Senior / Principal Consultant – Transaction Advisory

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What You'll Do

• As a **Senior / Principal Consultant – Transaction Advisory**, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-impact transaction advisory and PPP engagements while supporting the growth of the practice.
• Your responsibilities will include:
• Leading and supporting in the development and delivery of infrastructure transaction advisory and PPP engagements.
• Managing project development activities including feasibility studies, techno-economic assessments, options analysis, business cases, and market sounding exercises.
• Advising governments, infrastructure authorities, developers, and investors on PPP frameworks, delivery models, procurement strategies, and commercial structures.
• Supporting the structuring and execution of infrastructure transactions, including procurement design, tender documentation (RFQ/RFP), bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract development.
• Developing and reviewing commercial frameworks, risk allocation strategies, payment mechanisms (availability-based, user-pay), and concession agreements.
• Managing due diligence activities including commercial, financial, and operational assessments for public and private sector clients.
• Managing complex stakeholder environments and engaging effectively with government entities, private sector partners, investors, lenders, and advisors.
• Managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and contractual obligations.
• Supporting business development activities, including transaction pipeline development, opportunity identification, 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 PPP, project finance, and transaction advisory expertise
• Here's what you'll need
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, Infrastructure Planning, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in infrastructure advisory, transaction advisory, PPP/P3 delivery, project finance, or major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading PPP transactions from project development through procurement and financial close.
• Experience developing business cases, feasibility studies, commercial assessments, and infrastructure delivery strategies.
• Strong understanding of PPP frameworks, procurement approaches, commercial and contractual structures, and infrastructure transaction processes.
• Experience working with government entities, PPP units, infrastructure authorities, developers, investors, lenders, or advisors.
• Strong project management capabilities with experience managing budgets, schedules, risks, and client relationships.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, report writing, and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
• Proven ability to support business development activities and contribute to winning transaction advisory work

Ideally, Here's What You'll Also Have

• Experience supporting PPP, privatization, or infrastructure transactions in the GCC and broader Middle East region.
• Experience across sectors such as transport (rail, aviation, roads, ports), water, utilities, energy, healthcare, education, or social infrastructure.
• Familiarity with project finance principles, financial structuring, and infrastructure investment frameworks.
• Experience advising ministries, PPP units, government agencies, sovereign entities, or infrastructure authorities.
• Exposure to both public-side (procuring authority) and private-side (bidder/investor) transaction advisory.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the Middle East.
• A passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges and delivering bankable, sustainable, and commercially viable outcomes.
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• 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.
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