Consultant Delivery Manager in London

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Project Overview: This role supports a major aviation capital programme delivered within a live operational airport environment.

Job Summary: Reporting to the Bechtel Project Director, the Consultant Delivery Manager will oversee the implementation and day-to-day operation of consultant package management across the DCO programme, ensuring that individual packages are coordinated with one another and supported by effective contract administration, cost control and project controls.

The Consultant Delivery Manager will work with package managers, their backups and functional managers to establish clear responsibilities, consistent working arrangements and appropriate coverage. They will ensure that package managers actively manage scope, deliverables, inputs, interfaces, reviews and delivery dates, supported by consultant-authored TIDPs, regular minuted meetings and timely action closure.

The Consultant Delivery Manager will coordinate package-level scope reviews and help resolve gaps, overlaps and unclear handoffs across consultants and workstreams. Working with the relevant Functional Leads, Package Managers and consultants, they will align package commitments with the application-document programme and integrated schedule, and support development and implementation of the deliverable-level DoR and Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP). This will encompass both design and non-design deliverables, including contributions to documents authored by others.

They will bring together package delivery information with contract administration and cost control so that progress, approved scope, changes, invoicing and forecasts are assessed on a consistent basis. They will coordinate the resolution of outstanding matters, identify where specialist or additional resource support is required, and ensure that recommendations reach the appropriate decision-maker. They will oversee these interfaces rather than substitute for the contract administrators, cost controllers or technical specialists needed to perform the underlying work.

The Consultant Delivery Manager will maintain a consolidated view of upcoming deliverables, critical inputs, review requirements, significant risks and decisions. They will challenge inconsistent forecasts, follow through cross-package actions and bring matters requiring intervention to the Bechtel Project Director. Working with Project Controls, they will coordinate package reporting into a concise project-level delivery narrative.

Further Information: The Consultant Delivery Manager will also:

• Coordinate cross-cutting delivery matters, bringing package managers, topic leads and specialists together where utilities, surveys, surface access, operational interfaces or other issues span several commissions.
• Coordinate milestone-readiness reviews, confirming that required inputs, deliverables, reviews, decisions and assurance records are in place for key design releases, estimates, consultation and submission.
• Drive implementation of agreed project arrangements, helping translate plans and procedures into working routines and resolving gaps between documented processes and actual practice.
• Maintain follow-through on significant issues and decisions, ensuring that matters reach the appropriate project or client forum, with clear recommendations, owners, dates and closure evidence.
• Lead targeted recovery and improvement activities assigned by the Bechtel Project Director, including cross-package interventions where progress or integration requires additional attention.

Responsibility and authority boundaries: The Consultant Delivery Manager will operate through the agreed project organisation and delegated authority. Package managers remain responsible for managing their allocated packages; functional managers provide functional oversight and specialist support; consultants remain responsible for producing and technically assuring their work.

The role does not, by itself, confer authority to instruct additional consultant services, approve expenditure, certify payment or accept technical responsibility for consultant outputs.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Relevant degree in engineering, construction management, project management or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience.
• Experience managing consultant packages or coordinating delivery across multiple professional-services commissions on a complex infrastructure project.
• Demonstrated experience translating scope and programme requirements into defined deliverables, information handoffs, review periods and accountable delivery commitments.
• Experience working with engineering, environmental, consenting and construction-planning teams, supported by contract administration, cost control and Project Controls.
• Experience identifying scope gaps, resolving cross-package dependencies and implementing practical recovery actions.
• Experience during early design and consenting phases is desirable. Airport or aviation experience would be advantageous but is not essential where comparable infrastructure experience is demonstrated.
• A recognised project-management qualification or relevant professional membership would be advantageous.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Practical understanding of consultant scope management, information-delivery planning, programme dependencies, review processes and change control.
• Ability to distinguish reported progress from evidence that a deliverable is complete, appropriately assured and usable by its recipient.
• Ability to consolidate package-level information into a clear view of delivery priorities, risks, decisions and forecast outcomes.
• Sufficient commercial awareness to recognise potential scope changes, additional-service requirements and invoicing issues, while working through the responsible specialists.
• Strong coordination and facilitation skills, with the ability to challenge inconsistent commitments, resolve handoffs and secure action through Package Managers and Functional Leads.
• Clear written reporting, disciplined follow-through and sound judgement about when to intervene or escalate.
• Ability to operate through a matrix organisation without displacing consultant technical responsibilities or exceeding delegated authority.

Total Rewards/Benefits: For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programmes to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth.

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