Advisory Senior Consultant in Manchester

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program 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.

Job Description

AECOM Advisory integrates management consultancy with infrastructure and industry expertise. We anticipate change and drive action that delivers a better world. AECOM Advisory exists to be our clients' trusted advisor, helping to navigate uncertainty, manage disruption and unlock opportunity from strategy through to execution.

Our Advisory services are rooted in decades of first-hand industry experience, commercial acumen and client-centric approach, we help clients succeed. Industrial Advisory is one element of Advisory and through the application of industrial expertise, our Industrial Advisory team acts as both a standalone business and supports AECOM projects both in the UK&I region and globally.

We apply Lean thinking, process optimisation and industrial engineering expertise to deliver measurable improvements in performance across sectors including Defence, Aviation, Infrastructure, Automotive and other highly regulated industries.

Here's what you'll do

We are recruiting talented individuals to join our Industrial Advisory team across multiple levels (Consultant, Senior Consultant and Principal Consultant). Reporting to an Industrial Advisory Director or Principal, you will support the delivery of high-value consultancy projects, contributing to both technical excellence and commercial success while contributing to the development of our Process Optimisation capability.

The scope of responsibility, autonomy and leadership expectations will vary depending on experience, capability and the needs of the team and projects. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to operate effectively at their respective level, contributing to delivery, client engagement and the ongoing development of our Industrial Advisory capability. Individuals will be expected to operate with increasing levels of autonomy, accountability and client responsibility in line with their grade.

• Consultant: Demonstrated ability to contribute to projects, applying structured problem-solving and analytical skills; Able to manage defined workstreams within projects, with appropriate guidance where required; Foundational proficiency in Industrial Advisory, Lean or process improvement methods; Experience contributing to operational, engineering or process improvement initiatives; Applies technical knowledge under guidance, building depth and specialisation; Builds collaborative relationships with internal teams and develops early client exposure.
• Senior Consultant: Proven ability to independently manage medium-complexity projects from planning through to delivery; Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable outcomes in process optimisation or industrial environments; Applies strong industry knowledge and technical capability to solve complex problems; Accountable for significant workstreams or project components; Builds and manages client relationships, understanding client needs and challenges; Proactively identifies improvements and contributes to innovation; Provides guidance, coaching and support to junior team members.
• Principal Consultant: Recognised subject matter expert in process optimisation, industrial engineering or related discipline; Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact initiatives with responsibility for delivery outcomes; Applies advanced expertise to solve complex, ambiguous challenges and improve methodologies; Accountable for project or process outcomes, including client impact; Operates with a high degree of autonomy, exercising judgement beyond established approaches; Influences senior stakeholders and shapes client strategies and solutions; Leads multidisciplinary teams and plays a key role in work winning, client development and business growth; Plays a key role in capability development, thought leadership and market positioning.

Depending on level, you will:

• Support the development of value propositions for process optimisation, manufacturing and industrial advisory services.
• Apply Lean, Six Sigma and industrial engineering techniques to analyse and improve client operations.
• Develop data-driven insights and translate them into practical, deliverable solutions.
• Deliver projects and workstreams to agreed quality, cost and schedule.
• Build effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to business development activities, including proposals and thought leadership.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM.
• Contribute to the development of best practice methods and standards.
• Support capability development through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives.

Qualifications

Individuals who are motivated by solving complex industrial challenges; Individuals who collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and build constructive working relationships; People who take ownership and deliver high-quality outcomes; Professionals who are keen to develop their capability and contribute within a growing team; Background in manufacturing, industrial engineering, process improvement, or related operational environments; Experience working within or alongside highly regulated industries (e.g. defence, aviation, nuclear, infrastructure, manufacturing); Demonstrated ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical, value-driven solutions; Experience applying Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g. Lean, Six Sigma); Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills; Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

Technical & Delivery Skills

• Process mapping, analysis and optimisation.
• Production systems, facility design or industrial operations.
• Data analysis and performance improvement.
• Project delivery and workstream management.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations.

Desirable Experience

• Automation, robotics or manufacturing systems integration.
• Digital manufacturing, simulation or data analytics tools.
• Experience applying Lean principles in non-manufacturing environments.
• Consulting or advisory experience in complex project environments.

Qualifications

Degree, HND or equivalent in engineering, manufacturing or a related discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience; Professional membership (or working towards) is beneficial.

This role will be aligned to an AECOM office in the UK (e.g. Bristol, Birmingham, London, Manchester or others), with hybrid working arrangements. Travel to client sites will be required across the UK and, where necessary, internationally.

Additional Information

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. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. 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.

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. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.