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Associate/Senior Associate, Critical Mineral Investments
Posted 2 days ago
About the role
- Critical minerals investment associate evaluating and executing mining, processing, and infrastructure transactions for EDC’s $2 billion Canada Critical Mineral Accelerator. Supporting financial analysis, due diligence, portfolio management, and capital mobilization.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate investment opportunities across mining, metals, critical minerals, and related infrastructure sectors
- Build financial models, valuation or credit analyses, and assess investment returns or debt capacity under various scenarios
- Conduct industry, market, company, comparable-company, and precedent-transaction research
- Lead or contribute to due diligence across technical, commercial, environmental, social, legal, and tax workstreams
- Develop perspectives on key risks, value drivers, expected returns, and debt capacity
- Support transaction execution from initial screening through closing
- Prepare investment and credit memoranda, approval materials, and presentations for decision-making committees
- Assist with transaction structuring, commercial-term negotiation, and execution coordination
- Monitor portfolio performance and support asset management activities
- Identify emerging portfolio risks and opportunities and contribute to value creation and risk management
- Assist with portfolio reporting and investment reviews
- Maintain knowledge of mining, metals, and critical minerals sectors and relevant market, policy, and industry developments
- Monitor industry trends, investment activity, and emerging opportunities
- Build relationships with investors, industry participants, advisors, and other stakeholders
- Contribute to transaction origination and business development by identifying opportunities and cultivating industry relationships
- Support complex transactions alongside investment professionals, sponsors, investors, financial institutions, government partners, and industry leaders
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in finance, business, economics, engineering, geology, or another relevant discipline
- 2-5 years or more of relevant experience in investment banking, project finance, corporate banking, private equity, infrastructure investing, corporate development, consulting, or a related field
- Experience evaluating, structuring, or executing financing and investment transactions
- Strong financial analysis, valuation, and modelling skills
- Ability to build and analyze detailed cash flow models and investment returns
- Solid understanding of financial statements, capital markets, credit analysis, and investment fundamentals
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and attention to detail
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Collaborative team player who thrives in a high-performance environment and demonstrates leadership potential
- Inclusive mindset and commitment to working effectively across teams and stakeholders
- Ability to work legally in Canada at the time of application; Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents preferred
- Must meet requisite government security screening requirements
Benefits
- Performance-based incentive
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Work-life balance
- Hybrid work options
- 3 to 4 weeks paid vacation
- Corporate closure period
- Summer early Fridays
- No meeting Fridays
- Continuous learning opportunities
- Training programs
- Workshops
- Language training
- Wellness initiatives
- Mental health support
- Fitness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Social responsibility programs
- Relocation assistance for candidates who meet the eligibility criteria
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