Manager/ Senior Manager, Project & Infrastructure Advisory

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About the Role

We are seeking a Manager/ Senior Manager to join our growing Project & Infrastructure Advisory (P&IA) team in Adelaide. Our P&IA team provides government and corporate clients in the infrastructure sector with specialist advisory services across all phases of projects, from concept through assessment through to funding/financing and delivery.

The national P&IA team currently have approximately 100 specialists with expertise in financial and commercial advice, economics, strategy and planning, business case development, and project management.

You will have the opportunity to lead teams working across feasibility, procurement, and other financial and commercial engagements for a diverse range of infrastructure projects across Australia and multiple sectors for both government and private-sector clients.

Key responsibilities

• Managing P&IA assignments and teams, providing leadership and direction across multiple projects and stakeholders

• Leading financial and commercial analyses based on internally or externally prepared financial modelling and an understanding of the client/project’s objectives

• Overseeing and guiding the development of project financial models for various projects and assets

• Developing user friendly and graphical interfaces for complex financial models to support negotiation of interrelated agreements

• Delivering reports and presentations for a wide variety of stakeholders

• Collaborating as part of multi-disciplinary teams, including both internal resources and external sub-consultants (or as part of a consortium)

• Leading comprehensive and compelling proposals for new engagements

• Supporting business development activities

• Maintaining and developing strong relationships with clients, project stakeholders, project partners, and the broader industry

About You

The type of experience you have may include:

• Experience in mergers/acquisitions, valuations, financial modelling, project or corporate finance and transaction experience, in an investment banking, professional services or consulting environment or relevant government agency, investor or contractor role

• Understanding of the infrastructure/property sectors and relevant relationships within government agencies and the market

• Ability to provide authoritative and evidence-based advice to clients in relation to for example:

• government infrastructure legislation, policy, guidelines and regulation

• risk allocation, bankability, contract structures and procurement models

• project agreement terms (e.g. funding, financing, construction, O&M)

• evaluation criteria, bid evaluation, financing and negotiation tactics

• Ability to work with integrated multidisciplinary teams (e.g. technical, legal, tax, accounting, insurance) in managing the delivery of infrastructure for governments, sponsors, contractors and/or financers

• Undertaken feasibility assessments or business cases that have helped to shape a program or project, given stakeholders confidence and resulted in funding commitments

• Tertiary qualifications in finance and/or law (economics, engineering or other qualifications will also be considered).

Why BDO?

Working for BDO you will be part of a growing and market leading professional services firm.

Our national and global footprint provides our people with opportunities to work on interesting client engagements, across diverse industry sectors and services.

Our open and collaborative culture ensures access to Partners and professional mentors, to guide and accelerate your professional career, across a wide array of career pathways.

We provide our people with various health and wellbeing, social, financial, and professional development benefits to help realise what’s possible.

Participate in fitness challenges or take advantage of exclusive discounts to corporate health insurance, gym memberships and wellness facilities via our BWell program. Access benefits such as travel perks, retail discounts, employee referral rewards, study, and professional development support.

Our leave options cater to the unique needs of our people; and include enhanced family support, cultural and religious leave, and options to purchase additional leave. You can also give back and get involved in community initiatives via our BCaring program.

With a strong focus on learning and growth, we provide on the job training and formal development programs to help you succeed in your role and develop your skills and experience.

Our culture is underpinned by our core values (One, Bold, Human, Heart and Strive).

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer for 2025-2026 by Diversity Council of Australia and a 2024-2025 Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

BDO is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment practices. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview process, we encourage you to contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@bdo.com.au