Principal Consultant – Operational Analysis

Principal Consultant – Operational Analysis / Data Analysis Join to apply for the Principal Consultant – Operational Analysis / Data Analysis role at Sagentia Defence.Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates. Department: Operational Analysis Location: Bristol Are you an experienced consultant with a background in Operational Analysis, Operational Research, Data Analysis or supporting Government Approvals looking for an opportunity to support and develop a growing team and be responsible for delivering Analysis and Innovation? 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. We undertake research to analyse the benefits of new equipment, approaches, or technologies, provide evidence to support Government procurement decisions, work with customers and stakeholders to improve policy, strategy and planning, and collaborate with partner organisations within the Science Group to integrate innovation into everything we do. Key Responsibilities Business Development: Supporting Account Leads throughout the whole business development cycle, including writing technical approaches within bids and presenting to prospective customers; collaborating with Account Leads to identify new opportunities and the need for new capability across all our customers. Vision and Strategy: Assisting in setting the vision and strategy for the department in collaboration with other capabilities across Sagentia, integrating Analysis and Innovation throughout, and ensuring that the strategy is communicated across the company and aligned with the wider Sagentia Defence vision. Capability Development: Developing and maintaining Operational Analysis service offerings aligned to account demand signals and collaborating with other departments to ensure services are coherent across the business. Key service areas include: Operational Analysis Approvals Assurance Decision Support Modelling and Simulation Team Leadership: Motivating, coaching, and managing the performance of team members; leading team meetings to share knowledge, coordinate activities, pursue opportunities and address issues; being responsible for the delivery of Operational Analysis projects and wider collaborative multi‑disciplinary work. Training and Development: Coaching people on the use of Operational Analysis tools and techniques; encouraging career development through attendance at conferences, steering committees and tailored training and development as and when required. 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 Delivering Operational Analysis, Approvals Assurance, Decision Support and/or Modelling and Simulation in a consultancy context. Writing analysis documentation or business cases. Capability development and integration 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 the 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. Eligibility 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 employment. To gain SC clearance normally requires at least 5 years’ UK residency. Degree level qualification or relevant experience. Defence or government experience. An Engineering Chartership or equivalent relevant to the role. xpwpeyx Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits package including a Company Profit Share Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the ability to buy and sell holiday, Employee Assistance Programme, 24‑hour access to GP and mental health support, access to hundreds of high‑street discounts, private healthcare provided by Bupa and more.#J-18808-Ljbffr