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Additional Information

• This position will not offer sponsorship assistance now or in the future.
• Relocation assistance not available.
• THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY, AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY OCTOBER 29, 2026

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About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.

What makes AECOM a great place to work

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned. Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community—where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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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.

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Job Description

AECOM is hiring Senior Consultant-level professionals for its Management Consulting – Financial Sponsors team in New York, NY, supporting commercial and technical due diligence, market assessments, and post-acquisition value creation for private equity and infrastructure fund clients. This is a client-facing, deal-oriented practice offering direct exposure to live M&A transactions and regular interaction with private equity deal teams. Scope of ownership scales with level: Senior Consultants co-lead engagements, client relationships, and team development. We are recruiting for this role in New York, NY (in-person 4-days a week).

As a Senior Consultant in AECOM’s Management Consulting – Financial Sponsors team in New York, NY, your day-to-day role will be to define, lead, and manage multiple tasks within a workstream as part of a larger engagement. You can expect:

• Fast-paced, deal-driven environment with direct exposure to live transactions and time-sensitive client deliverables.
• Based in AECOM’s New York, NY office, working alongside a growing bench of consulting and sector talent in the heart of the city.
• Ground-floor opportunity to help build out a newly established offering, shape the team’s approach, methodologies, and client relationships as the practice scales, with outsized potential for growth and advancement.

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support buy-side and sell-side commercial due diligence for private equity and infrastructure fund clients, market sizing, competitive analysis, ESG and sustainability topics, and expert/customer interviews.
• Build financial models and data-driven analyses to evaluate target companies’ growth potential, market position, and risk.
• Research infrastructure-adjacent sectors (engineering & construction, environmental services, energy transition, utilities, industrials) to inform investment theses.
• Develop client-ready deliverables, presentations, reports, and data visualizations for client deal teams and investment committees.
• Partner with technical subject-matter experts across AECOM to bring a financial and commercial lens to technical due diligence and asset management projects.
• Support post-acquisition value creation and 100-day planning for portfolio companies, identifying operational improvement opportunities.
• Build relationships with private equity deal teams, portfolio company executives, and internal AECOM stakeholders.
• Lead engagements end-to-end, scoping, staffing, workplan management, and overall quality and timeliness of delivery.
• Own senior client relationships, serving as a trusted advisor to private equity deal teams and portfolio company leadership.
• Drive business development, lead proposal development, identify new opportunities, and help expand the Financial Sponsors offering.
• Manage, develop, and evaluate Analysts and Consultants staffed on engagements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree and at least 6 years of management consulting or related experience (e.g., technical consulting, analyst roles in business, public policy, economics research, private equity, investment banking or corporate strategy experience); or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience demonstrating numerical reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Experience demonstrating analytical, logical reasoning and structured problem-solving skills, employing abstraction techniques to solve ambiguous client problems, and ingest and parse out large volumes of client information.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA/ MPA or other advanced degree in a related field.
• Strong commercial acumen and willingness to have an informed point-of-view, grounded in an interest in enterprise challenges (people, process, technology) and developing understanding of client industries and their context.
• Experience in management consulting, transaction advisory, investment banking, corporate development, or private equity, with direct exposure to due diligence or M&A processes.
• Working proficiency in financial modeling and quantitative analysis in Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, client-ready deliverables.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, deal environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to travel domestically as needed for client engagements.
• Prior experience directly supporting private equity or financial sponsor clients on commercial or technical due diligence.
• Background or strong interest in infrastructure-related sectors, including engineering & construction, environmental services, energy, utilities, or industrials.
• Experience with data visualization and presentation tools (PowerPoint, Tableau, or similar).
• Experience managing junior staff or coordinating workstreams on deal teams.
• Preferred if established relationships with private equity or infrastructure fund clients, and a track record contributing to business development.