Growth & Client Development Partner, Data & Insights

GHD; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a senior Growth & Client Development Partner to accelerate the UK Data & Insights practice. This market-facing role focuses on originating, shaping and converting high-value consulting opportunities and strengthening relationships with senior executives across infrastructure sectors.

You will translate client challenges into compelling propositions and lead cross-disciplinary teams delivering data, analytics and digital transformation across water, energy, transport, telecoms and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in consulting or advisory services within UK infrastructure, across utilities or related sectors.
• A proven track record of originating, shaping and converting senior-level consulting opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to build C-suite relationships and open new access points.
• Strong understanding of data, analytics and digital transformation in asset-intensive organisations.
• Experience in both public and private sectors is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and expand senior-level relationships with executives across UK infrastructure clients, particularly in water, energy and private sector infrastructure.
• Represent GHD at industry forums, client workshops and sector networks to elevate our market presence.
• Act as a trusted advisor, bringing independent insight and credible challenge to senior stakeholders.
• Engage executives in digital transformation, operations, asset management and investment planning.
• Proactively identify and originate multiple high-value (£400k–£1m+) consulting opportunities aligned to our Data & Insights capability.
• Leverage an established network to create new client access points and open strategic level conversations.
• Lead or co-lead proposal shaping, case for change development and commercial structuring in collaboration with delivery leads.
• Translate client challenges into clear, compelling, technically grounded consulting propositions.
• Bring together multidisciplinary specialists, delivering across data engineering, AI, modelling, digital asset and information management, and analytics across built infrastructure.
• Ensure solutions reflect UK market needs while aligning to global accelerators, frameworks and IP.
• Contribute to the shape and evolution of future UK Data & Insights offerings and sector plays.
• Provide ongoing market intelligence on regulation, client priorities, competitor activity and technology trends.
• Support creation of case studies and thought leadership that enhance our market credibility.
• Mentor and coach colleagues to strengthen their market engagement and commercial capabilities.
• Contribute to an open, collaborative culture with a flat intellectual hierarchy where ideas are valued on merit.

Job description

GHD is seeking a senior Growth & Client Development Partner to accelerate the UK Data & Insights practice. This market-facing role focuses on originating, shaping and converting high-value consulting opportunities and strengthening relationships with senior executives across infrastructure sectors.

You will translate client challenges into compelling propositions and lead cross-disciplinary teams delivering data, analytics and digital transformation across water, energy, transport, telecoms and