Senior Manager, Waste & Environmental Infrastructure Advisory

BDO in Australia; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Wellbeing program and discounts

Career development support

BCaring community involvement

Job summary

BDO Australia is seeking a senior advisor in Brisbane to lead complex advisory engagements across waste and environmental infrastructure, decarbonisation, and related project development.

You will drive strategy-to-procurement workstreams, oversee financial modelling and risk analysis, and mentor colleagues while building client relationships and contributing to growth. A collaborative leadership style and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in waste and resource recovery, environmental infrastructure, decarbonisation, or related advisory experience.
• Ability to assess project costs, revenues and risks with a commercial lens.
• Experience reviewing financial models and testing assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex advisory engagements from strategy and options assessment to business cases, investment decisions and procurement.
• Develop infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, feasibility studies and commercial assessments.
• Oversee financial and operating modelling including costs, revenues, pricing and scenario analysis.
• Advise clients on funding, ownership, delivery, governance and risk allocation models.
• Lead procurement strategies, market engagement, tender evaluations and negotiations.
• Manage project scope, budgets, resources and delivery risks.
• Facilitate workshops and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with councils, government agencies, utilities, project developers, operators and investors.
• Support proposals and growth of the team; mentor colleagues and contribute to new tools and ways of working.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial modelling

Business cases

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Proposal development

Mentoring

AI and digital tools curiosity

Job description

We’re BDO, a global professional services firm connected to local markets. Our people work together to provide specialist expertise, helping businesses achieve their goals.

We inspire others, to go further. We create together, to reach higher. We build trust, to lead purposefully.

Whether you're building your future or starting your career with us, you won’t do it alone. From creating solutions for our clients to building careers for our people, we shape what matters, and that’s where you come in.

Our specialist Waste and Environmental Infrastructure Advisory team works with government and private sector clients to solve complex challenges across waste and resource recovery, environmental infrastructure, decarbonisation and the circular economy.

About The Role

• Leading complex advisory engagements, from strategy and options assessment through to business cases, investment decisions and procurement
• Developing infrastructure strategies, roadmaps, feasibility studies and commercial assessments
• Overseeing financial and operational modelling, including costs, revenues, pricing, feedstock supply and scenario analysis
• Advising clients on funding, ownership, delivery, governance and risk allocation models
• Leading procurement strategies, market engagement, tender evaluations and commercial negotiations
• Managing project scope, budgets, resourcing, quality and delivery risks
• Facilitating workshops and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Building trusted relationships with councils, government agencies, utilities, project developers, operators and investors
• Supporting proposals, business development activities and the growth of our team
• Coaching and mentoring colleagues while contributing to new tools and ways of working

About You

You will bring relevant experience from waste and resource recovery, environmental infrastructure, decarbonisation, infrastructure or commercial advisory, government, industry or project development.

You Will Ideally Have

• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to assess project costs, revenues, risks and commercial viability
• Experience developing or reviewing financial models, testing assumptions and interpreting results
• Exposure to business cases, feasibility studies, infrastructure strategies, procurement or commercial assessments
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or workstreams, including managing scope, budgets, resources and delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex information in a clear and practical way
• Confidence engaging with senior clients and stakeholders and facilitating workshops
• Experience building client relationships and contributing to proposals or new business opportunities
• A collaborative leadership style and experience mentoring or developing colleagues
• Curiosity and openness to using AI and digital tools to improve advisory work, with no prior AI experience required

Experience across areas such as bioenergy, low-carbon fuels, biosolids, biochar, energy from waste, organics processing or recycling will be highly regarded, but is not essential.

Why BDO?

• We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.
• Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.
• Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.
• With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.
• Our inclusive culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2026-2028 Employer Committed to Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]