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Advisory Senior Consultant
About 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 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.
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Job Description
Start Here. Grow Here.
AECOM Advisory integrates management consultancy with infrastructure and industry expertise. We anticipate change and drive action that delivers a better world. AECOM Advisory exists to be our clients’ trusted advisor, helping to navigate uncertainty, manage disruption, and unlock opportunity from strategy through to execution.
Our Advisory services are rooted in decades of first-hand industry experience, commercial acumen, and a client-centric approach—helping clients succeed. Industrial Advisory is a key element of Advisory and is growing rapidly.
Through the application of industrial expertise, our Industrial Advisory team acts as both a standalone business and supports AECOM projects both in the UK & Ireland (UK&I) region and globally. We apply Lean thinking, process optimisation, and industrial engineering expertise, delivering measurable improvements in performance across sectors including Defence, Aviation, Infrastructure, Automotive, and other highly regulated industries.
We are recruiting talented individuals to join the Industrial Advisory team across multiple levels: Consultant, Senior Consultant, and Principal Consultant.
Typical Day in the Role
Depending on the level, you’ll:
- Support the development of value propositions for process optimisation, manufacturing, and industrial advisory services.
- Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and industrial engineering techniques to analyse and improve client operations.
- Develop data-driven insights and translate them into practical, deliverable solutions.
- Deliver projects and workstreams to agreed quality, cost, and schedule.
- Build effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to business development activities, including proposals and thought leadership.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM.
- Contribute to the development of best practice methods and standards.
- Support capability development through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
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Responsibilities by Level
Consultant
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to projects, applying structured problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage defined workstreams within projects, with appropriate guidance where required.
- Foundational proficiency in Industrial Advisory, Lean, or process improvement methods.
- Experience contributing to operational, engineering, or process improvement initiatives.
- Applies technical knowledge under guidance, building depth and specialisation.
- Builds collaborative relationships with internal teams and develops early client exposure.
Senior Consultant
- Proven ability to independently manage medium-complexity projects from planning through to delivery.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable outcomes in process optimisation or industrial environments.
- Applies strong industry knowledge and technical capability to solve complex problems.
- Accountable for significant workstreams or project components.
- Builds and manages client relationships, understanding client needs and challenges.
- Proactively identifies improvements and contributes to innovation.
- Provides guidance, coaching and support to junior team members.
Principal Consultant
- Recognised subject matter expert in process optimisation, industrial engineering, or a related discipline.
- Proven ability to lead complex, high-impact initiatives, with responsibility for delivery outcomes.
- Applies advanced expertise to solve complex, ambiguous challenges and improve methodologies.
- Accountable for project outcomes, including client impact.
- Operates with a high degree of autonomy, exercising judgement beyond established approaches.
- Influences senior stakeholders and shapes client strategies and solutions.
- Leads multidisciplinary teams and plays a key role in work winning, client development, and business growth.
- Plays a key role in capability development, thought leadership, and market positioning.
Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to operate effectively at their respective level, contributing to delivery, client engagement, and the ongoing development of AECOM’s Industrial Advisory capability.
Requirements
Essential Skills & Attributes
- Motivation to solve complex industrial challenges.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and build constructive working relationships.
- Ownership mentality—delivers high-quality outcomes while taking accountability.
- Commitment to continuous personal and professional development within a growing team.
- Background in manufacturing, industrial engineering, process improvement, or related operational environments.
- Experience working within or closely alongside highly regulated industries (e.g., defence, aviation, nuclear, infrastructure, manufacturing).
- Analytical skills—ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical, value-driven solutions.
- Experience applying Continuous Improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma).
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
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Technical & Delivery Competencies
✔ Process mapping, analysis, and optimisation ✔ Production systems, facility design, or industrial operations knowledge ✔ Data analysis and performance improvement ✔ Project delivery and workstream management ✔ Ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations
Desirable Experience
🔹 Automation, robotics, or manufacturing systems integration 🔹 Digital manufacturing, simulation, or data analytics tools 🔹 Experience applying Lean principles in non-manufacturing environments 🔹 Consulting or advisory experience in complex project environments
Qualifications
- Degree, HND, or equivalent in engineering, manufacturing, or a related discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Professional membership (or working towards) is advantageous but not mandatory.
About AECOM
Company Culture & Opportunities
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Hybrid work model with offices typically located in the UK (e.g., Bristol, Birmingham, London, Manchester).
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Travel required across the UK and internationally as project demands.
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AECOM is committed to a secure and trustworthy recruitment process. New hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.
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AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm, with a revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. We champion innovation, inclusion, and sustainability, fostering diverse talents while supporting ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) priorities.
Freedom to Grow & Benefits
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
- World-class compensation, benefits, and well-being programs designed for employees and their families.
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking.
- Transformational work with global impact and flexibility.
- Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Disability Confident Employer: AECOM is committed to offering interviews to qualified candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions. Contact ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com to discuss support options.
Why AECOM?
Together, we leave sustainable legacies for generations to come. Join us and be part of an organisation that doesn’t just construct infrastructure but uplifts communities and enhances lives.
For the latest updates on projects and impact, follow us on LinkedIn @AECOM.
ReqID: J10151687 Business Line: Advisory Work Location Model: Hybrid
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