Advisory Sr Manager - Systems Engineering

Company Description

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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.

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Job Description

AECOM Advisory is AECOM’s management consulting Global Business Line. Created to build off AECOM’s considerable operational expertise in infrastructure design and engineering services, AECOM Advisory serves as a trusted adviser to senior level clients and executive teams on their most pressing enterprise and strategic needs.

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, and investors. Our global team of 400 professionals includes business analysts, economists, commercial strategists, technology architects, human capital and change management practitioners. We help clients define strategy, improve operational performance, and integrate digital systems to generate measurable value for stakeholders and impact for communities.

We are a new category of consulting firm—one that combines deep operational and technical expertise from across AECOM’s platform with industry insight and capability-driven solutions. We are mission-driven in supporting economic, environmental, and social vibrancy through our work.

You will join a fast-paced, supportive team of diverse consulting professionals who value mentorship, collaborative problem-solving, and tackling complex, high-impact challenges. We are committed to developing our people through structured career pathways that foster professional growth and leadership development.

Role Overview

The Advisory Manager – Systems Engineering combines leadership of active client engagements with direct participation in growth, opportunity shaping, and pursuit support activities.

The Advisory Manager will independently lead defined engagements or major workstreams, manage client relationships at the program level, and contribute meaningfully to pipeline development and competitive pursuits.

This individual will bring a strong systems engineering background and apply structured problem-solving, analytical rigor, executive communication, and disciplined execution methodologies to complex federal environments. Success in this role requires the ability to balance delivery accountability with proactive support to growth efforts—translating client insight into opportunity pathways and helping convert positioned work into funded engagements.

Key Responsibilities

Engagement Leadership & Delivery Execution

• Lead day-to-day execution of advisory engagements, managing scope, schedule, milestones, and client communications.
• Independently structure and manage workplans, risk logs, staffing coordination, and deliverable production.
• Serve as the primary delivery lead for defined engagements or major task areas.
• Produce executive-ready analyses, briefings, transformation roadmaps, and governance artifacts.
• Coordinate internal SMEs and cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and timely outputs.
• Identify performance risks and implement mitigation strategies to sustain delivery excellence.

Advisory Growth & Capture Contribution

• Contribute to growth initiatives through opportunity research, solution structuring, and capture support.
• Develop work breakdown structures, staffing models, and execution roadmaps for proposal responses.
• Draft and refine technical volumes, management approaches, and value propositions.
• Support competitive positioning efforts through market analysis and client insight development.
• Identify follow-on and adjacent opportunities within active engagements.

Analytical Rigor & Structured Problem Solving

• Apply formal management consulting methodologies to assess operational challenges, governance gaps, and organizational performance constraints.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses to support strategy development and implementation planning.
• Translate complex policy, acquisition, and operational inputs into actionable recommendations.
• Develop performance metrics, dashboards, implementation frameworks, and executive summaries.
• Structure ambiguous federal challenges into clear, implementable solution pathways.

Client Engagement & Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a trusted day-to-day client interface at the program or task level.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder alignment sessions, and executive working groups.
• Maintain strong working relationships with federal program managers and operational leads.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear, executive-ready format.
• Ensure alignment between client expectations and internal execution plans.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• BA BS with 8+ years of experience within a systems engineering organization and or federal organizations or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experienced independently structuring ambiguous problems using formal consulting methodologies (e.g., issue trees, hypothesis-driven analysis, operating model design, governance frameworks).
• Experience delivering executive-level products, including strategic plans, operating models, performance frameworks, and modernization roadmaps.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills consistent with consulting standards.

Preferred Background

• MBA, or other Master’s degree in Operational Research, Project and Organization Management, Management Science, Finance, Economics, Systems Engineering and/or related fields.
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)

Additional Information

• Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this role. 

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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&D, 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. 

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com. 

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.