastructure needs and financial resources by focusing on innovative funding and financing, public-private partnerships, risk analysis, and alternative delivery strategies. Rebel is an employee-owned company that prizes initiative, innovation, and insight in serving our client’s multi-faceted challenges in a cooperative and collegial environment.

Our notable recent work includes:

• Innovative procurement and financing for social infrastructure, including the Miami-Dade County (FL), Clackamas County (OR), and Howard County (MD) Courthouses.
• Assisting Miami-Dade County in the P3 procurement of a new monorail between South Beach and the City of Miami through an innovative Interim Agreement process
• Assisting the California Integrated Travel Project with the modernization of transit fare payments across the state
• Developing a widely disseminated guidebook on value capture finance for transit
• Financing major port infrastructure as an advisor to the US Department of Transportation
• Developing a policy framework for the management of unsolicited proposals in infrastructure projects for the World Bank, including an in-depth analysis of experiences in Colombia, Jamaica, Peru, and Chile
• Assisting the Government of Guayaquil in developing a cost benefit analysis for flood protection measures as part of a climate adaptation plan for Febres Cordero Neighborhood
• Developing a PPP toolkit for governments in the Caribbean
• Protecting the New York region by improving physical, social, and economic resilience

Rebel’s clients include governments, international financial institutions, and private firms in most major infrastructure sectors including:

• Transportation: bus and rail transit, passenger rail, highways and toll roads, parking, bike/pedestrian trails, and microtransit;
• Social Infrastructure: government offices, schools, university buildings, hospitals, courthouses, stadiums, and other public buildings;
• Technology: broadband, connected vehicles, transit ticketing, bus electrification;
• Climate Resilience: infrastructure measures to address climate change;
• Energy: renewable energy technologies including solar, wind, and hydropower;
• Aviation and Ports: domestic and international owners and operators of commercial and general aviation airports and port facilities;
• Utilities: public and private organizations responsible for providing water, wastewater, and waste and storm water management.

Rebel’s advisory service offerings include financial analysis and modeling, transaction advisory, procurement strategy advisory, performance management and audits, PPP policy development, and capacity building.

About the Position

Rebel is seeking candidates for a full-time Manager position.

Responsibilities:

• Financial analysis: Lead and review financial analysis and modeling of transactions and financial scenarios as relevant for client context, perform complex modeling and analysis when beyond the capacity of junior staff;
• Report writing and presentations: Lead development of client reports that may include making recommendations from financial analysis of specific transactions, developing alternative finance and alternative project delivery strategies, drafting commercial aspects of procurement documentation, evaluating bids for PPP projects on behalf of clients, etc.; present report findings during in-person and virtual client meetings;
• Business development: Maintain active relationships to drive new business opportunities; lead proposal writing to respond to RFPs, RFQs, and other requests from public agencies, multilateral development banks, private infrastructure developers, and other potential clients;
• Team management: Lead and motivate others in executing work for client deliverables, train junior professionals in consulting and financial modeling techniques;
• Client engagement: Inspire confidence among clients at all touchpoints (e.g., during business development, scoping conversations, discussion of project progress and deliverables, etc.);
• Other responsibilities: Shape the company by driving efforts to improve how we do business and driving our future success (e.g., leading recruitment, driving marketing efforts, etc.).

Travel: Once the world returns to “normal”, projects may require domestic or international travel of up to approximately 25% of the time.

About You

The ideal candidate possesses the following profile:

• Five to seven or more years of infrastructure experience with a public agency; financial institution; consulting firm; and/or planning, engineering, or development firm;
• Master’s degree in finance, business, economics, public policy, urban planning, or related fields;
• Mastery of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint including experience with complex cash flow and project/municipal financial models;
• Excellent English writing and communications skills;
• Spanish or Portuguese writing and communication skills are a positive;
• Passion for making an impact in Rebel’s focus sectors;
• Interest in infrastructure development in Latin America and the Caribbean a positive;
• The ability and drive to grow as a professional and desire to develop business as an owner of a firm; and
• The ability to navigate and thrive in an entrepreneurial/flexible business environment.

We strongly encourage people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employment: In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all, Rebel bases its employment decisions on merit, qualifications and abilities. Rebel is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter that tells us why you think you’re a good fit for this position (please be creative and concise), resume, and short writing sample on a relevant topic (up to 3 pages) to recruitment-americas@rebelgroup.com .