Principal Consultant - Operational Analysis

Sagentia Defence; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence consultancy in the UK is seeking a Principal Consultant in Operational Analysis to drive departmental strategy and team leadership. You will deliver high-quality Operational Analysis and decision support services, mentoring team members while managing stakeholder relationships. Candidates should hold a degree and possess consultancy experience, especially in government contexts. This role requires motivation, resilience, and a commitment to personal development in a dynamic consulting environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering Operational Analysis services in a consultancy context.
• Proven capability in leading teams and managing stakeholders.
• Knowledge of government processes and public sector requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in setting vision and strategy for the department.
• Lead and motivate a team, ensuring performance and shared knowledge.
• Develop and maintain Operational Analysis service offerings.

Skills

Operational Analysis

Modelling and Simulation

Decision Support

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Technical Guidance

Education

Degree level qualification

Job description

Principal Consultant - Operational Analysis

Department: Operational Analysis

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bristol

Description

Are you someone with a background in Operational Analysis, Operational Research or Supporting Government Approvals; looking to take the next step in your career and join a growing team?

Sagentia Defence has a track record of success, as a trusted partner to customers within highly regulated Government programmes. As a result, we are looking for a new Principal Consultant within our Operational Analysis team.

The Operational Analysis team uses modelling, analysis, domain knowledge and approvals expertise to provide the evidence to make better decisions, in support of our customers within the defence and space sectors.

In particular, we:

• Undertake research to analyse the benefits of new equipment, approaches or technologies
• Provide the evidence to support Government procurement decisions
• Work with customers and stakeholders to improve policy, strategy and planning

What we’re looking for

As a Principal Consultant within Operational Analysis, you will be responsible for:

• Vision and Strategy: Assisting in setting the vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with the other capabilities. Ensuring that it is then communicated across the Company and aligned with the wider Sagentia Defence vision and strategy.
• Team leadership: Motivating, coaching and managing the performance of team members. Leading team meetings to share knowledge, co-ordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues.
• Capability Development: Developing and maintaining Operational Analysis service offerings aligned to account demand signal and collaborating with other departments to ensure services are coherent across the business.

As a Principal Consultant your focus will be developing:

• Operational Analysis
• Approvals Assurance
• Decision Support
• Modelling and Simulation
• Training and Development: Coaching people on the use of Operational Analysis tools and techniques. Staying at the forefront of profession, we encourage career development through attendance to conferences, steering committees and tailored training and development as and when required.
• Business Development: Supporting Account Leads by writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers. Collaborating with Account Leads to identify need for new capability across all our customers.
• Technical Assurance: Working on projects, providing technical guidance and review to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

You will be someone with experience in leading tasks in an Operational Analysis discipline, with expertise in analysis, modelling or support to Government Approvals. You should have a positive, flexible and self-motivated attitude, and be keen to develop yourself and others within the team.

You will have experience in:

• Delivering Operational Analysis, Approvals Assurance, Decision Support and/or Modelling and Simulation in a consultancy context.
• Writing analysis documentation (e.g OASP, COA) or business cases.
• Capability Development of new tools and techniques.
• Providing technical guidance and reviews to ensure project deliverables are of a high quality and meet customers’ expectations.
• Leading teams in a consultancy setting.
• Working within public sector with knowledge of government processes.
• Managing a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Mentoring employees across all grades.
• Contributing and leading successful bids/technical proposals.

If you are interested in applying for this role, candidates must have:

• An existing right to live and work in the UK.
• Either hold a current SC clearance or be willing and eligible to undergo a Security Clearance check (SC level) upon starting their employment with the company.
• To gain SC clearance you will normally need at least 5 years’ UK residency.
• Degree level qualification or relevant experience
• Defence or military experience
• An Engineering Chartership or equivalent relevant to the role

Benefits

You will be offered a competitive salary and benefits package.