Senior Consultant & Business Cases (Defence)

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational consultancy firm is seeking a proactive Consultant or Senior Consultant to join their Business Case team in Manchester. The role involves collaborating with clients to develop defence sector business cases compliant with HM Treasury guidelines. Candidates must have proven documentation experience and an understanding of the UK Defence Sector. This position promotes a flexible working environment and values a diverse workforce.

Qualifications

• Experience in authoring strategic documentation in the defence sector.
• Knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book 5-Case Model.
• Proficient in financial analysis and appraising investment options.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in authoring HM Treasury Green Book compliant business cases.
• Coordinate diverse stakeholders and manage documentation.
• Develop bespoke business cases for defence clients.

Skills

Excellent analytical skills

Problem solving

Decision-making

Client-facing confidence

Persuasive communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Research and analysis capability

Education

Proven experience in the defence sector

Understanding of the HM Treasury Green Book

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

For over 75 years we have been helping our clients deliver on their objectives. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth and we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

Job Description

We are seeking a proactive and resourceful Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our dynamic and growing Business Case team. In this role you will support clients in authoring HM Treasury Green Book compliant business cases for major Defence programmes, demonstrating value‑for‑money and strategic alignment. You will have experience in developing business cases in the defence sector with an understanding of the full business case lifecycle from Project Initiation to Full Business Case.

This role will require you to be comfortable producing documentation and supporting annexes, coordinating diverse and challenging stakeholders and to have excellent attention to detail. Each client we work with has unique requirements, challenges, and goals, which means no two projects are ever the same.

We work closely with public and private sector defence clients to understand requirements and develop bespoke business cases for real world issues, communicating complex information pragmatically to develop robust evidence for business case approval and project funding.

Our Business Case team is part of Real Estate Advisory and works extensively in the defence sector.

Skills

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision‑making skills, able to effectively convey complex information to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, dynamic, and collaborative self‑starter.
• Confident and credible in a client‑facing environment.
• Persuasive and influential, not afraid to challenge, debate and influence key decisions.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing project requirements.
• Self‑motivated with excellent time management skills.
• Strong organisational skills, able to manage objectives and resources to meet commercial requirements.
• Able to conduct in‑depth research and analysis including benchmarking, industry analysis and development of charts and graphs to visually represent data.

Qualifications

• Essential: Proven experience authoring strategic documentation in the defence sector including Business Cases.
• Essential: Knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book 5‑Case Model. Better Business Case accreditation a bonus.
• Essential: Knowledge of the UK Defence Sector. An understanding of recent legislation, policies and procurement activities would be desirable.
• Essential: Effective communicator who listens and understands client needs.
• Desirable: Security Clearance (SC) or willingness to attain clearance.
• Desirable: Demonstrable leadership potential and experience in delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Desirable: Financially literate, with the ability to conduct financial analysis and appraise investment options.
• Desirable: Proficient at using tools like Excel and Power BI for data analysis.
• Desirable: Understanding of benefits management or requirements management.
• Desirable: Proficient at business generation with evidence of identifying opportunities and preparing compelling proposals.
• Desirable: Commercial awareness.

Additional Information

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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.