Senior Advisory Manager - Commercial

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy is seeking an experienced strategic consultant to manage complex technical deliveries and provide expert commercial advice. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and stakeholder management skills, supported by a relevant degree and professional qualifications. This role involves working collaboratively to promote net zero transition and support critical project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in public sector construction.
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve tight deadlines.
• Experience of applying technical skills in a consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Managing technical commission delivery in complex environments.
• Undertaking supply chain risk assessments.
• Guiding clients through project setup and improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Education

Degree or equivalent level of study

Professional qualification with relevant chartership body

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Description

This job is with Mace, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the + business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing the technical commission delivery in complex, dynamic and uncertain environments during the pre-conception, feasibility and early stages of projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Providing comprehensive in-depth technical capability from strategic commercial assessments and decisions and/or specialist capabilities to deploy in an advisory capacity across more than one client and/or sector.
• Technical aspects of projects and programmes or will bring specialist expertise to larger projects and programmes.
• Assessing client capabilities and developing strategic plans for value-based commercial arrangements.
• Undertaking supply chain risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies based on the findings.
• Guiding clients through the earliest stages of programme and portfolio set up and improvement, including identifying strategic vision, intended outcomes and the governance, decision making, delivery and quality frameworks / processes that will realise these.
• Supporting the development of bids.
• Providing strategic guidance and support to project teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and shares responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the strategy definition.
• Stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation.
• Data analysis and trend identification at project, programme, portfolio levels.

You’ll need to have:

• Extensive understanding of, or experience in, the capabilities required to undertake delivery models and commercial advice at a strategic level.
• Excellent analytical skills - use of Excel and external data sources.
• Experience in the following at programme and portfolio level across property and built environment and/or infrastructure.
• Public Sector Construction experience.
• Ability to convert specialist technical knowledge into accessible format for clients.
• Apply technical knowledge to emerging technology and processes.
• Subject matter expert in at least one technical skill related to property or infrastructure.
• Experience of applying technical skills in a consultancy environment.
• Extensive experience of stakeholder management skills in a technical environment.
• Extensive experience of conducting structured or semi structured interviews relating to specialist subject matter.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to provide high quality reports and visuals.
• Ability to work across a broad spectrum of projects and subject matter.
• Ability to work under pressure to achieve tight deadlines outside of the control of the project team.
• Ability to structure own work programme and lead a team producing output in a specialist subject area.
• Extensive level of applying technical specialist capability on complex projects and in an uncertain environment.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-professional team and communicate across the team and business.
• Ability to work as part of a team, taking on varied tasks to achieve commission milestones.
• Professional qualification with relevant chartership body .

You’ll also have:

• Degree or equivalent level of study (or equivalent).
• Cross sector transferable skills.
• Educated to degree level.
• Able to undertake international travel.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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