Economics and Strategy Advisory Consultant

AECOM Advisory is seeking a dynamic Economics and Strategy Advisory Consultant to support our growing global Advisory business line. We are seeking talented management consultants to join AECOM Advisory who are mission-driven for the role of our clients in supporting economic environmental and social vibrancy. We are recruiting for this role in the following metro areas: Boston MA New York NY Washington DC Raleigh NC  Arlington VA Philadelphia PA or Miami FL.

Join AECOMs Economics Advisory team to shape decisions on some of the issues that define our lifetime: inclusive growth climate resilience the energy transition and the future of cities through the real projects AECOM delivers with its clients every day. You will tackle strategic challenges such as translating net-zero ambitions into bankable investment cases quantifying the socioeconomic value for large-scale investments in energy water transportation and AI infrastructure and assisting public sector clients in shaping public policy and planning for their key investment and policy priorities.

Building off AECOMs considerable expertise in infrastructure design and implementation AECOM Advisory is a trusted adviser to senior level clients and executive teams on their most pressing enterprise and strategic needs.

Our team of 400 staff globally comprises business and policy analysts economists commercial strategists technologists as well as human capital and change management practitioners. We help our clients develop their strategy improve their operational performance and integrate digital systems to generate value for their stakeholders and impact for their communities. We serve the full value chain of clients active in infrastructure the built environment and community vibrancy including: national governments regulatory entities city agencies utilities transit agencies infrastructure operators private corporations developers and investors. The successful candidate will employ economics methods and rigorous analysis to lead quantitative and qualitative approaches to develop and/or evaluate strategies that address policy infrastructure investments supply chain and social challenges.

We are a new category of consulting firm; one that builds off true operational and technical expertise of our broader platform to bring industry depth and capability-driven insight to the clients we serve.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Economics and Strategy the consultant will oversee daily operations manage technical delivery and help drive the systematic expansion of this strategic service area.

This role demands a blend of expertise in microeconomic analysis specifically as it pertains to infrastructure public policy real estate and project finance. It also requires consulting skills to offer strategic guidance to public entities private companies transportation authorities and private asset operators and financing partners. The position involves effectively connecting upstream insights to AECOMs core business lines.

As an Economics and Strategy Advisory Consultant in AECOM Advisorys US East Region your day-to-day role will be to define lead and manage multiple tasks within a workstream as part of a larger engagement.

The responsibilities include but not be limited to:

• Serve as the principal technical investigator on complex business cases employing different methods of economic analysis such as microeconomic modelling econometric estimations and cost-benefit analyses (CBA) to analyze client problems.
• Conducting business modelling (market sizing segmentation penetration adoption) and investment analysis by building custom discounted cash flow (DCF) models to calculate revenue EBITDA NPV IRR CAGR for clients policies projects and programs.
• Leveraging analytical and data visualization tools (e.g. ArcGIS Costar IMPLAN REMI Python Tableau) to derive patterns trends and insights from client and third-party datasets to inform client recommendations. The ability to code your own econometric models is a valuable asset
• Conducting stakeholder interviews including with C-suite clients and senior management stakeholders.
• Outlining supervising and providing quality control over analytical tasks assigned to junior team members.
• Creating highly polished executive-ready decks as you work to build buy-in and convey emerging data-driven insights.
• Synthesizing multiple inputs into coherent insights across a variety of formats; slide decks written narrative playbooks dashboards and toolkits.

In addition you will also have the opportunity to contribute to business development through:

• Solutions hypothesizing and economic and finance framework development to meet our clients needs.
• Technical writing and long-form narrative development.
• Creating pitch decks and defining AECOM Advisorys value proposition.
• Bringing commercial acumen around client needs budgetary requirements researching client contexts.
• Supporting logistical and administrative processes to ensure risk management and compliance.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Economics Public Policy Finance or quantitatively related degree    4 years of experience as a professional economist and/or quantitatively inclined management consultant or related experience (e.g. previous roles in business public policy economics research private equity investment banking or corporate strategy experience); or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education and at least 2 years of Management Consulting or equivalent experience
• Experience in microeconomic modeling and econometrics combined with strong numerical reasoning and quantitative business acumen.
• Experience with funding and financing strategies including value capture.
• Experience in economic and fiscal impact analysis.
• Experience evaluating financial cashflows particularly public finance.
• Experience in financial modeling to determine financial feasibility of infrastructure investments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Economics Public Policy Finance quantitatively inclined MBA and/or related fields. PhD training combined with practical business-oriented experience would be a plus.
• 8 years of experience as professional economist and/or quantitatively inclined management consultant.
• Experience in real estate portfolio optimization and real estate economics is a plus
• Sharp 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.
• Strong commercial insight and willingness to have an informed point-of-view grounded in an interest in enterprise challenges its key economic and social rationale and impact and developing understanding of client industries and their context.
• Curiosity about infrastructure challenges our clients their business and the industries they operate in.
• Strong interpersonal skills client-service mindset and ability to act as a trusted adviser to clients.
• Work in a high-tempo high-context client-facing environment with the ability to maintain poise maturity and work well under pressure.
• Able to be self-directed anticipatory and responsive to iterative feedback.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Solid verbal communication and narrative development skills with the ability to summarize and convey key insights to C-suite and senior management audiences.
• Collegial team-player who can work within a small motivated team of diverse consulting professionals.

Functional experience in at least one of the following areas desired:

• Proficiency with data science analytical techniques and familiarity using multiple public datasets including BLS BEA NAICS data ACS and other geographically-defined socioeconomic datasets.
• Proficiency with geospatial datasets and software e.g. ArcGIS.
• Proficiency with input-output or general equilibrium economic modelling tools such as Esmi IMPLAN or REMI.
• Proficiency with Stata R Python and other programming languages.
• Proficiency with data visualization techniques such as with PowerBI or Tableau.

Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas desired but not required:

• Corporate or enterprise/organizational assessment.
• Real estate economics and portfolio optimization
• Project finance and/or infrastructure investment appraisal.
• Sustainability climate change net zero and ESG strategies and frameworks incl. non-financial valuation methodologies.
• Economic development industrial policy and market transformation.

Additional Information :

THIS POSTING IS FOR A CURRENT VACANCY AND AECOM INTENDS TO FILL THIS POSITION BY DECEMBER 16 2026.

• Sponsorship assistance is not available for this position at this time or in the future. 
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. 

At AECOM we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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 . 

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 youll 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 youve always envisioned. Here youll find a welcoming workplace built on respect collaboration and communitywhere 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. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time