Job Title: Training & Delivery Consultant- SC /BPSS Clearance-
Location: Edinburgh, UK (4 days/week)
Duration: 3 months+
Travel and accommodation expenses will be fully covered by the client.
Overview
We are seeking a Training & Delivery Consultant to support the successful adoption of operational improvements within a large‑scale Defence and Maritime programme. This role is highly operational and requires a hands‑on individual who is comfortable working closely with frontline teams, observing day‑to‑day activities, and driving behavioural change across the workforce.
Key Responsibilities
* Spend significant time within operational and shop‑floor environments to understand current processes, behaviours, and challenges.
* Identify gaps between existing ways of working and the desired future‑state operating model.
* Build strong working relationships with frontline employees and junior stakeholders to encourage engagement and adoption of new practices.
* Deliver coaching, training, and support to operational teams to facilitate change initiatives.
* Gather structured observations and insights from the field and provide clear feedback to programme leadership.
* Act as a key link between operational teams and the wider programme, ensuring solutions remain practical and aligned with real‑world requirements.
* Support change management and readiness activities to drive successful implementation of programme objectives.
* Conduct one‑to‑one and small group sessions to reinforce new ways of working and address concerns.
Required Skills & Experience
* Proven experience delivering training, coaching, or operational support within a shop‑floor, manufacturing, engineering, defence, or operational environment.
* Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to quickly establish credibility.
* Excellent observation, analytical, and note‑taking skills.
* Ability to convert operational observations into concise and actionable reports.
* Experience supporting organisational change, transformation, or continuous improvement initiatives.
* Self‑motivated and comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
* Strong communication and facilitation skills.
Security Clearance
* Active SC Clearance preferred.
* Candidates with BPSS clearance and an SC application in progress will also be considered.
Working Arrangement
* 4 days per week onsite in Edinburgh.
* Work from home on Fridays.
* Immediate start preferred.
* Contract until the end of August.
* Travel and accommodation expenses will be fully covered by the client.
* Opportunity to work on a high‑profile Defence transformation programme.
* Exposure to large‑scale operational change and delivery initiatives.
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