Would you like the opportunity to help shape a rapidly growing Programme Advisory business?
Faithful+Gould is one of the world’s leading management consultancies operating at the forefront of the construction and built environment industry sectors. Placing great emphasis on our people - their wellbeing, development and progression – we’re dedicated to providing high quality professional services with cutting-edge expertise.
What makes us different is that we are one of the most diverse and supportive working cultures within the industry and we have the capability to provide an end-to-end service for our clients, right from helping them create strategies to helping implement them. We want to ‘change the industry’ through how we add social value, protect the environment and look after the well-being of our people.
Our Programme Advisory team:
Our Programme Advisory team exists to transform the capabilities of our clients’ organisations and set-up their programmes for success, creating lasting legacies. We do this through providing a number of services including business diagnostics, operating model design, delivery of transformation programmes and optimising organisational performance. We work with a varied range of clients, across public and private sectors.
What we’re looking for?
To help accelerate the growth of this team, we are looking for an ambitious and respected Associate Director with strong experience in these areas, and who is passionate about working in these industry sectors. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the Programme Advisory team in London and the South East and play a key role in the evolution of our capability, service offer and growth. You will be joining a fantastic team - we have a relaxed, friendly and inclusive culture where everyone belongs, can be their true selves, and reach their full potential.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who can bring their sector knowledge, advisory expertise and leadership to make a real impact to the business and their career.
Responsibilities:
- Manage small to medium client engagements, often within complex stakeholder environments, whilst managing commercial risk to the business
- Lead the relationship with key client stakeholders to manage expectations, establish an environment of trust and deliver outstanding client satisfaction
- Manage team members as part of client delivery or through internal line management
- Lead delivery and assurance of cient deliverables, setting new standards in service excellence
- Identify and convert opportunities for further business, including leading or contributing to bid proposals
- Help us to improve what we do and how we do it by driving meaningful internal initiatives, including internal toolkits, products, service propositions and business engagement
- Support, coach and mentor other members of the team to support their development and progression
- Work with the wider business to deliver integrated services to our clients
- Help grow the team by supporting the recruitment of others
Requirements:
- Sector knowledge (construction / capital programme delivery / built environment) with a strong understanding of large-scale projects and programmes – their component parts (e.g. governance, assurance, controls, lifecycle processes, etc) and how functions combine to deliver outcomes
- An outstanding track record of delivering value, ideally in a consulting/advisory business, showing creative problem-solving skills
- Deep knowledge and experience in two or more of the following topics:
- Business diagnostics and maturity assessments
- Target Operating Model design and development (including focused elements of operating models (e.g. governance design, organisational design, etc)
- Transformation programme setup and delivery (qualifications such as MSP are desirable)
- Business change management (qualifications such as PROSCI or APMG Change Management are desirable)
- Understanding of programme data management and digital tool solutions
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Very strong project management skills with the ability to manage the delivery, commercial and financial aspects of client engagements
- Workshop design and facilitation
- Strong commercial awareness including the ability to identify and manage profitability
- Experience with supporting work winning activities.
- High standard of proficiency in oral and written communication with attention to detail
The Individual:
- Excited by the opportunity to have a major impact in the growth of a recently formed team
- Highly adaptable, creative, and able to pick up new concepts and deliver in ambiguous environments
- Ability to work in an agile manner, working flexibly to ensure deadlines are achieved
- Able to work at a strategic level, but also highly analytical and able to quickly process information or data
- Charismatic, resourceful, energetic and enthusiastic
- Individually strong but a great team player, who seeks diversity of thought and engagement from others
- Engaging and approachable with strong communication and presentation skills
- Desire to be the next generation of business leadership
- Innovative, with ability to coach and support others
- Market savvy and commercially minded – able to see the opportunity and land it
More About Us
Faithful+Gould, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is a leading international consultancy with over 70 years of integrated project and programme management expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills and support to develop in ways that work for you. You'll be trusted to play a vital role in the organisation while making a tangible difference to the world and our future.
Training:
You should possess a willingness to continue to develop your career through our structured training programme.
Faithful+Gould develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development courses designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. We provide a structured training scheme and endorse Continuous Professional Development Activities.
Rewards and Benefits:
Faithful+Gould offers a fantastic range of benefits, which you can tailor to suit your own health, well-being, financial and lifestyle choices.
All the information you need to know is available on our dedicated benefits portal; your reward, which is available to access 24/7 from any device: Thinking of Joining Us? (snclavalin.com)
Security Clearance:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview.
If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
Faithful+Gould recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment. We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.
Faithful+Gould, part of the SNC Lavalin Group, are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
