Industrial Advisory Consultant

**Company Description** Work with Us. Change the World.**

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
- Our manufacturing knowledge has translated automotive practices and thinking into the construction and transportation industries.
- Our factory gained automation and control experience brings new perspectives to transport infrastructure projects such as the rail and aviation industries.
- Our Industrial Manufacturing Engineers using their knowledge and experience along with Lean and Six Sigma tools have further unlocked new thinking to make efficiencies for our clients in Defence, Aviation, Global Retail, Automotive and Construction.

The objective of the role is to support the development of a top performing Industrial manufacturing process capability within Industrial Advisory, that wins and delivers high value consultancy projects across a broad range of industries and to integrate Lean thinking across all the work that we deliver.

**Start here. Grow here.**

The Industrial Advisory team is a key part of the Advisory Services. and as a member of the team you will:

- Support development of the value propositions for Industrial Advisory capabilities applied into manufacturing environments but most significantly providing Manufacturing/Mechanical or digital inputs to propositions.
- Support the development of innovative thought leadership that sets AECOM apart from its competitors.
- Develop a network throughout AECOM to promote Industrial Advisory into projects and with their clients.
- Develop client relationships through project delivery and in support of business development.
- Support the development of solutions to business/client challenges developed from a foundation of understanding or analysis of business practices and goals.
- Collaborate with members of the Advisory Services teams to formulate strategy and develop exciting offerings that maximise the potential of the wider AECOM team.
- Ensure projects delivered under your management are executed to quality, cost and time.

If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry
**Qualifications** Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?**

**Here’s what we’re looking for**
- A background working as part of an in house manufacturing/engineering, project, or process improvement team; or as part of a machine / system integrator within Defence, Nuclear, Automotive or Areospace, or other highly regulated sectors.
- Qualified to HND level or above, or will have a minimum of five years’ experience working within the industry and be capable to demonstrate this knowledge. Membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous for this role.
- Demonstrable experience in relevant manufacturing/construction/logistics industries.
- Automation/ robotics knowledge and experience
- Mechanical handling experience including cranes
- Manufacturing equipment design, layout planning or production process planning
- Experience or be willing to develop consulting capacity and developing stakeholder relationships.
- Demonstrate initiative and a desire for dealing with complex problems.
- Able to listen to clients, understand and form compelling arguments for our services.
- Flexible and willing to work away from the office to meet our client or business demands.
- We envisage that the role will be Hybrid working linked to an AECOM office in either our Manchester, Nottingham, or Warrington offices around the North West of England, however there will be a need for regular travel to other locations, mainly across the UK, but also Europe and further afield as required.

Additional skills we value
- Experienced, approachable leader, demonstrating strong leadership skills.
- Strong coaching, training and influencing skills.
- Some experience in leading improvement/change projects.

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