Associate Consultant/Consultant - Infra Research/Generic Research

Acon / Con - Infra Research ( generic research )

Working as a member of the team your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following :

- Participate as a team member on advisory engagements for public sector and private sector clients related to the strategy and development of infrastructure projects

- Support development of organization policies, strategies and plans

- Provide, in an integrated manner, urban planning and development solutions for Cities and transportation, by developing business plans, business case evaluations and Capital Investment Plan

- Planning exercises including intelligent city characteristics, benchmarking and strategies, transportation disruptions like autonomous and connected vehicles, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure planning

- Supporting onshore teams on business development initiatives, including preparation of proposals and expressions of interest

- Contributing to thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development

- Actively building and managing the relationships and interface with Global Infrastructure teams and other deal advisory professionals

- Mentoring junior team members on engagements

Essential skills required :

Education / Professional Prior Experience :

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate would have :

- Knowledge of Infrastructure asset lifecycle

- Specialized knowledge in any area of infrastructure, e.g. transportation, social infrastructure, cities, etc.

- Strong market research skills which requires understanding of underlying drivers of growth and factors influencing demand and supply, etc.

- Strong report and proposal writing skills; ability to effectively synthesize information, bring out the essence of a paragraph, and build a clear storyline

- Strong secondary research skills. Familiarity of handling large datasets extracted from open sources, public agencies, databases, etc.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project)

- Knowledge of GIS would be an asset

- Data auditing for completeness and gaps; familiarity with data visualization and processing tools like Alteryx or Power BI will be an added advantage

- Creativity in pictorial representation of data, preparing decks for client presentations. Experience of using Tableau will be an added advantage.

- MBAs and Engineers from a leading Indian/International educational institution

- Relevant experience (3-5 years) with strategy gained in corporate roles,strategic consulting or public sector