Strategic Advisory Graduate Consultant - January & September 2025 Starts

at  AECOM

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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 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
We’re looking for outstanding graduates to join our Advisory Services team.
In our Advisory Services team, we work closely with decision-makers across the private and public sectors to understand the complex challenges they face. Building trusted relationships is essential to our approach, ensuring we can collaborate effectively to provide bespoke solutions that help overcome challenges and achieve objectives.
As a graduate, you’ll have the chance to rotate through different specialist teams, gaining hands-on experience in a variety of areas. Working within a multidisciplinary environment will broaden your knowledge and network, giving you a clear sense of where you might want to focus your consultancy career in the future.

Our Advisory Services unit includes:

• Strategy+ management consulting team who advise clients on business strategy, understanding existing and target operating models and enable clients to achieve their target state through structured transformation and change management.
• Asset Advisory team who provides expert guidance to clients on optimising their real estate investment strategies, improving portfolio performance and managing asset risks effectively.
• Industrial Advisory team who specialise in technical process optimisation to improve clients’ manufacturing and production processes, lowering costs, boosting efficiency, increasing quality and generating value.
• Strategic Procurement team who help major infrastructure client organisations develop the optimal procurement, contract and commercial strategies to deliver their major construction projects and programmes.
• Transaction Advisory team who provides technical due diligence services to lenders and investors to assure their investment in infrastructure and real estate projects.

In return we will offer

• A two-year structured development programme which includes a combination of training and coaching to support and guide you through your early career, together with a clear pathway from Graduate to Director.
• Exposure to high-profile clients across a variety of built environment sectors with the opportunity to work on some of the worlds biggest infrastructure projects that will contribute to achieving a greener world.
• The opportunity to support business development across a spectrum of scales from creating your own opportunities to collaborating on critical pursuits.
• Mentorship from industry experts.
• A Global network of colleagues to engage with and learn from

Qualifications
You should hold / be predicted a minimum 2:1 Bachelors or Masters degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Alongside your degree, we are looking for you to be able to demonstrate:

• Critical Thinking – the ability to thoughtfully question, acknowledge information, recognise ambiguity, and challenge assumptions.
• Information Analysis – gathering diverse information sources and applying an analytical approach to interpret, evaluate, reason, and reflect to make informed judgements and extract insights.
• Creativity – contributing to the design and implementation of strategic initiatives in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.
• Initiative – demonstrating a proactive mindset with a strong interest in problem-solving to enhance business strategy and operations.
• Business Acumen – a solid grasp of fundamental business concepts such as finance, marketing, and operations.
• Communication Skills – producing high-quality outputs that resonate with clients, using both written and verbal communication, including storytelling techniques.

Additional Information
Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for an advanced offer start. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
You must have permanent right to work in the UK &/or Ireland as we unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please refer the Job description for details