Management Consultant in Cardiff

Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester and London; UK.

Overview of the Role

As a Consultant in our strategic advisory business, you will assist clients in navigating complex challenges, unlocking opportunities, and delivering measurable value. Your work will be predominantly client‑facing with support roles for internal assignments. You will help deliver transformation and business change services by applying expertise in business case development, innovation management, organisational design, digital, and operational improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and delivers multiple, medium complexity Change and Transformation assignments without supervision and fully contributes technically and functionally, individually and in teams.
• Leads management and delivery of low to medium complexity assignments without supervision or work packages of more complex projects.
• Authors and starts to quality‑assure key client documentation such as proposals; initiative scoping, planning and resourcing; progress reports; outcome reports etc.
• Conducts analysis to evidence gaps identified against good practice and starts to provide related advice directly to clients e.g., recommendations for next steps, what the future could / should look like.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness ranging from involvement in commercial management of projects (resourcing, fees, invoicing etc) and business development (opportunity identification, proposal creation, approach design).
• Growing demonstration of Management consultancy Foundational Values in practice: Eminence, Growth mindset, Integrity and trust, Inclusivity, Courage of convictions, Determination, Innovation and creativity, Agility, Honesty and transparency, Ethics.
• Engages in the design, development and adoption of digital tools and techniques to evolve how consultancy services are delivered.
• Demonstrates emotional and cultural intelligence skills, understands own emotions and those of others.
• Aware of styles and methods of communication and matching these to the requirements of different audiences.
• Understanding and application of appropriate process techniques, tools, methodologies and frameworks.
• Participates in Practice (technical capability) development through 1:1 and/or group coaching/training.
• Guides and supports colleagues, contributing to a team environment.
• Works towards intermediate accredited status (with Chartered Management Consultant or equivalent).

Essential Requirements

• Relevant degree or postgraduate qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Other degree qualifications will be considered if experience is aligned with our services.
• Significant experience working within one or more of our teams’ service lines: business case, innovation management, business change and transformation, organisational design, digital transformation and business improvement.
• Ability to work in teams and with a wide range of individuals, awareness of P3M, strong numerical skills and commercial awareness.

Desirable Requirements

• Associate or Chartered Management Consultant (AChMC/ChMC).
• Any of the following qualifications or certifications: project management, programme management, innovation, lean, change management and business cases.
• Knowledge of the UK’s major infrastructure investment plans.
• Security clearance is desirable but not essential.

Agile Working

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces well‑being, flexibility and trust, allowing you and your manager to choose how you work most effectively to meet client, team and personal commitments.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing: We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%. Life assurance equal up to 4× your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6× your salary. Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return‑to‑work support due to long‑term illness or injury. Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will‑writing. As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Employee Ownership: Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success. Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution. Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future. For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues. Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments. Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues. A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family. Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Lifestyle: A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme. Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service. Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave. Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay. Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Learning and development: Primary annual professional institution subscription. A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities. Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.