Consultant​/Senior Consultant - Strategic Advisory

Job Description Overview

The Complex Projects Advisory Practice provides strategic, technical and commercial advice to public and private sector clients across the globe. We operate across multiple sectors, through all stages of the project lifecycle. With ambitious plans for growth, we are looking to expand our team with talented and passionate professionals with the drive needed to support diversification across multiple sectors.

We have roles available at Consultant and Senior Consultant level within our Strategic Advisory Practice. You will join a team working on some of the largest and most complex programmes in the UK and abroad. You will have a desire to work across sectors such as Nuclear, Aviation, Defence, Water, Transportation, Power, and Renewables. A core technical grounding in at least one of these sectors will be beneficial, as will the demonstration of an adaptable skillset.

Our new Complex Projects - Strategic Advisory team works as a partner to our clients to define outcomes and policy for their organisation and create investible cases for public funders and private investors.

This is a role for someone with a solid grounding in a consultancy environment, who is looking for the next challenge in their career. The successful candidate will have the right blend of technical, managerial and business development expertise to deliver projects with our existing clients and to seek out opportunities for future growth.

By joining our Complex Projects Advisory team, you will be part of a genuinely collaborative environment where everyone is supported to maximise their talents. We believe in recognising everyone’s contributions equally while delivering excellence together.

• You will support across all aspects of our consultancy offer, including technical delivery, work winning and broader business development activity. A desire to stretch into new areas will be essential. The role will include, but not necessarily be restricted to the following:
• Lead/Support on the technical delivery of projects, particularly in the fields of business case, feasibility studies, whole system strategy and investment advisory.
• Support on win work activity, including technical input to bids, pipeline development and/or account management activity.
• Represent Atkins
  
  Réalis at client meetings, industry events, and conferences, enhancing the company’s reputation as a leader in providing strategic advisory for the world’s most complex projects.
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency in seeking out opportunities to support business performance.
• Support the Complex Projects Advisory leadership team in shaping the advisory offer to deliver growth in line with our Vision 2035.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams across our UK&I business, fostering relationships that promote knowledge sharing and support for client delivery and growth.

• A track record of undertaking technical analysis to support the development of major infrastructure schemes.
• Calm under pressure, self-driven, and adaptable, with strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills. Evidence of dealing directly with clients will be beneficial.
• A willingness to support the development of less experienced staff through on-the-job training.
• Customer-centric with a collaborative, culturally aware approach and ability to build strong relationships.
• Passionate about supporting the development of a new practice, with a flexible open approach, ready to grasp opportunities and deal with uncertainty
• Experience of managing projects and/or technical work streams successfully to time and budget.
• Degree-level or equivalent professional qualification.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal…