AECOM Advisory - Senior Director (Local Government)

AECOM Advisory - Senior Director (Local Government) Role within AECOM Advisory’s UK business focused on local government sector, combining business development, engagement delivery and practice leadership. Responsibilities Drive industry conversations and engage professional networks to identify and originate business development opportunities. Leverage industry expertise and commercial acumen to target, define and shape business development campaigns. Oversee all aspects of business development, including client outreach, proposal development, solutions architecture, commercial and pricing strategy, internal risk review and compliance procedures. Oversee, lead, supervise and provide quality control over multiple parallel delivery teams across various delivery models, tempos and engagement scopes: Provide leadership for client interactions on delivery progress and insight validation, and visibility for interactions with C-suite clients and senior management stakeholders. Manage inputs from peers and technical experts to flag key delivery choices, considerations and risks as they relate to technical scope, client satisfaction and commercial constraints. Architect analytical workstreams and strategically guide engagement teams. Provide timely quality assurance and control over scope, assumptions, analyses and insights. Oversee narrative formulation and highly polished deliverable production to meet client expectations and firm standards. Drive practice development through performance appraisals, FP&A, operational performance improvement, thought leadership and IP generation. Proactively coach and mentor staff. Qualifications Deep understanding of the local government sector and an executive network; proven track record of winning work with local authorities or combined authorities. Exceptional interpersonal skills, client-service mindset and the ability to act as a trusted adviser to clients. Create a culture of a high-tempo, high-context client-facing environment, maintaining poise and working well under pressure. Self-directed, anticipatory and a collegial team-player capable of working across a devolved-leadership and highly matrixed consulting organization. Exceptional verbal communication and narrative development skills, with the ability to summarize and convey key insights to C-suite and senior management audiences. Exceptional commercial acumen and willingness to have an informed point-of-view, grounded in an interest in enterprise challenges and expert understanding of client industries and their context. Domain expertise across multiple areas: Corporate or enterprise strategy, market analysis and target operating model design. Organizational assessment, business transformation and performance improvement. Corporate finance, valuations, M&A, divestitures, divestments and privatisations. Capital projects advisory, including project finance, infrastructure investment appraisal, capital improvement planning, asset management, portfolio strategy. Economic development, industrial policy and market transformation. Proven track record in a seller-doer role in a management consulting firm. At least 10 years of management consulting and/or related industry experience. Benefits Competitive compensation and a wide array of benefits and well-being programs. Flexible hybrid work options with the ability to work from an AECOM office, remote location or client site. Opportunities for professional development, career pathways and mentorship. 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 View email address on click.appcast.io if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #J-18808-Ljbffr