Senior Consultant - Advisory and Transformation

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

Life & disability

Paid time off

Well-being resources

Employee assistance

Travel insurance

Retirement plan

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Consultant - Advisory and Transformation in Abu Dhabi, UAE to support strategic advisory and organisational transformation engagements across the UAE and wider Middle East. The role combines analysis, problem solving, operating model development, stakeholder engagement, and implementation support, with a strong focus on turning strategic priorities into measurable outcomes.

The Senior Consultant will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, spend time on client sites,

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of experience in consulting, advisory, transformation, or related environments.
• Experience engaging directly with client stakeholders and leading workshops.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support advisory and transformation delivery from design through implementation.
• Structure complex information and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
• Develop options analyses, presentations, reports, and client deliverables.
• Support design of target operating models, governance, and organizational structures.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Manage project workstreams against plans, timelines, and quality standards.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Client engagement

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Snapshot

• Role: Senior Consultant - Advisory and Transformation
• Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Industry: Management Consulting
• Function: Management Consultant
• Experience: 4 to 7 years
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement: On-site

Job Details

• Country: UAE
• City: Abu Dhabi
• Industry: Management Consulting
• Function: Management Consultant
• Salary: Not disclosed
• Gender: No Preference
• Candidate Nationality: Not specified
• Job Type: Full Time
• Work Arrangement: On-site

Position Overview AECOM is seeking a Senior Consultant - Advisory and Transformation in Abu Dhabi, UAE to support strategic advisory and organisational transformation engagements across the UAE and wider Middle East. The role combines analysis, problem solving, operating model development, stakeholder engagement, and implementation support, with a strong focus on helping clients translate strategic priorities into practical and measurable outcomes.

Working within an established client engagement, the Senior Consultant will contribute to multidisciplinary transformation programmes from design through implementation.

The position requires close collaboration with client teams and the ability to quickly understand organisational priorities, challenges, and operating environments. As a client-facing consultant, you will spend part of the working week alongside client teams at their offices, developing trusted relationships and supporting programme delivery.

Advisory and Transformation Delivery

• Support organisational transformation, target operating model, and performance improvement engagements.
• Conduct research, analysis, stakeholder interviews, and organisational assessments.
• Structure complex information and convert findings into practical recommendations.
• Develop options analyses, presentations, reports, and other client deliverables.
• Support the design of target operating models, governance frameworks, and organisational structures.
• Contribute to transformation roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support change management and organisational capability-building initiatives.
• Manage assigned project workstreams against agreed plans, timelines, and quality standards.
• Help clients translate strategic objectives into actionable outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement

Building effective client relationships is central to this position. The Senior Consultant will work with stakeholders across different organisational levels, support meetings and working sessions, and communicate findings and recommendations clearly. The role also involves contributing to senior management presentations and reports while facilitating collaboration between client stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.

Team Contribution

• Collaborate across multidisciplinary consulting and project teams.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Support proposal development and business development activities.
• Coach and support junior team members where appropriate.
• Share analysis and project knowledge effectively across the engagement team.

What Success Looks Like

The Senior Consultant will help clients identify organisational challenges and opportunities, improve governance and ways of working, and design practical solutions that can be implemented successfully. Successful delivery will also involve strengthening organisational capability and performance, supporting transformation initiatives through implementation, and converting strategic objectives into measurable actions and outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• 4 to 7 years of experience in consulting, advisory, transformation, organisational design, or change environments.
• Experience supporting transformation, operating model, or organisational improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience engaging directly with client stakeholders.
• Ability to structure complex information and develop clear recommendations.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working in client environments.
• Ability to develop effective relationships with stakeholders across different organisational levels.

Additional Information

Newly hired AECOM employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. The position is within AECOM 's PCC business line, DCS business group, ME and Africa strategic business unit, and Survey and Estimation career area.

Why Join AECOM

This role offers hands-on involvement in advisory and transformation programmes across the UAE and wider Middle East. You will work alongside client teams and multidisciplinary professionals on organisational challenges spanning operating models, governance, performance improvement, change management, and implementation.

ACOEM provides training and development programs and access to a global network of professionals. Depending on employment status, benefits may include

• medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, paid time off, leave programs, well-being resources, employee assistance, business travel insurance, service recognition programs, retirement savings, and an employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

ACOEM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management services. Its work spans transportation, water, environment, energy, and buildings for public- and private-sector clients. ACOEM reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025 and has a global team of more than 50,000 professionals.