Strategic Infrastructure Advisory Lead - Local Gov

EY; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility and work-life balance

Career development opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Diverse and inclusive team culture

Job summary

EY is seeking an Assistant Director in Infrastructure Advisory for Local and Regional Government, based in London or regional offices across the UK. You will lead advisory projects, manage complex programmes, and build trusted relationships with local authorities and government bodies to deliver value across regeneration and financial resilience.

The role emphasizes strategic, commercial, and financial advisory expertise with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to EY’s growth

Qualifications

• An understanding of, and interest in, local and regional government
• An understanding of the key strategic drivers in the sector, including regeneration, devolution and financial resilience
• Ability to manage workstreams and projects in line with contractual and budgetary requirements
• Team leadership and managerial skills
• Project and programme management capability
• Financial/data analysis and financial modelling capability
• Commercial and financial acumen
• High quality report drafting and document preparation
• Strong and engaging presentation skills
• The ability to thrive in a flexible working environment as part of a diverse and dynamic team
• Ideally, you’ll also have
• Extensive experience working within the UK public/infrastructure sectors

Responsibilities

• Working in small and dynamic teams to provide expert financial, commercial and strategic advice to clients, both on transactions and more broadly on policy projects
• Delivering and managing complex projects and programmes of work
• Building and working with financial models, including establishing appropriate data structures and undertaking sensitivity and scenario analysis
• Creating business cases involving strategic, economic, financial and commercial evaluation
• Supporting clients to undertake steps to achieve better organisational or service specific financial sustainability
• Presenting impactful reports to senior client stakeholders to facilitate effective decision making
• Driving key business development activities, including EY’s wider growth strategies
• Leading and taking ownership of origination and sales
• Contributing to sector thought leadership and helping shape EY's perspective on policy and market developments.
• Building senior client relationships across local authorities, combined authorities, government departments and wider ecosystem partners.
• Supporting the development and coaching of junior team members.

Skills

Understanding of local government

Regeneration knowledge

Devolution knowledge

Project management

Team leadership

Financial modelling

Commercial acumen

Report drafting

Presentation skills

Flexible working

Education

CIPFA

CA/ACA

CFA

MBA

Job description

EY is seeking an Assistant Director in Infrastructure Advisory for Local and Regional Government, based in London or regional offices across the UK. You will lead advisory projects, manage complex programmes, and build trusted relationships with local authorities and government bodies to deliver value across regeneration and financial resilience.

The role emphasizes strategic, commercial, and financial advisory expertise with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to EY’s growth