Strategy Consultant

Company Description:

At AECOM, we are dedicated to 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 nearly 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:

Strategy+, AECOM’s design consulting studio** operates at the intersection of Business Transformation, Human Dynamics, and Place Strategies. We are seeking highly motivated candidates with outstanding analytical, communication, and creative skills. The successful candidate will join our multidisciplinary team and be responsible for supporting consulting projects involving world-class corporations, healthcare and cultural institutions, universities, and local and federal government.

Deployed within the Advisory team, this role involves working as a collaborative team leader. The individual will be responsible for leading, managing, and delivering projects, including client interaction, communication, planning, research, data analytics, visualization, workshop facilitation, presentation preparation, coordinating project teams, undertaking business development, and report writing. Travel may be required up to 50% of the time, and the initial deployment will be on an Abu Dhabi-based project for a 12-month period.

Desirable Knowledge and Expertise:

Candidates are expected to possess deep expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Business strategy, data analytics, governance, and operations planning.
- Communication strategy branding and marketing.
- Real estate strategy, planning, and economics.
- Creating and delivering change management strategies and organizational development plans.
- Expertise in user research, design management, program management.
- Design background in architecture, planning, interiors, product, or web design.

Technical Skills Range:

Candidates should possess skills in one or more of the following:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (specifically InDesign).
- Proficiency in Excel, Tableau, Power BI for data manipulation and analytics.
- Web-based data analytics, visualization, and presentation software.
- Project management, project work planning, scheduling, and resource deployment.
- Business development, market planning, and client relationships.
- Knowledge of Revit, GIS, and/or other space planning/design systems.

Culture and Personality:

Candidates are expected to possess as many of these attributes as possible:
- Seller-doer – authentically sell design-led management consulting services.
- Highly collaborative, highly communicative, creative team leader.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills – “Design Story Telling”.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, open, creative environment.
- Ability to lead workshops, focus groups, and presentations.
- Critical thinking and persuasive writing/speaking skills.
- Familiarity with research methodologies and processes.
- High degree of flexibility and the ability to lead multiple projects in multiple teams, across multiple markets.

Outline of Duties:

- Meetings with client leadership to provide guidance and determine direction.
- Facilitating workshops with stakeholders and internal/external team members to develop consensus on technical details.
- Coordinating and directing the technical work of management consultants, internal consultants, and designers.
- Providing subject matter expertise in organizational/operational development.

Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of relevant post-education experience.
- Bachelor’s and preferably master’s degree in business, architecture, planning, social science, public policy, or another relevant field.