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Associate Director / Director, Advisory

Chicago, Illinois, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior management consultant leading business development, engagement delivery, and practice development for clients in infrastructure, the built environment, and community vibrancy.

Role type

Senior IC management consultant (Director/Associate Director)

Builds

Strategic advisory services, business transformation plans, capital project advisory, and economic development strategies for public and private sector clients.

Domain

Infrastructure, built environment, public policy, and economic development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Business development, proposal management, team leadership, client stakeholder management, strategic planning, financial performance management, mentorship, commercial acumen, narrative development

Preferred skills

MBA or Master's degree, spatial analysis (ArcGIS), quantitative programming (R/Python), public finance cashflow evaluation

Technologies

Microsoft Excel, ArcGIS, R, Python

Responsibilities

Originate business development opportunities, manage proposal responses as Capture Manager, lead delivery teams of 5-8 consultants, lead client interactions with C-suite, provide quality assurance on scope and insights, coach and mentor junior staff

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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