Assistant Director, Commercial & Financial Advisory
Assistant Director, Commercial & Financial Advisory, Infrastructure and Capital Programmes: Strategy, Risk and Transactions AdvisoryBasic information Location
Edinburgh, Manchester
Business Line
Strategy, Risk & Transactions Advisory
Job Type
Permanent / FTC
Date published
15-Sep-2026
Req #
23181
Job description Connect to your Industry
Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects team (I&CP) provides market leading commercial and financial advice to the public and private sectors. This represents an exciting opportunity for the right individual to lead and drive business growth and delivery of high impact projects in this area. Please see our website for more information on Deloitte Infrastructure and Capital Projects.
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Our Infrastructure and Capital Projects team has extensive experience of advising on major procurements and complex transactions at the interface between the public and private sectors. From initial commercial/financial strategy, market engagement, planning and running transactions / procurements, contract structuring and negotiation through to contract exit and transition.
Our broader team service areas include:
- Major infrastructure and capital programmes
- Government led reorganisations and restructurings
- Public sector transformation
- Privatisations and outsourcings
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and overseeing the delivery of large-scale, complex advisory projects, providing strategic commercial, financial and funding advice to public sector clients.
- Acting as a senior advisor to clients, building and maintaining trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing major commercial and financial decisions.
- Shaping and driving the sector strategy, identifying new business opportunities, and leading go-to-market initiatives in collaboration with Directors and Partners.
- Overseeing the development of high-quality proposals, thought leadership and market insights to support business growth.
- Providing senior leadership and direction to project teams, ensuring delivery excellence and developing the next generation of leaders within the team.
- Representing Deloitte in the market, building the firm's profile through networking, speaking engagements and industry forums.
- Taking ownership of engagement risk, quality and commercial outcomes, ensuring compliance with Deloitte's policies and regulatory requirements.
- Provide senior leadership to our Edinburgh team working with the lead Partner to lead our local office team and support development of local talent.
Technical skills and experience:
Essential
- Experience in a commercial, procurement and/or commercial focussed role within government, a private sector bidder or another advisory firm working on one or more of: PPP, project finance, outsourcing, franchising or similar service contracts.
- Strong strategic thinking and commercial acumen, with a deep understanding of the key issues impacting the sector.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to represent Deloitte at the highest levels.
- Proven ability to lead project teams, influence stakeholders, and drive consensus in multi-party environments.
- Experience of working with financial models, designing and building complex financial analysis.
- A recognised procurement, accountancy or financial qualification (full or part-qualified).
- Experience in business case development and report writing for complex projects across various sectors.
- Experience in strategic organisation design, operating model development, or business transformation programmes.
In an ever-evolving world, there are no certainties in business. Our teams help clients to navigate risks, process major transactions and deliver transformational change that will future-proof their business. Join us to make a positive difference.
Infrastructure and Real Estate
Our Infrastructure and Real Estate team supports both public and private sector clients on complex infrastructure, real estate, and capital projects. Typical engagements include urban regeneration, transport, energy and renewables, and occupier advisory to central government and large corporate companies.
Personal independence
Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you...
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