Principal Consultant / Engagement Manager – Strategic Advisory

Overview

Principal Consultant / Engagement Manager

What You'll Do

Principal Consultant / Engagement Manager

• , you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact advisory services while supporting the growth of the practice.
• Your responsibilities will include
• Leading multidisciplinary teams in the delivery of complex advisory engagements for government, public sector, and private sector clients.
• Advising ministries, government agencies, regulators, public authorities, government-owned entities, investors, and private sector organizations on strategic priorities, sector development, policy implementation, investment initiatives, and transformational programs.
• Managing the development of strategies, business cases, policy assessments, implementation plans, economic analyses, sector studies, and other advisory deliverables tailored to client needs.
• Supporting clients in addressing complex economic, social, infrastructure, and development challenges through evidence-based analysis and practical recommendations.
• Conducting research, benchmarking, market assessments, and quantitative and qualitative analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Managing complex stakeholder environments and engaging effectively with senior government officials, executives, regulators, investors, and private sector leaders.
• Leading project delivery to ensure technical excellence, commercial performance, quality outcomes, and client satisfaction.
• Managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and contractual obligations.
• Supporting major national initiatives, sector development programs, and strategic priorities across the Middle East.
• Supporting business development activities, including opportunity identification, client engagement, and proposal preparation.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and acting as a trusted advisor to senior decision-makers.
• Supporting collaboration across Jacobs' global advisory network to leverage best practices and technical expertise.
• Here's what you'll need
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of professional experience in management consulting, government advisory, public sector advisory, strategy consulting, economic development, infrastructure advisory, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex consulting engagements and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience delivering advisory projects for government entities, public authorities, regulators, government-owned organizations, investors, or private sector clients.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, report writing, and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Strong project management capabilities with experience managing budgets, schedules, and client relationships.
• Proven ability to support business development activities and contribute to winning new work.

Ideally, Here's What You'll Also Have

• Experience supporting national transformation initiatives, Vision programs, or government development agendas within the GCC and broader Middle East region.
• Experience across one or more sectors including economic development, infrastructure, transportation, industry, energy, utilities, tourism, social infrastructure, or public services.
• Experience advising ministries, government authorities, development agencies, regulators, sovereign entities, investors, or private sector organizations.
• Understanding of public sector decision-making processes, policy environments, and government priorities within the Middle East.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the Middle East.
• A passion for helping clients address complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for governments, businesses, citizens, and communities.
• Jacobs.
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• From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we are committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you.
• Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength.
• We collaborate and share!
• By supporting one another, we all succeed.
• With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we have gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential.
• You will uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.
• No matter what drives you, you will discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
• Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
• From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you.
• Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength.
• We collaborate and share!
• By supporting one another, we all succeed.
• With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential.
• You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.
• No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
• We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery.
• We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
• Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better.
• If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.