Director - MPA - Programme Advisory and Capital Excellence

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director for its Major Projects Advisory team in Birmingham. This pivotal role involves strategic leadership, guiding growth strategies, and ensuring high-quality client delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Project, Programme, and Portfolio management, particularly in complex transformation projects. You will collaborate with senior leaders, manage multi-disciplinary teams, and foster an inclusive environment. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic consultancy environment, driving excellence in project delivery and client engagement.

Qualifications

• Experienced leaders in Project, Programme, and Portfolio management.
• Background in complex transformation projects is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and develop growth strategies.
• Lead complex client engagements and ensure quality deliverables.
• Manage, coach, and mentor colleagues in a diverse environment.

Skills

Capital Investment planning

Digital transformation

Business process improvements

Stakeholder management

Leadership in P3M organizations

Managing multi-disciplinary teams

Commercial awareness

Bid management experience

Education

Professional certifications (APM ChPP/PPQ, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2)

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Director - MPA - Programme Advisory and Capital Excellence, Birmingham

Client: KPMG-United Kingdom

Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: c17e04f54674

Job Views: 12

Posted: 28.04.2025

Expiry Date: 12.06.2025

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Job description

The Team

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

The Major Projects Advisory (MPA) practice is part of Customer, Operations, and Infrastructure (CO&I), one of seven super service lines across KPMG's Advisory business. Operating from all over the UK, we work on matters serving the country with diligence and expertise.

'PACE' (Programme Advisory and Capital Excellence) is a part of KPMG's Major Projects Advisory team—a multi-disciplinary team of cross-sector experts in complex project and programme delivery. We transform our clients' delivery capability and partner with them to deliver faster, cheaper, greener, and better. We serve a diverse client base across private and public sectors, including:

• Government
• Healthcare
• Defence
• Middle East
• Water
• Energy
• Transport
• Financial Services
• Retail

The Role

As a Director, you will provide strategic leadership, working closely with other Directors and Partners to lead and develop our go-to-market strategy and ensure high-quality client delivery. This is a highly accountable leadership role requiring versatile skills, supported by the team.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Leading the development of growth strategies and high-impact propositions
• Building sector relationships and becoming a key client contact
• Collaborating with capability and sector leaders to prioritize targets
• Leading complex client engagements at senior levels, providing insightful solutions
• Overseeing client deliverables, ensuring quality and risk management
• Managing, coaching, mentoring, and motivating colleagues
• Providing training and leadership to junior team members
• Contributing to team headcount and recruitment decisions
• Fostering an inclusive, diverse, and flexible environment

Most importantly, embodying KPMG's values daily.

The Person

Our team values diversity and selects talent as our greatest asset. We seek experienced leaders in Project, Programme, and Portfolio management, especially those with a background in complex transformation projects, ideally transitioning from delivery or controls roles into consulting at the C-Suite level.

Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Capital Investment planning and portfolio management
• Digital, data, and AI transformation
• Capital delivery transformations
• Business process improvements
• Major programme/project setup and operation
• Target operating model design and implementation
• Project, Programme, or Portfolio controls design
• Leading TMO or PMO establishments
• Programme maturity assessment and assurance
• Recovery plans for troubled projects
• Leadership in complex P3M organizations or consulting firms
• Managing multi-disciplinary teams of 5-20 consultants
• Business development and client account management
• Sector experience in Infrastructure, Transport, Aerospace, Defence, etc., preferred
• Stakeholder management at senior levels
• Strong commercial awareness and bid management experience
• Leadership and management of diverse teams
• Professional certifications such as APM ChPP/PPQ, MoP, MSP, PRINCE2