Open position
Senior Consultant, Infrastructure and Capital Projects
Role Summary
Silverwing Advisory Services is seeking experienced Senior Consultants to support the development, delivery and recovery of major infrastructure and capital investment projects.
The role involves working with project owners, investors, developers and senior management teams to strengthen project governance, improve delivery performance and manage technical, commercial and execution risks.
Assignments may include project assessments, capital project governance, procurement strategy, contractor management, project performance improvement and recovery of delayed or underperforming projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct independent assessments of major infrastructure and capital projects.
- Review project planning, schedules, budgets, delivery strategies and governance arrangements.
- Identify technical, commercial, contractual and operational risks affecting project delivery.
- Develop practical recommendations to improve project execution and performance.
- Support procurement strategy, contractor evaluation and contract management.
- Establish project governance, performance reporting and risk management frameworks.
- Support the recovery of delayed, over-budget or underperforming projects.
- Work with project owners, engineering teams, contractors and senior executives to resolve delivery challenges.
- Evaluate project readiness, implementation capacity and operational handover arrangements.
- Provide independent project assessments and recommendations to investors, boards and executive management.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
- Typically 15+ years of experience in infrastructure development, major capital projects or industrial project delivery.
- Demonstrated experience managing or advising on complex capital-intensive projects.
- Strong understanding of project governance, procurement, contracting and risk management.
- Experience in project controls, cost management, scheduling and contractor performance.
- Proven ability to identify and resolve project execution challenges.
- Experience working with project owners, developers, investors or engineering contractors.
- Strong commercial judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience in energy, mining, industrial facilities, transport or other major infrastructure sectors is highly regarded.
Desirable Criteria
- We welcome applications from experienced project directors, engineering executives, capital project specialists and senior infrastructure consultants.
- Candidates should demonstrate substantial practical project delivery experience, strong commercial awareness and the ability to advise senior decision-makers on complex project execution challenges.