Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Strategist located within the Greater Toronto Area to join our practice. Strategy+ is AECOM’s design-led management consulting studio that operates at the intersection of Business Transformation, Organizational Dynamics and Place Strategy. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable blurring the lines between strategy, business, people and the built environment, qualitative and quantitative data, is a strong communicator, is comfortable tackling diverse projects across differing industries, is highly motivated, engagingly collaborative and possesses outstanding analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

You will join our multidisciplinary team of talented strategists, organizational designers, change managers, architects, data analysts, organizational psychologists, planners, and designers to support projects which encompass world class corporations, agencies, institutions, universities & colleges, and local and federal government.

Some of Our Work

• Eglinton Crossing West Extension Organizational Change

• Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Hillcrest 2045 Strategic Plan

• Facility and Planning Assessment for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

• U.S. National Lab Digital Twin

• America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 Grants Compliance Support Services

• Cyberworx

• Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Integrated Human Resources Plan (IHRP)

Once You Are Here You Will

• Generate new opportunities by thinking creatively about financial and operational impacts, risks, experiments, data and other drivers

• Be creative by bringing a new lens and angle to improve best practices.

• Be comfortable with ambiguity by collaborating with other strategists to hack together new approaches that live at the intersection of multiple disciplines

• Explore how approaches commonly adopted by corporate strategy and design might inform value creation for our clients

• Inspire specialists, architects and engineers through business, strategy and design practices to think and act differently

• Work closely with clients through user research, visualize qualitative and quantitative data, and facilitate workshops to optimize new operational or business processes.

About You

A T-shaped individual who asks thought-provoking questions, is comfortable wading into ambiguous problems and can take ownership, is a critical thinker, and has specialized experience in one or more of the following areas and possesses a broader comfort and ability to work within many of these areas:

• Management consulting and / or corporate strategy

• Data analytics & statistical modeling

• Communications strategy, branding and marketing

• Stakeholder engagement, workflow mapping, and scenario development, capital planning.

• Digital transformation, operational prioritization, basic operational architecture, and implementation roadmaps.

• Change management, people operations, organizational design & development

• User research, synthesis of qualitative data and generating insights

• Design background in architecture, urban planning, space programming, and interiors

You’re comfortable and ready to hit the ground running as soon as you get here and are:

• Highly collaborative, communicative and a creative team player

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, open, and creative environment

• Able to contribute to the facilitation of workshops and presentations

• A graphical and visual organizer able to present the story behind the data

• A critical thinker with persuasive writing skills

• Familiar with research methodologies and processes (Survey development,

• Flexible and able to work on more than one project in more than one team

Technically, you are skilled in one or more of the following

• Data analytics and visualization (Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, or SPSS)

• Graphic-based software (Adobe CS, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign)

• Design and planning software (Revit, Autocad, Bluebeam, GIS, or Figma)

• Research software (Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, Google forms, or NVivo)

• Collaborative platforms (Miro or Mural)

• Using AI software to assist with content generation and research methodologies ChatGPT, MidJourney

• Microsoft Office (specifically Word and PowerPoint)

• Project management, planning, and scheduling

• Design-thinking, Lean/Agile or Prosci certified (or planning to become certified)

• Business model generation and business case development

We encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the listed skillsets.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, candidates must possess, at a minimum:

• No less than a Bachelor’s Degree in business, analytics, computer science, architecture, urban planning, design, or another relevant field + two (2) years of experience

Demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education may be considered.

Preferred Requirements

It would be a bonus if you are:

• Experienced in entrepreneurship, team / practice building within large consulting firms / organizations

• Skilled in graphic design and visual communication

• Experienced in infrastructure / the built environment

• Have been a part of digital transformation

Additional Information

Application Instructions

The following materials are required for your application to be considered

• Resume

• Cover letter (yes, we read them!) explaining why you are interested in AECOM and Strategy+, and how your skills and experience align with this opportunity

• Project Example - To get to know you and your experience better, attach an example of work that you’re proud to help us understand your process, learnings & insights, why you made certain decisions, and most importantly, what was interesting or unexpected! Be visual, because the majority of communication with clients is visual and keep it to a max of 4 pages – fewer slides will not be penalized

Additional Information

• Company paid relocation is not available for this position

• Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position

Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $63,000.00 - $81,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10114821

Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Canada

Career Area: Consulting Services

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Canada Ltd