In this role, you will support the efforts of our clients, including cities, counties, regional authorities, state departments of transportation, transit agencies, and water, wastewater and stormwater utilities and other clients and industries to develop and deliver programs and projects that create positive outcomes for our clients and their stakeholders and communities.
Key parts of this work may include assisting with planning and resourcing of program and project delivery, economic and financial models, support clients in developing competitive federal and state funding applications to secure grants and low-interest rate loans to support the projects.
Typical assignments that the Advisory Consultant is envisioned to support include the following:
• Gather information and knowledge to support the development of strategies to enable projects and programs as needed.
• Support the delivery of Jacobs programs in an advisory capacity as needed
• Gather, organize and process data and information needed to conduct economic and financial analyses and studies
• Support organizational capability assessments, change management, process review and improvements
• Support program performance assessments and assist strategize how to achieve outcomes and create legacy
• Support business case analyses, financial pro forma projections, benefit-cost analyses, cost of service, rate and valuation models and other related forms of economic and financial analysis
• Support risk appraisal, risk management modeling, due diligence, strategy development, program and project monitoring as needed.
• Support development of presentations to clients and stakeholder groups
• Support development of overall funding and financing strategies, including grants for client capital and operating programs
• Communicate findings and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Training in principles of economics and finance, including business case analysis, benefit-cost analysis, and financial forecasting.
- Strong spreadsheet and database modeling skills, preferably Microsoft Excel and Access, including modeling applied to real-world projects
- Proven ability to work successfully in multi-disciplinary teams such as teams that include engineers, planners, economists and scientists all contributing to their respective elements of a project
- Strong writing skills, including the ability to draft write-ups of the findings of economic and financial analyses.
- Attention to detail and ability to establish and meet deadlines / budgets.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to build networks.
- Knowledge of industry project and program management standards and practices including management of risk
- Master’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field
- Post graduate professional years of professional experience required.
- Experience working with or for transportation agencies in the United States preferred.
