Job Description

Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
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.

Start here. Grow here.
The successful candidate is expected to take an active role across all stages of a project providing cost intelligence services. Working on large-scale infrastructure and capital programmes you will have an opportunity to work with a wide variety of clients including high-profile projects, working alongside other construction professionals in multi-disciplinary teams. You will need to be able to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
Here's what you'll do

• Support and deliver commissions in area of efficiency & value identification, assurance & continuous improvement, construction economics research & analysis, plus general cost intelligence services.
• Have experience in one or more of the following technical disciplines:
• Cost Model and / or Cost Estimate development
• Statistical Analysis to support benchmarking and efficiency exercises
• Business Cases development and Cost Benefit Analysis
• Defining business models
• Identify cost reduction opportunities through benchmarking and efficiency exercises
• Possess analysis capabilities which be applied to client and industry datasets to create data-driven solutions.
• Work with the leadership team to mature and develop service offerings with practical and viable solutions for our clients.
• Provide assistance to senior management in the preparation of technical and financial proposals
• Ensure effective delivery through project and financial management for complex assignments.
• Maintain high quality professional outputs.

As a Consultant at AECOM, you will have exposure to many of the above tasks, utilising your sector knowledge, skills and experience, and benefiting from exposure to new areas of study and research. You will be responsible for deliverables within your projects and initiatives, driving innovation with the support of colleagues.
You will be technically excellent, providing leading solutions to clients that solve problems in an efficient and effective manner The successful candidate(s) will work collaboratively to deliver a range of projects, as well as supporting senior leaders in the practice and wider Business Unit to grow the practice.
We work from a range of or UK offices and are proud to have our Freedom to Grow programme which supports flexible working
You will play a key role in defining and influencing the workplace culture. You will set the tone for communication and collaboration within the team, raising morale and job satisfaction, increasing productivity and efficiency in a positive and supportive environment.
You will be supported by your line manager with regular mentoring and in training and support for chartership.
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. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what's possible?
Here's what we're looking for:

• Comfortable writing technical reports and preparing presentations
• Comfortable in problem solving and developing novel solutions to meet client needs
• Demonstrable experience and/or relevant qualification in one or more of the following: cost modelling, cost estimation, business case development, cost-benefit analysis or statistical analysis
• Knowledge and interest in the infrastructure sector and its ongoing developments
• Strong capability in the Microsoft Suite of products
• Coding language knowledge would be a bonus. Python, R etc
• Effective decision making with strong verbal and written communication
• Working knowledge of database development
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability and confidence to work with a range of clients and consultants
• Background working in a consultancy environment or contracting experience in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience working on large scale infrastructure projects in Transport, Water, Energy and other relevant sectors
• Defence experience would be advantageous
• Buy-in to achieving deadlines set by clients and managers
• Take pride in quality and appearance of clear record of error checking and demonstration of validity in results
• Able to produce auditable outputs with client deliverables
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM discipline (min 2:2)
• Member of relevant industry body such as the RICS, APM or Controls & Skills Authority (Formerly ACostE) with supporting accreditation/certifications.

Additional Information
About AECOM
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 is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
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.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
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.

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