Senior Consultant, Project & Infrastructure Advisory

About the role

BDO's Project & Infrastructure Advisory team advises public and private sector clients on significant infrastructure projects and commercial decisions, covering financial modelling, business cases, affordability and value-for-money assessments, delivery model analysis, transactions and public-private partnership analysis. It is seeking a Senior Consultant for its Financial & Commercial Advisory team in Perth, where advanced financial modelling and Microsoft Excel are central to the work.

Key responsibilities

• Build, review and maintain complex financial models in Excel to support business cases, feasibility studies, project finance and transaction advisory.
• Undertake financial, commercial and quantitative analysis, including scenario and sensitivity testing, for major investment decisions.
• Prepare analysis for infrastructure business cases, including affordability, funding and value-for-money assessments.
• Assess and compare delivery models, procurement approaches and commercial structures, and conduct model reviews and integrity assessments.
• Support transaction advisory, including due diligence, bid evaluation, commercial analysis and financial close.
• Conduct market assessments, benchmarking and industry research, and analyse financial statements and financial capacity assessments.
• Contribute to PPP and other major infrastructure transaction analysis, including lifecycle, refinancing and contractual assessments.
• Prepare reports, presentations and decision-support materials for government and private sector clients, and support proposals, EOIs, RFQs and fee estimation.
• Review and guide junior team members.

Required profile

• Approximately 3 to 5 years of experience in financial and commercial advisory, infrastructure advisory, corporate finance, transaction services, consulting, project finance or a related field.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in finance, accounting, economics, commerce, engineering, property or a related discipline; postgraduate or professional studies such as CA, CPA or CFA are well regarded.
• Ability to take ownership of workstreams, manage competing priorities and deliver within timeframes and budgets.
• Strong commercial acumen, attention to detail and professional scepticism.

Required skills

• Demonstrated experience building and reviewing financial models with advanced Microsoft Excel, including formula construction, scenario and sensitivity analysis and error checking.
• Experience applying financial and commercial analysis to infrastructure, business cases, transactions and procurement.
• Experience preparing reports, presentations and client materials for senior audiences.
• Confidence engaging with clients and stakeholders.

What we offer

• Exposure to significant public and private sector infrastructure projects in Western Australia and nationally.
• A collaborative national practice with structured feedback, on-the-job learning and career progression.
• Health and wellbeing, social, financial and professional development benefits, including the BWell program.
• On-the-job training and formal development programs.