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Infrastructure Advisory & Major Projects
Infrastructure Advisory & Major Projects
Search for the people who shape, fund and deliver complex infrastructure.
Major infrastructure programs require more than technical capability. They depend on people who can make sound commercial decisions, manage risk, navigate stakeholders and keep complex programs moving.
Aequalis Consulting provides director-led executive and specialist search across infrastructure advisory and major projects. We combine direct search, market insight and nearly 30 years of recruitment experience to identify and approach people capable of making a genuine difference to project outcomes.
When the appointment affects the project
The cost of an unfilled or poorly matched appointment is rarely limited to recruitment fees. It can affect commercial outcomes, delivery timelines, stakeholder confidence and the capability of the wider team.
Aequalis works with organisations making senior, specialist and business-critical appointments across the infrastructure lifecycle. We take time to understand the business context, the project environment and what success in the role must look like before defining the market and beginning the search.
Who we support
We partner with organisations that develop, advise, fund, procure and deliver infrastructure, including:
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Infrastructure sponsors, investors and asset owners
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Government departments and major-project delivery bodies
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Infrastructure advisory and transaction advisory firms
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Engineering, project management and cost consultancies
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Developers, contractors and joint ventures
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Banks, funds and project-finance organisations
Across the project lifecycle
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Strategy and business case - Investment logic, feasibility, options analysis and program definition.
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Transactions and project finance - Financial modelling, structuring, due diligence and capital advice.
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Procurement and bids - Commercial strategy, bid leadership, tendering and transaction management.
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Commercial and contracts - Commercial leadership, contract management, claims, risk and governance.
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Program delivery and controls - Project controls, planning, cost, scheduling and delivery assurance.
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Asset and operational performance - Commercial asset management, operations and long-term performance.
Appointments we search for
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Partners, Directors and Practice Leaders
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Infrastructure and Transaction Advisory Directors
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Commercial Directors and Commercial Managers
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Project Finance and Financial Modelling specialists
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Transaction Managers, Bid Directors and Bid Managers
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Project Controls, Planning and Cost leaders
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Quantity Surveying and Cost Management professionals
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Program Directors, Project Directors and Project Managers
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Asset Management and Operations leaders
Why clients engage Aequalis
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Director-led search - The person who takes the brief leads the search and remains involved through to appointment.
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Access beyond active applicants - We identify and approach relevant people directly rather than relying on advertising alone.
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Honest market advice - We challenge unrealistic briefs, test remuneration and explain what the market is actually saying.
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Commercial judgement - We assess motivation, capability, context and fit - not simply keywords on a CV.
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A managed process - We represent the opportunity properly, maintain momentum and support the appointment through offer and acceptance.
Selected search outcome
8 working days from initial conversation to accepted offer.
The client came to Aequalis after an earlier search had failed to produce the right appointment. We reset the brief around the business, the challenges facing the team and what success needed to look like. A targeted shortlist was presented, interviews progressed quickly and the preferred candidate accepted the offer. Compliance and onboarding followed.
The result came from a clear brief, direct access to the decision-maker and a focused search - not from sending more CVs.
