Senior / Principal Consultant – Transaction Advisory
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About the Role
Jacobs is seeking a Senior/Principal Consultant for Transaction Advisory to join their Strategic Advisory team in the Middle East. You will lead complex advisory engagements on PPPs, infrastructure transactions, and project development for public and private sector clients.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and support in the development and delivery of infrastructure transaction advisory and PPP engagements
- Manage project development activities including feasibility studies, techno economic assessments, options analysis, business cases, and market sounding exercises
- Advise governments, infrastructure authorities, developers, and investors on PPP frameworks, delivery models, procurement strategies, and commercial structures
- Support the structuring and execution of infrastructure transactions, including procurement design, tender documentation (RFQ/RFP), bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract development
- Develop and review commercial frameworks, risk allocation strategies, payment mechanisms (availability based, user pay), and concession agreements
- Manage due diligence activities including commercial, financial, and operational assessments for public and private sector clients
- Manage complex stakeholder environments and engage effectively with government entities, private sector partners, investors, lenders, and advisors
- Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and contractual obligations
- Support business development activities, including transaction pipeline development, opportunity identification, and proposal preparation
- Build and maintain strong client relationships and act as a trusted advisor to senior decision makers
- Support collaboration across Jacobs' global advisory network to leverage PPP, project finance, and transaction advisory expertise
Requirements
- 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 ability to influence senior decision makers
- Proven ability to support business development activities and contribute to winning transaction advisory work
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Overview
- At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting edge manufacturing.
- Our Advisory team works alongside governments, investors, and infrastructure developers to shape, develop, and deliver projects that create long term value and positive impact.
- We are seeking Senior / Principal Consultants – Transaction Advisory to join our Strategic Advisory team in the Middle East.
What You'll Do
- 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.
Additional Information
- We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations.
- 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.
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