Senior Consultant - Business Change Manager

Decision Analysis Services Limited; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent professional services company is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead complex transformation programmes in the Defence sector. This role involves engaging with stakeholders to drive digital capabilities in mission-critical environments, ensuring seamless integration of technology and processes. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of digital fluency and consulting acumen, navigating the challenges of traditional cultures while influencing senior leaders. Join a firm that values your development and offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will significantly impact critical infrastructure in the UK.

Benefits

Private Pension

Private Healthcare

Private Dental Care

25 Days Holiday

Discretionary Office Closure over Christmas

Personal Carbon Offset Scheme

Access to Udemy for Professional Development

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in delivering technical or change-focused programmes.
• Strong understanding of Defence environments and technology adoption.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships for digital transformation.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary groups for effective integration.
• Support delivery of high-impact programmes and guide change.

Skills

Digital Awareness

Delivery Experience

Defence Sector Insight

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Education

STEM Degree

Tools

ICT Solutions

Digital Solutions

Job description

Please be aware that all offers of employment will be subject to a UK Security Clearance check. To gain this you ordinarily need at least 6 years' UK residency.

Decision Analysis Services Limited (DAS) is an independent professional services company. Since 2007 we have provided services globally to more than 200 client organisations within the energy, defence, government, transport, and health sectors. Based in offices from Glasgow to Sydney, we support clients across five continents.

We specialise in bridging the gap between strategic planning and operational execution, developing enduring solutions to the uniquely complex issues faced by our clients. We are experts in programme management, systems thinking, investment modelling, machine learning, and data analysis. These unique skills, coupled with our extensive experience of engineering, regulatory practices and operations delivery enable us to develop sustainable, long-term solutions for our clients.

The Role

As a Senior Consultant in our Digital Consulting Practice, you'll help shape and deliver complex transformation programmes across Defence and wider government. Working at the crossroads of technology, strategy, and delivery, you'll support the adoption of digital capabilities in our clients' mission critical environments, collaborating closely with stakeholders to drive meaningful change.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain trusted relationships across technical, operational, and senior leadership levels to support digital transformation
• Capability Integration Leadership: Coordinate multi-disciplinary working groups, enabling effective integration of people, processes, and technology within secure, high-stakes environments
• Translation & Advisory: Act as a bridge between technical delivery teams and user communities, translating complex ideas into practical, mission-driven outcomes
• Market Insight & Growth Enablement: Contribute to pipeline growth by identifying new opportunities, shaping client propositions, and supporting bids with insight and credibility
• Programme Delivery Influence: Support delivery of high-impact programmes by aligning delivery frameworks, guiding change implementation, and driving results on the ground

Apply to DAS if you want to work on varied, complex projects within a business that values your development, where no two days are alike, and where you'll have a tangible impact on critical infrastructure in the UK.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you'll bring a blend of digital awareness, delivery experience, and Defence sector insight. You'll be comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing senior stakeholders, and operating with integrity in secure and complex environments.

We're looking for candidates with:

• Sector & Cultural Awareness: Strong understanding of Defence environments, DLODs, and the dynamics of technology adoption in traditionally change-resistant cultures
• Digital Fluency & Integration Mindset: Broad knowledge of ICT and digital solutions with the ability to engage across both deep technical and strategic user domains
• Consulting & Commercial Acumen: Experience in a consulting environment with strong commercial awareness and the ability to shape and support client-facing initiatives
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Proven ability to influence, advise, and communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders - from senior leaders to delivery teams
• Education & Experience: A STEM degree is preferred, with 3 - 5 years' experience in delivering technical or change-focused programmes; Defence or government background desirable

Don't meet all the job requirements, but like the sound of us and the projects we work on? Get in touch anyway - we are always keen to hear from talented, solutions-led individuals at all career stages and might have the perfect role for you. We are also keen to hear from military veterans who may not tick all the boxes but have strong experience from a technical or intelligence related field.

Benefits

In return for your project management skills, we offer a genuinely people focused culture. DAS is dedicated to offering more than just a job. We're committed to cultivating your professional development and success. Employee wellbeing is at the forefront of our thinking. We actively support a healthy work-life balance and champion workplace flexibility, enabling you to prioritise the things that matter to you.

• Attractive salary, reflective of skills and experience
• Private pension, private healthcare for you and your immediate family, and private dental care
• Death-in-service and income protection schemes
• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays, and additional days to work on environmental and community activities
• Discretionary office closure over Christmas
• Personal carbon offset through company scheme
• Access to professional and personal development platform, Udemy

DAS is an Equal Opportunities employer. We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. We commit to providing equality, fairness, and respect for all in our employment, and all those seeking employment at DAS.