Economics and Strategy Advisory Consultant

AECOM•Washington, DC

About The Position

AECOM Advisory is hiring an Economics and Strategy Advisory Consultant for its US East Region, with positions based in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Raleigh, Arlington, Philadelphia, or Miami. The consultant will support the growth of AECOM’s global Advisory business and help clients address economic, environmental, and social challenges, including inclusive growth, climate resilience, the energy transition, and the future of cities. The work includes developing investment cases, assessing the socioeconomic value of infrastructure investments, and supporting public-sector policy and investment planning. The role combines applied economics and rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis with strategic consulting. The consultant will lead and manage multiple tasks within larger engagements, develop or evaluate strategies related to policy, infrastructure investment, supply chains, and social challenges, and connect strategic insights to AECOM’s core business lines. The position calls for expertise in microeconomic analysis related to infrastructure, public policy, real estate, and project finance, as well as the ability to advise public entities, private companies, transportation authorities, asset operators, and financing partners. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Economics and Strategy, the consultant will oversee daily operations and technical delivery and help expand this strategic service area. The role also offers opportunities to contribute to business development, including developing solutions and analytical frameworks, writing proposals and long-form content, creating pitch decks, articulating AECOM Advisory’s value proposition, researching client needs and budgets, and supporting risk management and compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Finance, or a quantitatively related field, plus at least 4 years of professional economist, quantitatively oriented management consulting, or related experience; alternatively, demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education and at least 2 years of management consulting or equivalent experience.
Experience in microeconomic modeling and econometrics, 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 cash flows, particularly public finance.
Experience in financial modeling to assess the financial feasibility of infrastructure investments.
Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and structured problem-solving skills, including the ability to address ambiguous problems and analyze large volumes of client information.
Commercial insight and an informed perspective on enterprise challenges, economic and social rationale, impact, and client-industry context.
Curiosity about infrastructure challenges, clients, their businesses, and their industries.
Strong interpersonal and client-service skills, with the ability to act as a trusted adviser.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-context, client-facing environment and maintain poise under pressure.
Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and respond to iterative feedback.
Outstanding attention to detail.
Strong verbal communication and narrative-development skills, including the ability to convey key insights to C-suite and senior-management audiences.
Ability to work collaboratively as part of a small, diverse consulting team.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Finance, a quantitatively oriented MBA, or a related field.
PhD training combined with practical, business-oriented experience.
8 or more years of experience as a professional economist or quantitatively oriented management consultant.
Experience in real estate portfolio optimization and real estate economics.
Experience with data science analytical techniques and public datasets such as BLS, BEA, NAICS, ACS, and other geographically defined socioeconomic datasets.
Proficiency with geospatial datasets and software such as ArcGIS.
Proficiency with input-output or general equilibrium economic modeling tools such as Esmi, IMPLAN, or REMI.
Proficiency with Stata, R, Python, or other programming languages.
Proficiency with data visualization techniques and tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
Domain expertise in corporate or enterprise/organizational assessment.
Domain expertise in real estate economics and portfolio optimization.
Domain expertise in project finance or infrastructure investment appraisal.
Domain expertise in sustainability, climate change, net-zero, or ESG strategies and frameworks, including non-financial valuation methodologies.
Domain expertise in economic development, industrial policy, or market transformation.
Ability to code econometric models.

Responsibilities

Lead technical analysis of complex business cases using methods such as microeconomic modeling, econometric estimation, and cost-benefit analysis.
Conduct business modeling, including market sizing, segmentation, penetration, and adoption analyses.
Build discounted cash flow models and analyze revenue, EBITDA, NPV, IRR, and CAGR for client policies, projects, and programs.
Use analytical and data visualization tools to identify patterns, trends, and insights in client and third-party data.
Conduct stakeholder interviews, including interviews with C-suite clients and senior management.
Outline, supervise, and quality-control analytical tasks assigned to junior team members.
Develop polished, executive-ready presentations to build buy-in and communicate emerging data-driven insights.
Synthesize multiple inputs into coherent outputs, including slide decks, written narratives, playbooks, dashboards, and toolkits.
Develop solutions and economic or finance frameworks to address client needs.
Contribute technical writing and long-form narrative development.
Create pitch decks and help define AECOM Advisory’s value proposition.
Research client contexts and needs, and bring commercial awareness to client and budgetary requirements.
Support logistical and administrative processes related to risk management and compliance.
Oversee daily operations and manage technical delivery for the Economics and Strategy service area.
Help drive the systematic expansion of the Economics and Strategy service area and connect upstream insights to AECOM’s core business lines.