Principal Advisory Professional; Infrastructure Finance & Strategic Advisory

Position: Principal Advisory Professional (Infrastructure Finance & Strategic Advisory)
Job Description

Overview

Our MMS Strategic Advisory Group is seeking a Principal Advisory Professional (Infrastructure Finance & Strategic Advisory).

Serves as a senior leader in financial and strategic advisory services focused on infrastructure, transportation, and energy markets. Provides advanced financial analysis, capital planning, and risk advisory to support major public and private investment decisions.

Combines deep expertise in federal funding programs, capital allocation, and macro-financial modeling with advisory delivery across revenue generation, financing strategies, and public-private partnerships (P3s).

Acts as both a client advisor and market-facing leader, originating work and delivering complex engagements that influence multi-billion-dollar infrastructure investment programs.

Your role

Financial Advisory & Capital Strategy

* Leads development of advanced financial models supporting infrastructure investments, including:

* Revenue forecasting (user fees, grants, availability payments, system revenues)

* Capital planning and lifecycle investment strategies

* Portfolio-level financial performance and risk analysis

* Advises clients on funding and financing strategies, including federal programs, grants, and structured capital approaches.

* Applies stochastic modeling, stress testing, and macroeconomic analysis to evaluate financial sustainability and risk exposure.

Public Sector & Infrastructure Investment Advisory

* Serves as trusted advisor to transportation agencies, utilities, and public-sector clients on:

* Capital allocation strategies

* Program-level financial oversight

* Grant compliance and funding optimization

* Develops and evaluates business cases for major capital programs, incorporating economic, financial, and policy considerations.

* Supports alignment with regulatory and governmental funding frameworks (e.g., DOT, GASB).

Public-Private Partnerships (P3) & Value for Money

* Leads or supports development of:

* Value for Money (VfM) analyses

* P3 delivery models and commercial structures

* Risk allocation frameworks and financial evaluation models

* Advises clients through procurement strategy, financial structuring, and evaluation processes.

* Integrates risk modeling and financial stress testing into P3 decision-making.

Revenue Generation & Financial Structuring

* Provides financial advisory on revenue optimization strategies, including:

* User-based revenue models (tolls, fares, usage fees)

* Hybrid funding structures combining public and private capital

* Evaluates financial impacts of policy, regulatory, and economic changes on infrastructure revenue streams.

* Develops portfolio-level insights and dashboards to support executive decision-making.

Energy & Clean Infrastructure Advisory

* Supports advisory engagements for energy and decarbonization initiatives, including:

* Financial modeling of renewable energy investments

* Support for Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) commercial structuring and evaluation

* Analysis of energy procurement and long-term cost optimization strategies

* Advises large institutional clients on energy-related capital planning and financing approaches.

Business Development & Market Leadership

* Actively participates in origination and capture of advisory work, including:

* Developing client relationships at executive levels

* Supporting proposals and leading financial components of pursuits

* Positions the firm for opportunities in:

* Federal and state infrastructure funding programs

* Large-scale capital investment advisory

* Emerging energy transition markets

Data, Analytics & Decision Support

* Leads development of advanced analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI dashboards) to support:

* Portfolio oversight

* Risk identification

* Executive-level reporting

* Translates complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for leadership and stakeholders.

Leadership & Collaboration

* Provides guidance and mentorship to analysts and advisory staff across financial and technical disciplines.

* Collaborates across engineering, program management, and advisory teams to deliver integrated solutions.

* Supports development of internal financial advisory tools, frameworks,…