Director (Partner equivalent) - Infrastructure and Government Advisory

Sydney NSW
Partner-level opportunity

The Chance

A leading specialist advisory firm is seeking an experienced Director, Infrastructure & Government Advisory to join our growing Sydney team.

This is an opportunity for a high-performing infrastructure advisory professional to step into a genuine leadership role with significant autonomy, client responsibility, and a clear pathway to executive and equity participation.

We advise governments, infrastructure owners, investors, and developers on some of Australia's most significant infrastructure, PPP, project finance and public sector transformation initiatives. Our work spans transport, social infrastructure, water, energy, urban renewal, housing and government services.

We are looking for an individual who has the technical capability, commercial judgement and leadership qualities to help grow and lead a market-leading advisory practice.

Why This Role?

This role offers:

Direct access to senior decision-makers

Ability to lead major engagements from origination through delivery

Significant influence over business strategy and growth

Entrepreneurial culture with minimal bureaucracy

Opportunity to build and lead your own team

Exposure to C-suite executives, government leaders, investors and project sponsors

Clear and transparent pathway to partner-level remuneration

About the Role

Reporting directly to the MD, you will:

Seek out engagements and win advisory business

Lead infrastructure, government advisory and transaction engagements

Develop trusted relationships with senior government and private sector clients

Advise on major infrastructure investments, PPPs, commercial strategies and business cases

Lead project teams and mentor emerging leaders

Drive business development and market growth initiatives





Identify and convert strategic opportunities into long-term client relationships

Contribute to the growth and leadership of the broader advisory practice

Ideal Background

We are interested in speaking with candidates currently operating at:

Director

Associate Director

Executive Director

Senior Manager with substantial leadership responsibilities

Applicants may come from:

Big 4 infrastructure or government advisory practices

Strategy and economics consulting firms

Infrastructure transaction advisory teams

Project finance advisory firms

Infrastructure investment and development organisations

You Will Bring

10+ years' experience within infrastructure, government, strategy, transactions or advisory

Robust commercial and financial advisory capability

Strong existing client relationships and ability to generate opportunities and seek out work streams complimentary and non-duplicative with the firm’s existing pathways

Existing government and/or infrastructure sector relationships

Demonstrated ability to win and grow client work

Strong leadership and team development capability

Highly Regarded Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas will be viewed favourably:

Business cases and investment appraisal

Government reform and transformation

Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

Infrastructure transactions

Project finance

Procurement and commercial advisory

Transport, health, education, water, housing or energy sectors

Remuneration

An executive remuneration package will be negotiated based on capability and experience.

For the right candidate, remuneration and long-term incentives are expected to be commensurate with Partner-level earnings in major advisory firms.

Confidential Discussions

Applications and enquiries will be treated with the strictest confidence.

If you are currently working in a large advisory firm and are contemplating what the next stage of your career could look like, we would welcome a confidential discussion.

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