Advisory Services Graduate (Multiple locations) in Glasgow

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We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 cost managers, planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, programme and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

We’re looking for outstanding graduates to join our growing global Advisory business supporting capital investment programmes, transformations projects and asset enhancement initiatives. Roles can be based in one of our offices listed above. Building off AECOM’s considerable expertise in infrastructure design and implementation, AECOM Advisory is a trusted adviser to senior level clients and executive teams on their most pressing enterprise and strategic needs.

We deliver projects across the infrastructure market, with a current focus on aviation, defence, energy and water. Our team of 400 staff globally comprises business and policy analysts, economists, commercial strategists, technology architects, as well as human capital and change management practitioners. We help our clients develop their strategy, improve their operational performance, and integrate digital systems to generate value for their stakeholders and impact for their communities.

As a graduate, you'll have the chance to rotate through the different teams that make up advisory, gaining hands-on experience in a variety of areas. Working within a multidisciplinary environment will broaden your knowledge and network, giving you a clear sense of where you might want to focus your consultancy career in the future.

Our UK & Ireland Advisory teams includes:

• Strategy+ - who help organisations solve complex system-level challenges by turning strategy into practical, deliverable change.
• Strategic Procurement - who help clients understand the critical importance of a thoroughly developed and market tested procurement strategy.
• Economic Development - who work on economic strategy, feasibility studies, investment plans, business case development, financial modelling and real estate analysis.
• Industrial Advisory - who apply lean thinking, process optimisation and industrial engineering expertise to deliver measurable improvements in performance.
• Transaction Advisory - who advise on economic and social infrastructure projects being delivered via project and quasi-development / property finance routes.
• People & Place Advisory - who advise on built environment strategy and change management specialists with a focus on user experience.

Alongside your degree, we are looking for you to be able to demonstrate:

• Critical Thinking – the ability to thoughtfully question, acknowledge information, recognise ambiguity, and challenge assumptions.
• Information Analysis – gathering diverse information sources and applying an analytical approach to interpret, evaluate, reason, and reflect to make informed judgements and extract insights.
• Creativity – contributing to the design and implementation of strategic initiatives in a fast‑paced, client‑focused environment.
• Initiative – demonstrating a proactive mindset with a strong interest in problem‑solving to enhance business strategy and operations.
• Business Acumen – a solid grasp of fundamental business concepts such as finance, marketing, and operations.
• Communication Skills – producing high‑quality outputs that resonate with clients, using both written and verbal communication.

In return we will offer a two-year structured development programme which includes a combination of training and coaching to support and guide you through your early career, together with a clear pathway from Graduate to Director. Exposure to high‑profile clients across a variety of sectors with the opportunity to work on some of the worlds biggest infrastructure projects that will leave a sustainable legacy.

This role may suit Graduates from the following disciplines; Economics, Human Geography, Management Sciences, Business Management, International Management, Political Policy Science or Research, Data Analytics. We are however able to consider any degree discipline. What is most important is that you are able to demonstrate an understanding of and interest in the role.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades. You must have permanent right to work in the UK &/or Ireland as we unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in‑person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.