Principal Financial Advisory Consultant

Worley Consulting, the consulting arm of Worley, is a global leader in delivering innovative solutions for the energy transition, infrastructure, and resource sectors. We partner with private equity firms, investment banks, and institutional investors to deliver projects and create value over the life of assets-bridging today's energy needs while accelerating the shift toward more sustainable solutions.

Principal Financial Advisory Consultant
New York City and Metro Area

Purpose of the Role

As a Principal Financial Advisory Consultant, you will play a senior leadership role in growing Worley Consulting's financial advisory and lender technical advisory capability across the New York investment market. Working closely with private equity firms, investment banks, and institutional investors, you will help shape and deliver technically robust, commercially grounded advice across energy transition, infrastructure, and resources investments.

This role combines revenue generation, senior client advisory, and practice leadership. You will help build long-term client relationships, originate and lead complex engagements, and contribute to the continued growth and reputation of Worley Consulting in one of the world's most influential financial markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Revenue Generation and Market Development: Secure $5M+ in annual consulting revenue by leveraging deep relationships with C-suite executives in PE firms, banks, and institutional investors.
• Strategic Client Leadership: Build and maintain trusted, C-level relationships, translating client strategies into actionable advisory projects aligned with Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards, or ESG frameworks.
• Practice Leadership: Drive the growth of Worley Consulting's Financial Advisory practice, shaping strategy, acquiring top talent, and building a high-performing team. Represent Worley Consulting at industry events like PEI Forums, ACG New York, or Energy Capital Conferences.
• Project Excellence: Lead complex engagements, ensuring exceptional quality, cost efficiency, and client satisfaction. Develop winning proposals, budgets, and execution plans for multi-million-dollar advisory projects.
• Thought Leadership: Enhance Worley Consulting's brand through speaking engagements, publishing in outlets like Institutional Investor, and contributing to industry white papers.
• Innovation: Pioneer tools, methodologies, and analytics to advance Worley Consulting's technical and economic modeling, positioning the firm as a leader in lender advisory services.
• Sustainability & Safety: Embed Worley's zero-harm vision into all activities, aligning client solutions with net-zero and sustainability goals.

Qualifications / Skill Set

Experience

• More than 15 years' experience in financial advisory, investment banking, or consulting, with deep expertise in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, debt financing, lender technical advisory, or ESG-linked financing.
• Proven track record as a senior business developer, consistently generating more than US$5 million in annual advisory revenue.
• Established senior-level network across private equity, investment banks, and institutional investors, with strong connectivity in the New York City and metro area market.
• Experience in a senior role within a top-tier consulting firm, investment bank, or specialist advisory firm.
• Sector experience across energy, infrastructure, resources, or industrial markets; exposure to energy transition and infrastructure financing is strongly preferred.

Education and Professional Credentials

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, engineering, or a related discipline.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CFA or CPA are a plus.

Core Skills and Capabilities

• Strong commercial judgment with the ability to integrate financial, technical, and risk considerations.
• Clear, confident communicator, experienced in engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, multicultural teams and deliver results in complex environments.
• Highly developed analytical and strategic problem-solving skills.

Personal Attributes

• Recognized as a trusted advisor within the investment and lender community.
• Motivated by building long-term client relationships, teams, and advisory capability.
• Willingness to travel as required to support clients and make transactions across key financial hubs.
• Alignment with Worley's purpose of delivering a more sustainable world, with a practical, evidence-based approach to sustainability and energy transition.

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Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.