Management Consultant - Secure Government

Capgemini Invent; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Invent in the United Kingdom seeks a Consultant for its Secure team to deliver measurable outcomes on complex programmes. You will translate complexity into clear, actionable solutions, building trusted client relationships while contributing to business development and capability growth.

The role emphasises delivery focus, autonomy, and ongoing personal development within Capgemini’s integrated offering and secure government and Defence-adjacent projects.

Qualifications

• UK nationality and willingness to undergo background screening.
• Experience in complex, high-assurance or highly regulated environments (government, consulting or industry).
• Proven delivery experience across large-scale programmes such as capability development, research and innovation, digital transformation or operational support.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to proposals, RFPs, bids, and client pitches as part of business development.
• Contribute to internal campaigns, whitepapers, and capability development.
• Support learning and development activities, including certifications and career progression.

Skills

Security clearance experience

Delivery experience across large-scale

P3M

Agile delivery

Hybrid delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Growth mindset

Independent working

Job description

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

We are expanding our Secure team, with significant opportunities to work on some of the UK’s most complex and mission‑critical programmes. We partner closely with our clients to help them achieve their objectives and tackle highly complex challenges. This is enabled through close collaboration with the wider Capgemini Group, allowing us to bring a truly integrated offering and draw on deep technical and domain expertise.

Our strength lies in our technical heritage and a rich ecosystem of capability, which differentiates us in the market. We are looking for individuals with strong core consulting skills, alongside experience in areas such as Strategy & Innovation, P3M, Agile and hybrid delivery, Business Technology, Data & Analytics, and Workforce & Organisational Transformation.

We are seeking pragmatic, action‑oriented people with a strong drive to deliver real outcomes. As a Consultant within the Secure team, you will be primarily delivery‑focused, working closely with clients to build trusted relationships and translate complexity into clear, actionable solutions that deliver measurable impact.

Our Secure portfolio spans a diverse and evolving set of high‑assurance environments and critical national programmes. We are experiencing sustained growth, driven by increasing demand for digital transformation across secure government and defence‑adjacent organisations. This includes accelerating the adoption of advanced digital capabilities such as secure cloud, AI‑enabled solutions, and automation.

Role

Capgemini is recognised for its heritage as a trusted delivery partner in complex, highly regulated environments. As we continue to grow, we are looking for high‑calibre talent to help our clients navigate change, unlock value, and deliver on their most important missions. As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

• You meet the UK nationality requirements for roles requiring security clearance (typically in line with sole UK nationality criteria) and are willing to undergo background screening.
• Experience working within complex, high‑assurance or highly regulated environments, either within government, consulting, or industry.
• Proven delivery experience across large‑scale programmes, such as capability development, research and innovation, digital transformation, strategic planning, or operational support.
• The ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables, operating with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• A growth mindset, with the curiosity and adaptability to take on new challenges and develop new skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse organisations and locations.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and personal growth.

Desirable technical skills and experience (one or more of the following)

• Delivery experience across Project, Programme, or Portfolio Management (P3M), including relevant professional certifications (e.g. APM, MSP or equivalent).
• Experience supporting business case development, including structured analysis, option appraisal, and investment justification.
• Requirements management and/or structured problem‑solving approaches.
• User‑centred design, business analysis, and organisational or business change management.
• Experience supporting training, design or capability enablement frameworks.
• Knowledge of security, risk, or assurance practices within complex environments.
• Exposure to Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) environments and transformation initiative.
• Experience working in operational, mission‑focused, or capability development environments.

What You'll Love About Working Here

You’ll thrive in a collaborative and diverse environment that empowers you to innovate, grow your skills, and make a real impact—whether you’re shaping solutions for clients or driving positive change in society. You will be supported by a culture that values inclusion, continuous learning, and the freedom to bring your authentic self to work every day.

Need To Know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Capgemini Is Proud To Be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) Under The UK Government’s Disability Confident Scheme. As Part Of Our Commitment To Inclusive Recruitment, We Will Offer An Interview To All Candidates Who

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Csr

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London or Manchester as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI‑powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.