AECOM: Manager, Advisory (Project Finance & Commercial) — Chicago, IL, United States

About AECOM

AECOM is an infrastructure consulting business whose employer material describes work involving transport, energy, water and the built environment. Its activities bring together planning, design, engineering, scientific work, and programme or construction management. The organisation's described projects concern the physical systems used by communities, from travel and utilities to buildings. Those activities connect technical disciplines with project delivery, supported by digital and business functions around the planning, development and management of infrastructure.

The position and its setting

AECOM lists Manager, Advisory (Project Finance & Commercial) in Chicago, IL, United States, under reference J10162520. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 23 October 2026
• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Job Family: Business Transformation
• Brands: AECOM

Responsibilities and work described

• AECOM Advisory is seeking a Manager to support our growing global Advisory business line with a particular focus on commercial infrastructure advisory engagements
• We are seeking talented management consultants to join AECOM Advisory who are mission-driven for the role of our clients in supporting economic, environmental and social vibrancy
• We are recruiting for this role in the following locations: Los Angeles, CA
• Seattle, WA
• San Francisco, CA
• Dallas, TX
• Austin, TX
• Chicago, IL
• 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
• Our work spans the project lifecycle, from early-stage feasibility and investment decision support through procurement strategy, commercial structuring and transaction execution, to commercial delivery support and the reassessment through delivery
• We serve the full value chain of clients active in infrastructure, the built environment, and community vibrancy, including: national governments, regulatory entities, city agencies, utilities, transit agencies, infrastructure operators and investors
• Our team of 400 staff globally comprises transaction advisors, business and policy analysts, economists, commercial strategists, technology architects, as well as human capital and change management practitioners
• We help our clients generate value for their stakeholders and impact for their communities
• We are a new category of consulting firm; one that builds off true operational and technical expertise of our broader platform to bring industry depth and capability-driven insight to the clients we serve
• Join a fast-paced and supportive team of diverse consulting professionals
• We pride ourselves on our culture of mentorship and collaborative problem-solving, our mission of addressing our client’s most complex and impactful problems, paired with career pathways that nurture professional development and personal growth

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Collaborate with internal teams across broad geographies and numerous different business lines
• Proficiency: financial modelling and investment appraisal, including developing and reviewing Excel-based financial models, cash flow analysis, sources and uses of funds, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and evaluating the financial feasibility of infrastructure projects and programs
• Perform quantitative and qualitative risk assessments on complex infrastructure budgets and schedules using techniques like Monte Carlo simulations, Reference Class Forecasting, and parametric modeling via industry-standard software such as @RISK or similar
• Proficiency: data science analytical techniques and familiarity using multiple public datasets including BLS, BEA, NAICS data, ACS and other geographically-defined socioeconomic datasets
• Proficiency: geospatial datasets and software e.g., ArcGIS
• Required:
• Bachelors Degree and 5 years of commercial advisory, project finance, management consulting, project development or similar experience

Education and qualification routes

• Degree / qualification: MBA, or other Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Management, Management Science, Systems Engineering and/or related fields

Location, schedule and contract conditions

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• Work arrangement: Hybrid
• Advertised location: Chicago, IL, United States

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Pay and application dates

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Practical preparation: Excel

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Relevant skills

• Excel
• quality control
• taxation
• compliance
• investment
• business development
• procurement
• stakeholder management