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Associate Director / Director - Infrastructure Economics

KPMG NZ· Advisory – Deal Advisory
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Hybrid (Wellington)Permanent Full-TimePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Lead and grow the infrastructure economics capability within the Wellington Deal Advisory & Infrastructure team, delivering high-quality economic analysis for large-scale infrastructure projects and leading a team to turn complex concepts into practical action for government and private sector clients.

Responsibilities

  • Leading and delivering high-quality economic analysis for large or complex infrastructure projects
  • Providing on-the-job guidance to the team and performing quality assurance on modelling and outputs
  • Client-facing responsibilities including presenting advice and responding to client requests
  • Strategy and planning support for government policy, reform programmes, demand studies, and programme business cases
  • Investment decision-making support including economic analysis of options, benefit monetisation, risk modelling and scenario testing
  • Advice on infrastructure funding and finance, informing funding streams, levies, and finance solutions
  • Developing new government policy or reform programmes related to infrastructure
  • Building and leading a team focused on infrastructure economics capabilities
  • Developing training materials and guiding the team to lift capability
  • Building authentic internal and external relationships to meet client needs
  • Contributing to a collaborative and positive team culture

Qualifications

  • At least 10 years of relevant experience applying economic frameworks and analysis to infrastructure projects (demand projections, cost-benefit analysis, benefit monetisation, etc.)
  • Minimum of 3 years leading or providing final quality assurance on projects with economic analysis and policy development
  • Experience with economic frameworks and methods relating to transport, water, and/or urban development projects
  • Expertise in using data and analytics tools to analyse large datasets and develop actionable advice
  • Strong writing and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex issues simply
  • Knowledge or experience of Machinery of Government is highly desirable; experience in private sector infrastructure or infrastructure finance proposals is also acceptable

Skills

Required:Economic analysisLeadership and team management
Nice to have:Policy development

Benefits

  • Hybrid Working – mix of office and home
  • 18 weeks’ paid flexible leave for new parents (Whanau@KPMG) - primary and secondary carers
  • Excellent learning and professional development opportunities (online learning, in-house courses, external training, global network opportunities)
  • Inclusive working environment that values diversity and supports work-life balance
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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