EY-Parthenon Corporate Finance EY Infrastructure Advisory Strategic Project Manager Director

Within EY-Parthenons Corporate Finance sub service line the EY Infrastructure Advisory practice (EYIA) advises clients on finance funding strategy procurement and project management for large-scale infrastructure projects. Our work spans complex megaprojects of numerous types including public private partnerships (PPPs) major public real estate developments and multi-package public works programs. We advise project owners in all US infrastructure sectors including transportation public buildings/campuses ports and airports renewable power water and other utilities communications and resiliency/flood prevention. EYIA and its professionals are registered with the SEC and MSRB to serve as municipal advisors when we advise state and local government clients. You will have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements mentoring and formal learning.

Your key responsibilities

We are seeking candidates with top-tier megaproject construction and broad US project management experience to strengthen our offering during our clients project development and construction phases. As a Director within EYIA you are likely to spend your day providing high quality project management support on megaprojects providing financial strategic and commercial acumen to senior officials owner staff sponsors and project teams helping them to develop programs and to advance construction projects as effectively and efficiently as possible. Your work will involve a high degree of collaboration and interpersonal skills and you will succeed by working effectively alongside co-advisors and other multidisciplinary professionals.

Skills and attributes for success

• Assist clients in the development and implementation of strategies to advance large-scale infrastructure and other projects and typically those with a greenfield construction perspective.
• Lead a breadth of project management support to our government clients accurately helping owner staff identify and mitigate project risks and challenges ensuring accurate tracking and monitoring of workstreams and providing timely strategic organizational and commercial advice.
• Integrate into a multidisciplinary team of project experts both inside and outside our Infrastructure Advisory team including financial advisors construction cost estimators schedulers engineers/designers technical subject-matter experts and lawyers.
• Assist in developing strategy financial project delivery business planning funding procurement and/or policy analysis and recommendations for clients.
• Act as a subject-matter resource on capital project/program management and megaproject planning design and construction.
• Assist in leading engagements including identifying project needs coordinating client deliverables and communicating status.
• Assist clients in the structuring and closing of financing for infrastructure projects and procurements including the development structuring and negotiation of contract terms.
• Lead meetings with and serve as a contact for assigned clients as well as interested third parties.
• Develop and present high quality written work products including briefing memoranda reports presentations and financial analysis.
• Lead business development pursuits and proposal development efforts.
• Mentor train and supervise team members at all levels.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelors degree and at least five years of related work experience or a graduate degree and at least three years of related work experience.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure projects with proven project management skills.
• Experience of megaproject construction and potentially from multiple angles including familiarity with cost estimating scheduling design reviews field execution procurement/buyouts change management etc.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple teams and work assignments simultaneously.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills. Demonstrate ability to produce high-quality presentations and work products.
• Strong relationship-building and networking abilities with proven success in building trust and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Intellectually curiosity and critical thinking skills with a strong desire to develop professionally in the megaproject construction management construction strategy consulting and infrastructure finance sectors.
• You must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when certain circumstances travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Ideally you will have

• Outstanding critical thinking skills with the ability to solve unstructured problems.
• Outstanding communication writing and organizational skills.
• Comfort with the fundamentals of construction costs construction schedules and overall design and construction processes.
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting including Microsoft Copilot.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated analytical logical thinkers with a passion for large-scale infrastructure projects. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients goals.