Consulting Programme & Project Management - Security Industry Consultant Job Details

PwC’s UK Consulting business is looking for a Consultant to develop into a programme management, project management or PMO specialist within their Project and Programme Management (PPM) Group, specifically in the Security, Defence or Home Affairs sectors.

The PPM team are called on to manage or direct a client's own project or as part of a wider PwC team delivering a specific project for a client, in increasingly complex environments across both the public and private sectors. As part of our growth strategy, we will focus on delivering more transformational change on behalf of our clients.

In this role, due to the diverse range of our clients and their environments, experience of formal project

management disciplines and a demonstrable ability to use this in a pragmatic fashion (e.g. Prince2, APM or other proven approach) is essential. You will need to deploy sound planning and control skills as well as excellent communication, negotiation and diplomacy skills. Previous experience of conducting reviews of large projects is an additional asset.

We have high growth targets and part of the strategy for this growth is to bring in experienced hires in the positions of Consultant where the position offers:

• a challenging working environment
• significant opportunities for personal development and career progression as you will be joining a key growth area
• the chance to work with a team of dynamic, like minded people
• access to prestigious government clients
• the opportunity to work with leading organisations to transform the way they operate their businesses

You will work on behalf of the client responsible for the management of individual work streams – either as part of a wider programme or portfolio or within standalone projects. Management responsibility is likely to span internal client resource, existing contractors and 3rd party suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

• People management of junior staff
• Management of key client relationships
• Planning of project work and programmes
• Risk management, quality assurance and budgetary control of client engagements
• Training of staff and communications
• Dealing with all staff/ stakeholder issues
• Benefits realisation
• Proposal work, preparation and delivery

There will be opportunities for some focus on product and business development, and it is expected that the role will grow to include an increased focus in this area.

Additional information

Opportunity for working from home? Yes - some

Amount of time client based – 80%

Opportunity for job sharing? No

Need to travel/overnight stays away from home – Yes – variable

Opportunity for flexible working (hours)? Yes - some

Essential skills:

·          Experience in the Security, Defence or Home Affairs sectors.

·          Security cleared to at least SC level

·          Experience of many of the following: planning, status reporting, risk management, benefits management, stakeholder management, team and resource management, resource planning, financial planning, budgeting, quality assurance, third party contract management

·          Experience of managing sections of the project lifecycle

·          Possess excellent inter personal and developed communication skills, both verbal and written in English

·          Flexibility and ability to travel extensively both in the UK and abroad

·          An ability to promptly address problems and maintain professional standards

·          An ability to plan and deliver work against tight deadlines

·          An ability to manage budgeting, resourcing, billing and compliance considerations

·          An ability to identify and address risk management issues

·          An ability to take advantage of new opportunities for learning, sharing new knowledge; being intellectually agile and able to think creatively.

·          An ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in the work or business environments. Adjusting to new work structures, processes, regulations, requirements or cultures

Desirable skills:

·          MSP and/or PRINCE 2 qualified (or similar)

·          Sector/ industry experience

·          Good understanding of and aptitude for commercial and financial matters and their management within both a project and corporate environment

• A track record of providing meaningful feedback to help others improve and develop.