Project Consulting Design and Delivery Lead

Project Consulting Design and Delivery Lead

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The PCD&D Consultant role drives the strategic planning, design and implementation of all office technology to support EY business needs on all office projects globally. This role is area-based and develops and coordinates the relationships among related key project stakeholders such as the Real Estate portfolio Deployment Leads, IT PMs, technology integrators, Facilities teams, project management teams (i.e. CBRE), architects (i.e. Gensler), I&O product teams and BRM Leads.

The role will meet with the business to understand requirements, advise and consult on current technologies available and application of them to meet requirements or offer alternatives. Working with the broader project team, the role analyzes project floor plans to apply technical solutions as per business requirements. The role additionally determines opportunities to eliminate or consolidate redundancies in platforms to ensure optimal end user experience and drive cost efficiency and global consistency in designs and applications.

The role partners with BRM, RE, FM and Product Portfolio Leads on all proposed design specifications and monitors vendor activities in accordance with the agreed to project plans and business directives. The role is a thought leader in office technology solutions, design and best practices and will maintain industry knowledge on architectural standards, RE trends and emerging technologies. The role will also support the Change Management aspects of project handover to Day 2 support assisting with the coordination of site training for support staff, documentation of escalation paths and associated change communications.

• Partner with relevant project stakeholders on key initiatives and stakeholder engagement
• As part of office projects attend steercos with business line executives, OMPs and decision makers
• Develop trusted advisor status
• Ensure technologies are applied correctly and aligned to expectations
• Drive the technology experience
• Orchestrate the solutioning and design of technology products and services into the office
• Partner with Real Estate D&P Leads, Facilities, IT PMO, Architecture, PM teams, BRM as well as other key project stakeholders to ensure a complete and successful end user experience is achieved
• Oversee the RFP process for office projects where applicable
• Maintain alignment to stated budget targets
• Collect feedback and share with the I&O Product Teams to improve our solutions and experiences

The role is primarily a consulting role and requires a solid analytical acumen and solution orientation to understand the nuances of business requirements and applying solutions to them. The role will guide appropriate changes, solutions and services within the directives of the role’s remit. Utilizes a broad knowledge of technology used in EY offices and other aligned services to make role appropriate decisions including the efficient handling of design reviews as well as determine effective ways to address and mitigate issues.

The role additionally requires consultative questioning, influence management and critical thinking skills to understand a current directive and recommend viable solutions that are both effective and support the value to the business.

The role is an individual contributor and is managed by the PCD&D Global Lead. However, the individual in this role must have managerial capacity to potentially manage a team or, as a result of specific projects under management, would be expected to influence and manage peers, vendors, suppliers and others in creating and executing the design plan or in the actual deployment of technology solutions.

• Maintains solid interpersonal skills to engage with others in the Firm…