AVP​/VP, Technical Due Diligence Advisor - Infrastructure Transactions

At Steer North America, we help shape the future of mobility, cities, and infrastructure. Our work supports more connected, sustainable, and accessible transportation systems that improve how people live, work, and travel.

Steer is an employee-owned international consultancy specializing in transportation and infrastructure. We combine global expertise with local insight to help public and private sector clients tackle complex mobility challenges and make better decisions about how people and goods move.

Our teams advise governments, transit agencies, airports, infrastructure investors, and private mobility operators across strategy, advisory, planning, and operations. From major transit investments to airport development and emerging mobility solutions, our work influences transportation systems relied on by millions.

What defines Steer is our people — curious thinkers, collaborative problem solvers, and changemakers who care about the communities we serve. Joining Steer means working on meaningful projects, contributing ideas that matter, and building a career with real impact.

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced professional to help us build and grow our Technical Due Diligence (TDD) Practice in North America. This senior role blends deep engineering and operational expertise with strategic advisory capabilities, supporting investors, lenders, and concessionaires in financing and acquisition decisions. Alongside our existing leaders, this senior role will be responsible for driving strategic growth, delivering complex projects, and fostering long-term client relationships within the infrastructure sector.

Key Responsibilities

Driving Strategic Growth:

• Help drive the growth of the TDD Practice in alignment with broader business objectives, with responsibility for identifying opportunities, driving growth and growing revenue;
• Act as a technical and thought leader both internally and externally in the market;
• Collaborate with internal leadership to implement strategic planning, sales, and marketing initiatives.

Lead the TDD Market:

• Technical Due Diligence Leadership:
  Lead and deliver technical due diligence for Transport/Energy/Social assets. Conduct site visits and assess asset condition, performance, and risks.
• Project Management:
  Manage multi-disciplinary teams across geographies, languages, time-zones and cultures, integrating external specialists and internal colleagues to deliver high-quality, timely, and cost-effective outcomes.
• Client Advisory:
  Translate technical findings into actionable insights for investors and stakeholders. Collaborate with Financial, Traffic & Revenue and Environmental, Social and Governance due diligence teams to produce integrated reports.
• Risk Assessment:
  Identify and evaluate technical and operational risks of infrastructure assets, including but not limited to, contractual and risk allocation, construction approach and schedule, Operation and Maintenance (O&M) and OPEX, lifecycle plans and CAPEX, and propose mitigation strategies.
• Reporting & Communication:
  Prepare clear, client-ready reports and presentations tailored to investor audiences. Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Business Development:
  Build and maintain meaningful client relationships, expand service offerings, and lead proposal development. Help grow Steer’s presence in new asset types and geographies.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will meet most of the requirements outlined below:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Industrial) or related field;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience in infrastructure sector and/or design/construction/operation/maintenance work experience. Having 4+ years in an advisory firm would be an advantage.
• Proven track record in technical due diligence and transaction advisory to Lenders, Investors and Sponsors for Transport/Energy/Social infrastructure assets.
• Previous experience and knowledge of the PPP model in North America, Project Finance, M&A, and technical and commercial risk assessment.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in interpreting engineering data and operational…