Breaking into infrastructure finance roles

Hi everyone,

I have an engineering degree in renewable energy and 3 years of work experience - 1.5 years at a boutique advisory firm and 1.5 years at an infrastructure-focused market research firm (both in non-finance roles).

As I've been exploring project finance in new energy infrastructure and diving into financial modeling, I've found myself genuinely passionate about this field. My goal is to work in energy sector financing at multilateral development institutions, banks, or insurance companies.

Given my limited directly relevant experience, I have two main questions:

  1. What professional certifications would strengthen my candidacy for these roles? Should I consider pursuing a finance degree?

  2. Are there intermediate roles I should target first to build relevant experience? If so, what types of positions would provide the best stepping stones?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated - feeling quite uncertain about my career direction and would love to hear from those who've made similar transitions.

Thanks in advance !