Job Description

TRANSPORT CONSULTING - ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, Western Cape, South Africa
Competitive Package on Offer based on Qualification and years of relevant experience!
Join a highly reputable global consulting firm that's shaping the future of transport infrastructure across Africa and beyond. As part of their continued growth, this industry leader is seeking an exceptional Engagement Manager to join their Transport Consulting Practice in the Western Cape.
This is a unique opportunity to work on high-impact transport projects, lead dynamic teams, and engage directly with public and private sector clients on complex infrastructure challenges.
You a strategic thinker with strong financial analysis skills and a passion for solving complex transport challenges with a global perspective on international development - particularly in the transport and infrastructure space. You bring curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to seeing things through. You're comfortable with ambiguity, thrive in fast-paced environments, and enjoy turning complex problems into clear, actionable insights.
In this role, you'll play a critical part in delivering high-profile transport initiatives, providing robust financial modelling and analysis to support decision-making. Beyond the numbers, you'll help shape project direction, manage multidisciplinary teams, and contribute directly to client outcomes.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defining client problems concisely, in simple terms, and developing hypotheses to identify solutions, working collaboratively with clients.
• Leading or coordinating finance-related, and general quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify suitable solutions.
• Quantitative research methodologies, and qualitative research and problem-solving methodologies, including towards the development of business cases, feasibility studies, business plans and strategies.
• Contributing to the development of financial models and conducting evaluations of financial models.
• Performing in-depth financial analysis
• Reviewing financial data, spreadsheets, budgets and reports, and translating quantitative information into easily communicable findings or implications.
• Conducting in-depth risk analysis
• Financial structuring, developing financing strategies and securing finance
• Initiating and/or facilitating discussions with clients to elaborate on project solution proposals.
• Leading or coordinating the development of high-quality project deliverables, including slide decks, financial models or financial reports.
• Presenting findings to clients, partners and senior decision-makers in government, development finance and the private sector with a high level of confidence.
• Managing cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams tackling complex business, financial, economic and social challenges for clients.
• Cultivating and managing relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Managing stakeholders, both in the formal and informal sectors that the Company works with and assisting the clients in doing the same.
• Managing subcontractors, including overseeing the delivery of high-quality deliverables by these parties.
• Developing knowledge products on topics in the sectors that the Company works in.
• Supporting project management and administration, to comply with client or company requirements and standard procedures.
• Making an active contribution to developing new business opportunities, building on current project work and through proposal development.
• Contributing to practice and company-wide strategic initiatives.
• Mentoring and managing junior staff where applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• A graduate qualification in Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Actuarial Science or Economics.
• Must have a track-record of academic excellence.
• 5 to 7 years' experience in finance or management consulting / advisory.
• Exposure to a broad range of financial analysis and financial modelling-related projects (e.g. project or infrastructure finance, financial structuring, public sector financing, investment banking, business planning, project financial modelling and accounting), and a demonstrable track record of high performance in these areas.
• Good exposure to research, analysis, synthesis and problem-solving.
• Must demonstrate strong numeracy capabilities, with excellent Excel and basic financial modelling abilities.
• Must be able to think logically and independently.
• Must demonstrate or have a track record of leadership or entrepreneurial aptitude.
• Must demonstrate track record of leading teams.
• Must have interdisciplinary interests and skills.

Advantageous:

• Post graduate qualification in Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Actuarial Science or Economics.
• Understanding of annual financial statements and related accounting standards

To apply for this position, please email a detailed copy of your CV's to: Nicole Spamers: and Lameez Herborn:

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