Principal Programme Consultant (Associate Director level) – North England and Scotland coverage – Permanent (37.5 hours per week) – £65,000 - £75,000 + car allowance – Willing to Undergo SC Clearance
Our client are a Project Management and Engineering Consultancy and are experiencing success and growth across Critical National Infrastructure so looking to grow their team to hire a Principal Consultant (Associate Director level).
You will need to have experience with delivery as well as advisory services, advising clients how to establish PMOs, Target Operating Models, Change/Transformation and Programme assessment and set up. They will consider candidates wanting to take a step up into this role
Consulting experience is a must and must have connections within sectors like Nuclear, Transport, Utilities or Defence.
Working Patterns: This role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week on site. You must be able to travel between the North and Scotland as required. You can be based in either Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, York, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen or Durham and expense travel from there.
The Key Responsibilities of a Principal Programme Consultant:
* Work with clients across Critical National Infrastructure to assess, advise and deliver programme and PMO services.
* Take responsibility for programme and project delivery.
* Set up, assess and transform some of the largest and complex programmes in UK within our client’s Nuclear, Defence, Water, Transportation, Power and Renewables sectors.
* Work with clients to solve complex challenges and build enduring capability that will set them up for the future.
* Lead business change programmes, process mapping, target operating model assessment and set up.
* Work across programme lifecycles to setup and deliver within major transformational PMOs.
* Design, develop and implement a PMO inclusive of people, process and systems.
* Deliver strategic advisory services for transformations including organisation design, project design and management, improving efficiencies and performance, etc.
* Effectively manage key stakeholders both internally and externally.
* Potentially some line management in the future.
Below is a list of Key Skills required for the Principal Programme Consultant role, however you will not be expected to have everything:
* Experience within a consulting environment within Complex Infrastructure projects.
* Experience delivering advisory services across at least one of the following: programme/project set up, TOM, change, maturity assessment.
* Ability to set up and deliver programme change and project lifecycles and PMOs.
* A strong knowledge of organisational and process design.
* Ability to access maturities of Projects, PMOs and provide advisory services.
* Business Development/Growth experience.
* Hold relevant certifications such as APM PMQ/PPQ/ChPP; MoP; MSP; PRINCE2, P3O, PROSCI, Lean, Six Sigma.
Benefits:
* Pension up to 10% client contribution.
* Life assurance, income protection insurance and critical illness cover.
* Option to buy and sell holiday.
* Dental, health, medical, travel and gadget insurance.
* 24/7 Digital GP.
Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
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