Senior Consultant (Strategy Team)

Location: Based at one of our main offices in Leeds & offering some flexibility for home working (a balance to be achieved to fulfil the role requirements) and a requirement to travel nationally for effective team and commission management, and business development.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.

Salary: Dependant upon experience.

Reports to: Associate Director (Strategy).

Role Overview

The Senior Consultant will play a pivotal role in driving the delivery of consultancy services within the Strategy Service Area. This position focuses on client engagement and the successful delivery of high-impact projects while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. The Senior Consultant will support the Associate Director (Strategy) in project delivery, business development, and mentoring and line managing junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Management
  • Support the Associate Director (Strategy) in managing project teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.
  • Support the Service Area Leadership Team in achieving business targets, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Governance
  • Undertake commercial management of own project areas.
  • Implement best practices in project delivery and management, ensuring robust risk management and quality control.
  • Manage the Sewell Advisory supply chain.
  • Engage and liaise with the Associate Directors (Strategy) to ensure financial reporting for projects is accurate and updated.
• Customers
  • Support and lead on client engagements from proposal to project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction and value delivery.
  • Understand the market, e.g. strategic direction, opportunities, and threats.
  • Develop tailored solutions to meet client needs, enhancing Sewell Advisory's reputation in the market.
  • Provide a first-class consultancy service to internal and external clients/partners.
• Business Development
  • Support the Service Area Leadership Team in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities.
  • Prepare proposals, bids, and presentations to secure new projects.
• Business Improvement
  • Provide advice and consultation on the design, development and implementation of strategy and healthcare planning projects to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Undertake project reviews and performance analysis to identify areas for improvement and innovation.
• Quality Assurance
  • Conduct audits and feedback sessions to ensure consistent service quality and client satisfaction.
  • Deliver projects on time, within costs and within quality/proposal requirements.
• Project/Commission Delivery
  • Develop detailed project plans, manage resources effectively, and oversee project execution.
  • Facilitate client workshops, stakeholder meetings, and project reviews to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Design, contribute towards, write and present strategies; plans; feasibility studies; option appraisals; project documentation e.g. briefs, PIDs; bid applications, business cases, capacity modelling studies; rationalisation and utilisation studies; design briefs/tenant requirements; schedules of accommodation; new ways of working, operational policies; etc. for complex projects, as required.
  • Utilise knowledge of estate healthcare planning analytics to develop clear and evidence-based projections, conclusions, and recommendations.
  • Develop business cases in accordance with current HM Treasury and NHS/other public sector adopted standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a consultancy role, ideally within the built environment, property, or related sectors.
• Track record of managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Good client management abilities, with a focus on building long-term relationships.
• Commercial acumen and business development experience, including proposal writing and client presentations.
• In-depth knowledge of project management and delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, and industry standards.
• Outstanding communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to think strategically, solve complex problems, and drive innovation.
• Experience within an estates and/or healthcare role.
• Excellent verbal and written presentational skills.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Excellent levels of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Have a flexible attitude towards hours worked and interest in supporting the wider team during holiday and sickness periods.

Desirable

• Business cases qualification.
• Professional qualifications such as MRICS.
• Advanced degree (MBA, MSc) in Business, Real Estate, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Employee Ownership Trusts and their impact on business culture and performance.
• Experience of working within the NHS or other public sector.
• Healthcare planning qualification.

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience.
• Annual Bonus opportunity.
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days.
• Auto Enrolment pension.
• Staff discounts.
• Bike 2 Work Scheme.
• Technology Scheme.
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes.