Senior / Executive Consultant - Client-Side Advisor in Westminster

Nottingham - England or Birmingham - England

About this opportunity

Gleeds is an award winning, global construction consultancy with over a century of success in the built environment. Our impartial advice helps clients maximise return on investment, from site acquisition to project completion. With over 150 years of construction intelligence, we offer unparalleled insight across all sectors, helping clients deliver real value from their assets.

Our Public Sector Advisory team are passionate about making a difference in the sector by helping clients make and implement informed decisions. To that end, our services include but are not limited to:

• Policy reviews
• Estate and delivery strategy formulation
• Options appraisals
• Viability assessments / VFM reviews
• Business case review and drafting (both HMT "Green Book" and any local arrangements)
• Support to Grant Funders
• Programme Management Office

We are searching for a Senior / Executive Consultant to support the wider team and the development of our services based in Nottingham or Birmingham. As part of this role, we have an immediate requirement to fulfil a consultancy role with a major grant funder where we are commissioned to provide advice and guidance to inexperienced organisations and their representatives in receipt of capital grant funding to deliver building façade remediation projects. The consultant will provide specific and targeted client‐side advice and support throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work collaboratively within the project team, managing junior staff and being responsible for the delivery of specific workstreams and tasks as part of the overall engagement. This could include other Advisory personnel, other Gleeds disciplines and / or disciplines from outside of Gleeds as part of a multi‐disciplinary approach.

You will be able to work on a hybrid basis, working 2-3 days per week from home when not working from one of our modern City Centre Midlands offices or at a client site when required to do so.

To be successful in your role you will have a working understanding of the public sector and have experience in providing high‐quality consultancy services to a range of public sector entities with minimal supervision, both effectively and efficiently by utilising more junior resources where appropriate. You will be experienced in the delivery of construction projects and can adapt your style and methodology to suit a range of different Clients. You will be innovative and have a growth mindset always looking to adapt your approach and style to meet the many and varying needs of our clients.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working collaboratively with other team members to deliver a top‐class Advisory service which meets the requirements of the client
• Responsible for the management and delivery of a particular workstream or task as part of a multi‐disciplinary team. This could include:

• Engaging with key client stakeholders
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and external parties to ensure dependencies are effectively managed
• Producing innovative solutions to client challenges in a variety of formats
• Producing presentations and presenting to client groups
• Capture lessons learned as part of our commitment to continuous improvement
• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with clients and developing, growing and maintaining client relationships
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business unit activities
• Managing yourself and others to deliver a high‐quality and profitable service

• Liaison with grant funder operations and commercial teams
• Provision of tailored advice, guidance and support to assist grant funding recipients with delivery of their construction project through best practice
• Knowledge and experience to provide advice and guidance on project team set up and procurement
• Capability, capacity and risk assurance reviews
• Provision of advice on project management tools, techniques and controls
• Practical support to enable projects to progress promptly and represent value for money
• Diagnostic reviews to identify risks, issues and blockers to project advancement
• Project audits
• Risk management and mitigation
• Monitoring of project progress and reporting to grant funders
• Execution of services in accordance with key performance indicators

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications
• Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry
• Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous reviews
• Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well‐being comes first
• Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience
• Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work‐life balance
• Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations
• Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a gold standard investor in people

What we are looking for in our next Senior / Executive Consultant:

• Ambition and a keenness to take on responsibility and progress
• Experienced in delivery of construction projects
• Sound knowledge of the public sector and challenges
• Knowledge and practical experience of providing Consultancy advice for clients
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work
• Ability to absorb complex information and assess requirements readily
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a high‐performing and multi‐disciplinary team
• Above all, somebody who can embody the Gleeds values

Desirable attributes:

• Previous experience of working on façade remediation projects in the residential sector
• Knowledge of the Building Safety Regulator and the associated gateway processes and procedures
• Prior experience of working with a grant funder / grant aided projects

Qualifications

• Project management qualification would be beneficial through prior consultancy roles
• Chartered Management Consultancy Surveyor (MRICS)
• Chartered Project Professional (Association of Project Management)

About us

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you'll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we're committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Gleeds is committed to supporting the public sector whether this is central or local government, primary care, higher or further education. We deliver services through several competitively won public sector frameworks and recruit specialists who can support our aims in the sector and who can support us to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit everyone.