Principal Consultant - Change & Transformation - Defence

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 110 offices worldwide.

We are seeking to recruitPrincipal Consultantswith broad defence sector experience. Our expanding Programme Advisory division specialises in the strategy, set-up and transformation of major programmes / organisations across the public and private sectors, with a rapidly expanding presence in the defence sector. Our Programme Advisory division was created in 2018 and has since grown significantly in size and capability with a track record of delivering complex transformations both in the UK and internationally. We are constantly evolving and finding better ways to work and support our clients, so we need people who are equally energetic and passionate about making a difference and playing a part in this growth.

This is an exciting opportunity to support our world-renowned clients across a variety of sectors including defence, renewables, transport, infrastructure, and utilities. This opportunity will enable you to enhance your skills across a range of projects, shape your career and directly contribute to the team’s growth and continued success. Due to our growth, our intent is to make full use of your defence sector experience, although the successful candidate must also have a desire to work across a potentially broad range of other sectors / industries.

Job Description

Change and transformation are at the very heart of what we do. We work across the entire change lifecycle from initial diagnostics to delivery and embedment of new ways of working. We are looking for talented, dedicated people who feel their experience and skills could support the transformation of our clients’ programmes and organisations. You will have hands-on change management experience and be proficient in using a range of tools and techniques to enable successful outcomes. You will be able to participate in a variety of activities in either a leading or supporting role.

You will be expected to contribute across a number of areas, including:

• Assisting in the design of business change and transformation, which may include changes across any or all aspects of an operating model, (e.g. people, organisation, processes or systems).
• Leading change management activity, including facilitating workshops, developing deliverables, managing communications, and governing client stakeholders.
• Supporting key activities within the Programme Advisory team including internal development of transformation products.
• Supporting bid proposals, working closely alongside Senior Management and the wider Turner & Townsend team.
• Working within diverse and multi-disciplinary teams, to act as a representative of Turner & Townsend on client sites.
• Identifying and contributing to business development opportunities where appropriate.

Essential

• Proven experience in a consultancy role across a number of commissions, or similar relevant experience (e.g. as a member of the armed forces or civil service).
• Demonstrable evidence of change management experience and achievement of results.
• Experience of programme and project management.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Able to work and thrive in a multi stakeholder environment with a ‘making the difference’ approach.
• Robust and methodical analytical skills, able to take data and develop insights to support solution development.
• Capable of producing high quality deliverables under time pressure.
• High attention to detail and standard of work.
• Good understanding of the UK defence sector, both MOD and supply chain.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, imaginative.

Highly Desirable

• Experience of working in the defence sector, either within UK Defence or in a customer-facing role in the supply chain.
• Undergraduate degree or Master’s degree, or similar higher education.
• Owing to the work that we do and the clients we support, experience in one or more of the following sectors would be viewed favourably; infrastructure, transportation, utilities, commercial, natural resources, real estate.
• Experience in MS Visio, Power BI.
• Current or previously held UK security clearance.

Hybrid working patterns are envisaged but this may vary in accordance with the requirements of Turner & Townsend or clients. Candidates must be able to work at their designated home office as required. Given the current laydown of our Team and clients, it would be strongly preferred for candidates to be based in London / Bristol / Birmingham / Manchester, although applicants who are based elsewhere may still be considered. In addition candidates must be able to travel to client sites throughout the UK and potentially internationally; the bulk of our current work in the defence sector is at sites in the south of England.

Security clearances will be required in order to work with a number of our defence sector clients. Successful candidates will be expected to apply for, or maintain existing, security cleared status.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com

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