Advisory Consultant – Economics

AECOM; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Advisory is seeking an Economics Consultant for the US East Region to lead quantitative and qualitative analyses for infrastructure and policy projects. You will work with senior executives, conduct market sizing, and build cash flow models to support recommendations for clients across government and private sectors.

The role involves developing frameworks, delivering executive-ready decks, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams within a global advisory practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of management consulting or related experience (or demonstrated equivalency).
• Exceptional numerical reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
• Commercial acumen with enterprise context.

Responsibilities

• Define, lead and manage multiple tasks within a workstream.
• Conduct market sizing, segmentation, and investment analysis using Excel models.
• Build data-driven insights using ArcGIS, Costar, IMPLAN, Python, and Tableau.
• Create polished executive decks and client-ready narratives.
• Supervise junior team members and ensure quality control of analyses.

Skills

Economic analysis

Quantitative skills

Stakeholder interviews

Excel modeling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArcGIS

Costar

IMPLAN

Python

Tableau

Job description

Company Description

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.

We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Work with Us. Change the World.

Job Description

AECOM Advisory is seeking a dynamic Advisory Consultant – Economics to support our growing global Advisory business line. We are searching for talented management consultants to join AECOM Advisory who are mission-driven for the role of our clients in supporting economic, environmental and social vibrancy. We are recruiting for this role in the following metro areas: Boston, MA, New York, NY, Washington DC, Raleigh, NC, or Miami, FL.

Building off AECOM’s considerable expertise in infrastructure design and implementation, AECOM Advisory is a trusted adviser to senior level clients and executive teams on their most pressing enterprise and strategic needs.

Our team of 400 staff globally comprises business and policy analysts, economists, commercial strategists, technologists, as well as human capital and change management practitioners. We help our clients develop their strategy, improve their operational performance, and integrate digital systems to generate value for their stakeholders and impact for their communities. We serve the full value chain of clients active in infrastructure, the built environment, and community vibrancy, including: national governments, regulatory entities, city agencies, utilities, transit agencies, infrastructure operators, private corporations, developers and investors. The successful candidate can lead quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop and/or evaluate strategies that address policy, design, supply chain and social challenges.

We are a new category of consulting firm; one that builds off true operational and technical expertise of our broader platform to bring industry depth and capability-driven insight to the clients we serve.

Economics Consultant – US East Region

Your day-to-day role will be to define, lead and manage multiple tasks within a workstream as part of a larger engagement.

• Applying existing and hypothesizing new solution frameworks to deconstruct, dimensionalize, and analyze client problems.
• Leveraging AI tools to conduct baseline assessments and secondary research.
• Conducting stakeholder interviews, including with C-suite clients and senior management stakeholders.
• Conducting business modelling (market sizing, segmentation, penetration, adoption) and investment analysis by building custom discounted cash flow (DCF) Excel models to calculate revenue, cost-benefit analyses (CBA), EBITDA, NPV, IRR, CAGR for client’s policies, projects and programs.
• Leveraging analytical and data visualization tools (e.g., ArcGIS, Costar, IMPLAN, Python, Tableau) to derive patterns, trends and insights from client and third-party datasets to inform client recommendations.
• Outlining, supervising and providing quality control over analytical tasks assigned to junior team members.
• Creating highly-polished executive-ready decks as you work, to build buy-in and convey emerging data-driven insights.
• Synthesizing multiple inputs into coherent insights across a variety of formats; slide decks, written narrative, playbooks, dashboards and toolkits.

• Solutions architecture and framework development to meet our clients’ needs.
• Technical writing and long-form narrative development.
• Creating pitch decks and defining AECOM Advisory’s value proposition.
• Bringing commercial acumen around client needs, budgetary requirements, researching client contexts.
• Supporting logistical and administrative processes to ensure risk management and compliance.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree and at least 8 years of management consulting or related experience (e.g., technical consulting, analyst roles in business, public policy, economics research, private equity, investment banking or corporate strategy experience); or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Exceptional numerical reasoning and quantitative skills.
• Sharp analytical, logical reasoning and structured problem-solving skills, employing abstraction techniques to solve ambiguous client problems, and ingest and parse out large volumes of client information.
• Strong commercial acumen and willingness to have an informed point-of-view, grounded in an interest in enterprise challenges (people, process, technology) and developing understanding of client industries and their context.
• Funding and financing strategies, including value capture.
• Economic and fiscal impact analysis
• Evaluation of financial cashflows, particularly public finance, via Excel.
• Pro forma modeling to determine financial feasibility

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or other Master’s degree in Operational Research, Management, Management Science, Finance, Economics, Systems Engineering and/or related fields; or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM disciplines
• Curiosity about our clients, their business, and the industries they operate in.
• Strong interpersonal skills, client-service mindset and ability to act as a trusted adviser to clients.
• Work in a high-tempo, high-context client-facing environment, with the ability to maintain poise, maturity and work well under pressure.
• Able to be self-directed, anticipatory and responsive to iterative feedback.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Solid verbal communication and narrative development skills, with the ability to summarize and convey key insights to C-suite and senior management audiences.
• Collegial team-player who can work within a small, motivated team of diverse consulting professionals.

Functional Experience in at least one of the following areas desired, but not required

• Proficiency with data science analytical techniques and familiarity using multiple public datasets including BLS, BEA, NAICS data, ACS and other geographically-defined socioeconomic datasets.
• Proficiency with geospatial datasets and software e.g., ArcGIS.
• Proficiency with input-output or general equilibrium economic modelling tools such as Esmi, IMPLAN or REMI.
• Proficiency with Stata, R, Python and other programming languages.
• Proficiency with data visualization techniques, such as with PowerBI or Tableau.

Domain expertise in at least one of the following areas desired, but not required

• Corporate or enterprise/organizational assessment.
• Project finance and/or infrastructure investment appraisal.
• Sustainability, climate change, net zero and ESG strategies and frameworks incl. non-financial valuation methodologies.
• Economic development, industrial policy and market transformation.

Additional Information

• This position will not offer sponsorship assistance now or in the future.
• Relocation assistance not available

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The range for this position is $100000 to $150000.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&DD, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well‑being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

What makes AECOM a great place to work

You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projects - both in your local community and on a global scale - that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting‑edge technology and a network of experts, you’ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award‑winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career you’ve always envisioned. Here, you’ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and community—where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in your potential and are here to help you achieve it. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.