(CAN-Thornhill) Senior Analyst / Project Leader - Economics + Advisory Practice

**Company Description**

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

**Job Description**

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – over 50,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.AECOM is seeking a Senior Analyst / Project leader to be based in Markham, ON; Calgary, AB; Burnaby, BC; Edmonton, AB; Mississauga, ON.Job Summary/Responsibilities:The Economics + Advisory Practice has three core disciplines: Sustainable Economics, Urban Policy & Economic Development, and Real Estate Advisory. Our team helps our clients achieve its goals. That includes making decisions about business case, market demand, feasibility, and financial requirements as well as social impact, economic development, and equity. We pull ideas into focus and sharpen the boundaries of a preliminary plan or concept for regional and place-based economic development, urban revitalization, real estate, tourism, and culture.Collaborating with other disciplines, our team develops strategies that respond to the market, attract financing, and enable implementation. We address challenges through clear communication, creative thinking, and structured, impartial analysis. Our global experience and comprehensive, integrated approach help us understand how multiple factors influence value and feasibility. It’s not just about the market, but also project design, public policies and regulations, site conditions, mitigation requirements, development and financing costs, phasing, and implementation challenges.The Real Estate Advisory practice is looking for a project leader that can support integrated pursuits, identify opportunities, and guide a team of analysts. With an Americas practice, we are seeking candidates that can learn the nuances of new markets and provide subject matter expertise in a specific focus area. Potential focus areas include Business Case Analysis, Higher Education Public Private Partnerships, Transit Oriented Development / Joint Development, Urban Regeneration, and Brownfield Redevelopment.The selected candidate will join AECOM with the primary objective of managing delivery of real estate analysis and transaction support projects. Additional day-to-day tasks will require business development activities and the direction of project teams to ensure top quality and timely work products which satisfy clients’ needs.The successful candidate will have deep expertise in some of the following topics and familiarity with the remainder: market and financial feasibility analysis; business case analysis; economic development strategies for redevelopment, innovation & upskilling, and economic resilience; public-private partnerships and transaction support; housing and community development; public finance, including fiscal impact analyses and infrastructure financing strategies.

**Qualifications**

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:Candidates must have the following in order to be considered (see preferred requirements.) Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate, Economics, Business, or Planning or equivalent4+ years of work experience in real estate development, real estate consulting, financial consulting, or in a related field PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:8+ years' experience preferredMaster's Degree in related fieldExperience working closely and collaboratively with many disciplines, including all aspects of the Buildings business, incorporating architecture, urban design, cost estimating, and master planning, as well as our urban infrastructure practice areas including transportation, water, environment, and energyDemonstrated experience navigating and thriving in a multi-disciplinary work environmentExperience developing cashflow models from scratch in Excel reflecting complex multi-stakeholder investment structuresInternational experience appreciatedExperience presenting and developing content for proposals, interacting with clients, having leadership on discreet technical tasks, presenting professional work at meeting, workshops, and industry conferencesExperience with ArcGIS and other spatial analysis toolsAdditional Information:Relocation is not available for this position.Sponsorship is not available for this position.

**Additional Information**

**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

**ReqID:** J10073748

**Business Line:** B&P - Buildings & Places

**Business Group:** DCS

**Strategic Business Unit:** Canada