Manager, Advisory (Project Finance & Commercial)

As Manager in AECOM Advisory, you lead and shape advisory engagements focused on commercial infrastructure. You will build and manage client relationships, tailor analytical frameworks, and guide multi-disciplinary teams to deliver funding, financing, and delivery strategies. You influence decision-making at senior levels and contribute to business development. This role offers exposure to high-impact infrastructure programs and cross-functional collaboration within a global firm.

• comprehensive benefits
• flexible work options
• well-being resources
• retirement savings plan
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off and leaves

• Develop and manage client engagements, building buy-in across the engagement lifecycle
• Coordinate inputs from leadership and experts to flag delivery choices, risks, and commercial constraints
• Tailor existing analytical frameworks for client needs and co-create new methodologies
• Advise on funding, financing, and delivery strategies for capital projects (P3/PPP, concessions)
• Build and review business cases, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses
• Develop blended funding plans using public and private sources
• Create and run project, corporate, and asset finance models with scenario analyses
• Support procurement and transactions through financial close, including bid evaluations
• Advise on commercial structuring and risk allocation in project agreements
• Produce memos, reports, and board presentations; ensure quality
• Lead delivery teams (2-5 consultants) and mentor junior staff
• Contribute to business development through proposal responses, pitch decks, and value proposition articulation

• Strong interpersonal and client-service mindset; trusted adviser to clients
• Ability to collaborate across geographies and business lines
• Thrives in a high-tempo, client-facing environment under pressure
• Self-directed, proactive, and responsive to feedback
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Exceptional numerical reasoning and quantitative skills
• Sharp analytical and structured problem-solving abilities
• Solid commercial acumen with understanding of client industries
• Strong verbal communication and ability to summarize insights for senior leaders
• Team-oriented, collaborative mindset

• client-service mindset
• collaborative problem-solving
• poise under pressure
• financial modelling and investment appraisal (Excel-based)
• risk assessment techniques (Monte Carlo, Reference Class Forecasting, parametric modeling)
• data science techniques and public data sources (BLS, BEA, NAICS, ACS)