Advisory Consultant - Transaction Advisory in Leeds

AECOM’s UK Transaction Advisory team is recruiting a Consultant / Senior Consultant to join an established team. Existing advisory mandates and the asset management of mandates in economic and social infrastructure requires the Transaction Advisory team to deliver a range of core project finance services, including PPP / PFI structuring; Lifecycle, Operational and Payment reviews.

As a Consultant/Senior Consultant, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality advisory services across a broad range of infrastructure sectors. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in infrastructure reporting, project finance, asset management, and strategic advisory, while supporting the delivery of a growing portfolio of mandates for major infrastructure investors, lenders, and funding institutions.

Working within a collaborative and client-focused team, you will contribute to the successful delivery of projects from inception through to completion, providing analysis, reporting, and strategic insight that enables clients to make informed investment and operational decisions. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious professional looking to broaden their infrastructure advisory experience and work on complex, high-profile projects with an international client base.

Here's what you'll do:

• Deliver infrastructure advisory assignments across a variety of sectors, including transport, energy, utilities, social infrastructure, and digital infrastructure.
• Support the execution of project finance and asset management mandates, ensuring high-quality analysis and client deliverables.
• Prepare and review financial, operational, and performance reports for lenders, investors, and funding institutions.
• Assist clients with strategic decision-making through the provision of clear, practical, and commercially focused advice.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, ensuring delivery to agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Develop strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated and value-added solutions for clients.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, proposal preparation, and the identification of new opportunities within existing client accounts.
• Support the continuous improvement of advisory methodologies, reporting processes, and knowledge-sharing across the team.
• Mentor and support junior team members (Senior Consultant level), helping to develop technical and professional capabilities.

Qualifications:

We are seeking candidates with a strong background in the construction, engineering, infrastructure, or built environment sectors, combined with a genuine interest in delivering advisory services across complex infrastructure projects and assets. Ideal candidates will possess some or all of the following:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Project Management or other related infrastructure disciplines.
• Experience working on the development, delivery, operation, financing, or management of infrastructure or capital projects across sectors such as transport, energy, utilities, social infrastructure, real estate, or digital infrastructure.
• Professional membership, or a clear commitment towards achieving chartered status, through recognised industry bodies including MRICS, MCIOB, CEng.
• An understanding of the infrastructure project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, commissioning, operation, and asset management.
• Experience interpreting technical, contractual, commercial, and project information to support decision-making and client advice.
• The ability to analyse complex project data and communicate findings clearly through reports, presentations, and client discussions.
• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in the funding, financing, performance, and long-term management of infrastructure assets.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including developers, contractors, investors, lenders, operators, consultants, and public sector organisations.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with clients and build trusted relationships.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with a desire to develop technical expertise, broaden advisory capabilities, and contribute to the growth of a high-performing team.

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.

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.