Team Leader

Ricardo plc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK is seeking a Team Leader to manage a diverse team of project and systems experts. The ideal candidate will prioritize team wellbeing, personal development, and effectively engage stakeholders across various levels. Responsibilities include coaching team members, overseeing performance appraisals, and ensuring a high-quality service delivery to clients. The candidate should be at least at the senior consultant level and possess strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum at senior consultant level.
• Ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders.
• Aspiration to lead and develop the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of experienced consultants in delivering services.
• Manage performance concerns effectively.
• Support team members' wellbeing and development.
• Engage with a diversified team including remote workers.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

As the Team Leader of a range of experienced consultants, you will lead a mixed team of project, systems, RAM, safety engineers and project managers responsible for delivering consulting and certification services. Lead a team of consultants, focusing on wellbeing, personal development, driving high levels of engagement, and ensuring team members have optimum workload levels., As a Team Leader, you will :

Responsibilities

• Provide services to clients and their subcontractors consistent you're your areas of technical expertise. Discover your team members' strengths and help play them in position.
• Ensure individual and collective recognition and praise is provided.
• Get to know your team members and demonstrate genuine concern by regularly checking in on their wellbeing and treating them as individuals.
• Support your team members in the development and regular review of annual SMART goals (commercial and personal development), including participation in annual performance appraisals.
• Lead by example in the areas of disciplined performance, planning, preparation, feedback, following QA, checklists, demonstrating integrity, etc.
• Address performance concerns early, leveraging HR and senior leadership support.
• Coordinate learning and development needs with HR.
• Be a conduit of corporate messages and providing feedback from team members to more senior managers.
• Support recruitment activities where required, including attendance at interviews and candidate selection.
• Demonstrate a high level of experience and the ability to work within the team to share experiences and work with team members to resolve problems or issues.
• Engaging a diversified team, such as - homeworkers, remote workers, part-time employees etc., bearing in mind individuals' circumstances.
• Coach and support team members in areas where this will help to develop the individual and deliver high quality services for the client.
  As a Team Leader, you are passionate about leading a team and providing technical service delivery to Ricardo and its clients consistent with your area of expertise., Applicant should be minimum at senior consultant level.

Qualifications

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence stakeholders at various levels.
• Have aspiration to lead and develop the team.
• Stakeholder management