Business Architect & Org Design Lead

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Architect & Org Design Lead (Associate Director level) to lead complex client engagements and help grow the Strategy+ offer in AECOM Advisory.

This senior consulting delivery role is broadly equivalent to Manager level in a management consultancy.

You will work with infrastructure, public sector and regulated‑industry clients to translate strategy into execution through operating model design, transformation, governance, organisation and performance improvement work.

The role combines hands‑on problem solving, senior stakeholder management, team leadership and targeted business development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex consulting engagements or major workstreams from scoping through delivery, ensuring high‑quality outputs, strong project discipline and clear team accountability.
• Design and apply credible, efficient and scalable methodologies to solve client problems across operating model development, organisation design, governance, service transformation, business change and performance improvement.
• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders, manage expectations confidently and act as a strong day‑to‑day advisor.
• Translate complex analysis into concise, decision‑ready recommendations, roadmaps and executive‑level materials.
• Facilitate workshops and steer cross‑functional discussions to align stakeholders around priorities, trade‑offs and implementation choices.
• Bring a forward‑looking perspective to client discussions through horizon scanning, market awareness and insight into emerging client challenges.
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary teams and connect clients with the right specialists across AECOM to create joined‑up solutions.
• Manage scope, risk, quality and commercial performance, intervening early where delivery issues emerge.
• Lead business development by identifying follow‑on opportunities, contributing to proposals and deepening relationships in priority sectors and target accounts.
• Coach consultants and senior consultants, providing clear feedback on structuring, analysis, story‑lining and client delivery.
• Support effective team set‑up and role allocation so that capability is aligned to client need, team development and business priorities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in management consulting, advisory, transformation or in‑house strategy/operational improvement roles.
• Proven ability to lead teams on complex, ambiguous problems and deliver high‑quality work to demanding timelines.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to articulate complexity simply and build compelling storylines from data and analysis.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and influencing decisions in client environments.
• Strong commercial judgement, including experience scoping work, managing delivery risk and supporting proposals or account growth.
• Experience developing target operating models, capability maps, governance structures, implementation roadmaps.
• Pragmatic, hands‑on approach with experience operating within client environments and delivering practical outcomes.
• Proven ability to develop and embed systematic ways of working, creating scalable processes that improve efficiency, consistency and long‑term capability.
• Self‑motivated and highly driven, with a strong focus on execution and delivering results in fast‑paced, evolving environments.
• Confident communicator with the credibility to influence senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and build trusted relationships across the business.
• Strong networking and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to connect people, foster collaboration and leverage networks to drive successful outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Postgraduate qualification or relevant professional certification is advantageous.
• Equal Opportunity Employer

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