Senior Analyst, AECOM Advisory-Real Estate and Urban Policy

AECOM is seeking a Senior Analyst to support financial analysis related to real estate and urban policy. The selected candidate will join our growing Advisory business line, a team of 400 staff globally comprised of business and policy analysts, economists, commercial strategists, technology architects, sustainability and resilience planners, and human capital and change management practitioners. We integrate strategic consulting with policy and technical expertise to help cities, transit agencies, state and regional governments, and other public entities tackle their most pressing challenges and better serve their constituents.

We are recruiting for this role in the following locations: Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; San Franciso, CA; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; or Minneapolis, MN. Additional locations may be considered depending on experience and qualifications.

The Senior Analyst position will support a variety of service areas on our Advisory team with a focus on real estate advisory services. These projects leverage AECOM’s real estate finance, strategy, and transaction experience to help our clients understand local market fundamentals, navigate complex transactions, and use real property to achieve their policy goals.

The ideal candidate is highly comfortable in Excel with experience creating complex cash flow models, including real estate or similar financial pro formas. The position requires strong quantitative thinking, balancing multiple projects and deadlines, and communicating clearly with project stakeholders including project managers, subject matter experts, client representatives, and external stakeholders.

You will join a fast-paced and supportive team of diverse consulting professionals. We pride ourselves on our strong culture of mentorship and collaborative problem-solving and our mission of addressing our client’s most complex problems, paired with career pathways that nurture professional development and personal growth.

Role

As Senior Analyst in AECOM Advisory’s US West Region, your day-to-day role will include the following key functions, in order of priority:

• Lead quantitative and qualitative analysis for project assignments with supervision, including creating cash flow or other financial models, conducting market analysis, refining and testing inputs, exploring alternative scenarios, and summarizing results.
• Serve as Task Lead for assigned portions of advisory assignments, including creating report or presentation content, coordinating with relevant staff, and presenting findings to clients.
• Support the broader Advisory practice and disciplines across AECOM by providing targeted input into project finance and financial modeling, and advising on proposals, project approach, assumptions, and deliverable reviews.
• Help develop and maintain database of primary analysis resources under the direction of senior staff, including Excel models, report templates, default inputs, and research sources.

Service areas the Senior Analyst is expected to support may include the following, depending on interest and experience:

• Business case analysis

• Development feasibility studies

• Highest and best use studies

• Funding and financing strategies

• Economic development studies

• Fiscal and economic impact analysis

• Decarbonization strategies

• Utility studies

• Policy studies

• Master planning

• Affordable housing studies

• Office-to-residential conversions

• Development solicitations (RFQs, RFPs, etc.)

• Developer proposal evaluations

• Supportable demand assessments