Advisory Consultant

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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 to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we construct, 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

Join our expanding Mace advisory centre of excellence within Mace consult. Our aim is to bring the best advice to our clients, developed at some of the world's most iconic and successful projects and our team has a track record of successfully delivering a wide variety of commissions with both property and infrastructure clients across the globe.

We are seeking candidates with a broad and flexible technical skillset to complement our current team by offering advice to our clients alongside Mace sector teams. You will be focussed on service excellence, continuous improvement and product development.

Our ideal candidates will have strategic advisory capability which they can deploy flexibly across service lines and sectors and a specialism in one or more of our service line areas; strategy and investment, construction and productivity, strategic development, asset and portfolio performance, commercial and delivery or change and transformation.

Post graduate experience in offering strategic advice to clients in a consultancy business. This may be as part of project and programme management roles, but candidates will be able to demonstrate they can work strategically with high levels of complexity and uncertainty.

We are particularly interested in candidates with skillsets and knowledge in the following areas:

• Business change capability.
• Portfolio management.
• Operating model.
• Enterprise risk, governance and assurance.
• Transformation management.
• Major programme advisory.

All candidates will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in the following areas:

• Ensuring excellence in client liaison and service, maintaining, and developing a professional relationship with key members within our clients' organisations.
• Providing appropriate skills and support to business development - developing new business opportunities and working to support a range of bid activities.
• In depth knowledge of one or more property and infrastructure sectors (e.g., aviation, rail, roads, healthcare, nuclear, utilities, energy transition, central and local government.)

You'll need to have:

• We are flexible about your professional background but expect all candidates to be able to demonstrate skills in research, analysis, generating creative ideas and optioneering as well as developing and delivering high quality presentations and reports. You will be digitally savvy and keen to explore the opportunities Mace has to offer.
• You are comfortable with a degree of uncertainty, self-motivated to learn new skills and explore a varied range of opportunities. We expect all our team to be adept at stakeholder engagement and client relationship management. For much of the time our Advisory Consultants are working on more than one commission and these tend to be short term so flexibility and agility are a must.
• A flexible, team player you will bring a wealth of other consultancy skills across major project and programme delivery and align with the Mace values and behaviours. We're looking for creative collaborators who generate good ideas as well as exceptional work.
• As part of our advisory services centre of excellence you will be passionate about sharing your knowledge, upskilling colleagues and supporting the development of more junior staff.
• Mace is committed to inclusion and these positions are available on a full and part time basis with agile working from home and our Manchester or central London offices. There is an expectation of a minimum of 3 days per week in either a Mace or a client office and there may be a requirement for travel within the UK to be client facing.

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.