Project Delivery Consultant - Public Sector Transformation

PA Consulting; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking a Project Delivery Consultant to join its Public Sector Transformation practice in Belfast. You will help government and public sector clients turn ambitious plans into concrete outcomes, working within blended PA and client teams to deliver complex programmes.

The role suits delivery professionals with 2–7+ years of relevant experience, offering a hybrid work pattern, exposure across education, health, justice and other public services, and opportunities to shape

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects, programmes or significant workstreams in a consulting, public service or similarly complex environment.
• Working knowledge of project and programme delivery approaches, tools and common delivery challenges.
• A track record of turning plans into tangible outcomes and benefits.
• Strong planning, analysis, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• The confidence to work across organisational levels and contribute effectively in diverse teams.
• An adaptable, hands-on approach and willingness to work across different public service markets.

Responsibilities

• Plan, support and/or coordinate complex projects, programmes or workstreams from mobilisation through to delivery.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, milestones, governance, dependencies and measurable outcomes.
• Establish or strengthen programme management offices, reporting, assurance and decision‑making.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies, helping teams solve problems and maintain momentum.
• Facilitate workshops and produce concise, evidence‑based materials for senior stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships across policy, operational, digital, commercial and corporate teams.
• Use delivery data and insight to improve performance, benefits realisation and accountability.
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership and the continued growth of PA’s Northern Ireland and Ireland Government & Public Sector team.

Skills

Delivery management

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Consulting experience

Agile delivery

Job description

Project Delivery Consultant - Public Sector Transformation

• Full-time

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Do you enjoy bringing clarity, pace and structure to complex programmes? Join PA’s Delivery team and help government and public sector organisations turn ambitious plans into outcomes that make a lasting difference for citizens, communities and the people who deliver essential services.

We currently have roles at Consultant Analyst grade (typically for individuals with 2-3 years of relevant experience), Consultant grade (typically 3-5 years of experience), and Senior Consultant grade (typically 5-7+ years of experience).

Our Delivery team is PA’s centre of excellence for project, programme and portfolio delivery. In Northern Ireland and Ireland, we work across central and local government, health, justice, education, defence and other public services. You will join blended PA and client teams, combining delivery disciplines with sector insight, analytical thinking and practical problem-solving.

Essentially, we are looking for delivery professionals, with varying levels of experience, who can bring structure, pace and practical problem-solving to complex public sector programmes. These are varied roles, offering the opportunity to work across a range of public service domains as client needs evolve.

Location: Belfast. We work in a hybrid way and typically spend a minimum of two days each week in the PA office or on client site. The pattern will vary by assignment and may include more frequent client‑site working and travel across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, support and/or coordinate complex projects, programmes or workstreams from mobilisation through to delivery.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, milestones, governance, dependencies and measurable outcomes.
• Establish or strengthen programme management offices, reporting, assurance and decision‑making.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies, helping teams solve problems and maintain momentum.
• Facilitate workshops and produce concise, evidence‑based materials for senior stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships across policy, operational, digital, commercial and corporate teams.
• Use delivery data and insight to improve performance, benefits realisation and accountability.
• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership and the continued growth of PA’s Northern Ireland and Ireland Government & Public Sector team.

You may be involved in:

• Supporting the Education sector redefine and optimise their shared services offering to customers, using digital technology to replace manual, paper processing.
• Designing and delivering a new national operating model within the police and justice sector to improve service delivery for citizens and victims of crime.
• Supporting health and social care organisations to deliver operational and financial improvement, including service design, workforce and corporate‑services transformation.
• Building delivery capability and governance for complex, multi‑organisation programmes.

What we're looking for:

• Experience delivering projects, programmes or significant workstreams in a consulting, public service or similarly complex environment.
• Working knowledge of project and programme delivery approaches, tools and common delivery challenges.
• A track record of turning plans into tangible outcomes and benefits.
• Strong planning, analysis, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• The confidence to work across organisational levels and contribute effectively in diverse teams.
• An adaptable, hands‑on approach and willingness to work across different public service markets.

Experience of Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland government, public bodies or health and social care organisations would be advantageous. Relevant project, programme, Agile or change qualifications are welcome but are not essential.

Experience of Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland government, public bodies or health and social care organisations would be advantageous. Relevant project, programme, Agile or change qualifications are welcome but are not essential.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality.We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.