EY-Parthenon - Corporate Finance - EY Infrastructure Advisory -Strategic Project Manager - Associate

The opportunity

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity.

With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, Boards, Private Equity and Governments every step of the way – enabling you to shape your future with confidence.

Within EY-Parthenon's Corporate Finance sub service line, the EY Infrastructure Advisory practice (EYIA) advises clients on finance, funding, strategy, procurement and project management for large-scale infrastructure projects. Our work spans complex megaprojects of numerous types, including public private partnerships (PPPs), major public real estate developments, and multi-package public works programs.  We advise project owners in all US infrastructure sectors, including transportation, public buildings/campuses, ports and airports, renewable power, water and other utilities, communications, and resiliency/flood prevention. EYIA and its professionals are registered with the SEC and MSRB to serve as municipal advisors when we advise state and local government clients. You will have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning.

Your key responsibilities

We are seeking candidates with top-tier megaproject construction and broad US project management experience to strengthen our offering during our clients project development and construction phases.  As an Associate within EYIA you are likely to spend your day providing high quality project management support on megaprojects, providing financial, strategic and commercial acumen to senior officials, owner staff and project teams, helping them to develop programs and to advance construction projects, as effectively and efficiently as possible.  Your work will involve a high degree of collaboration and interpersonal skills, and you will succeed by working effectively alongside co-advisors and other multidisciplinary professionals. 

Skills and attributes for success

• Assist clients in the development and implementation of strategies to advance large-scale infrastructure and other projects, and typically those with a greenfield construction perspective.

• Perform research, financial analysis and modeling. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of capital project/program funding, financing and delivery mechanisms at the local, state and national levels to support analysis of client projects. 
• Assist with a breadth of project management support to our government clients, accurately helping owner staff identify and mitigate project risks and challenges, ensuring accurate tracking and monitoring of workstreams.
• Integrate into a multidisciplinary team of project experts, both inside and outside our Infrastructure Advisory team, including financial advisors, construction cost estimators, schedulers, engineers/designers, technical subject-matter experts and lawyers.
• Assist in developing strategy, financial, project delivery, business planning, funding, procurement and/or policy analysis and recommendations for clients.
• Act as a subject-matter resource on capital project/program management and megaproject planning, design and construction.
• Provide project and program management assistance to clients and project teams on large projects. 
• Participate in developing strategy, financial, project delivery, business planning, funding, procurement and/or policy analysis and recommendations for clients. 
• Participate in meetings with assigned clients, as well as interested third parties. 
• Contribute to writing and developing high quality written work products, including briefing memoranda, notes, reports, presentations and financial analysis. 
• Assist with market tracking and research, business development, proposal writing and creation of marketing materials. 
• Develop and mentor team members at the staff and intern levels. 

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree and at least 2-5 five years of related work experience, or a graduate degree and at least 1-2 years of related work experience.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure projects with proven project management skills.
• Proven quantitative analytical capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work in multiple teams and work on multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Outstanding communication and organizational skills.  Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality presentations and work products.
• Strong relationship-building and networking abilities with proven success in building trust and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Intellectually curiosity and critical thinking skills, with a strong desire to develop professionally in the megaproject construction management, construction strategy consulting, and infrastructure finance sectors.
• You must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Ideally, you will have

• Outstanding critical thinking skills with the ability to solve unstructured problems.
• Outstanding communication, writing and organizational skills.
• Experience of megaproject construction, and potentially from multiple angles, including some familiarity with cost estimating, scheduling, design reviews, field execution, procurement/buyouts, change management etc.
• Comfort with the fundamentals of construction costs, construction schedules and overall design and construction processes.
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, analytical, logical thinkers with a passion for large-scale infrastructure projects. Being a strong team player is critical with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our client’s goals.