Associate Technical Director- Infrastructure Advisory

Poutrix; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is seeking an experienced economist to shape the growth of our Infrastructure Advisory team across Australia, including Victoria, NSW and Queensland. You will manage client relationships, lead business development, and deliver business cases and options analyses for major projects.

The role requires strong communication, project management and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams. Experience in transport, infrastructure and government sectors is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Economics, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated consulting experience in infrastructure advisory, economics, business cases or related fields.
• Strong understanding of business case development, economic appraisal and infrastructure investment decision‑making.
• Proven ability to develop trusted client relationships and contribute to business development and work winning.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to prepare high‑quality reports, proposals and presentations.
• Experience managing projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high‑quality outcomes in a client‑focused environment.
• Experience working across transport, infrastructure and government sectors will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities to expand Arcadis' presence in key markets.
• Leading and contributing to business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development and work winning.
• Providing strategic and technical insights to help solve complex infrastructure, transport and policy challenges.
• Leading the delivery of business cases, economic appraisals, technical reviews, feasibility studies and options assessments.
• Project managing multidisciplinary advisory projects and teams.
• Supporting the growth, capability development and market profile of the Infrastructure Advisory team; and
• Working collaboratively with technical disciplines across Arcadis to develop integrated client solutions and successful proposals.

Skills

Client relationships

Business development

Economic appraisal

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Team leadership

Education

Economics/Commerce/Finance degree

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

With an exciting portfolio of advisory projects in the pipeline across Victoria, NSW and Queensland, our Infrastructure Advisory team is growing. We are seeking an experienced economist who is excited by the opportunity to help shape the future growth of our team while delivering city-shaping projects across Australia.

Role accountabilities

• Building and maintaining trusted client relationships and identifying opportunities to expand Arcadis' presence in key markets;
• Leading and contributing to business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development and work winning;
• Providing strategic and technical insights to help solve complex infrastructure, transport and policy challenges;
• Leading the delivery of business cases, economic appraisals, technical reviews, feasibility studies and options assessments;
• Project managing multidisciplinary advisory projects and teams;
• Supporting the growth, capability development and market profile of the Infrastructure Advisory team; and
• Working collaboratively with technical disciplines across Arcadis to develop integrated client solutions and successful proposals.

Qualifications & Experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Economics, Commerce, Finance or a related discipline;
• Demonstrated consulting experience in infrastructure advisory, economics, business cases or related fields;
• Strong understanding of business case development, economic appraisal and infrastructure investment decision-making;
• Proven ability to develop trusted client relationships and contribute to business development and work winning activities;
• Excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to prepare high-quality reports, proposals and presentations;
• Experience managing projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams;
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a client-focused environment; and
• Experience working across transport, infrastructure and government sectors will be highly regarded.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.