Consultant P3M

ABOUT SQUARCLE / THE TEAM

Squarcle is a growing strategy, operations and digital consultancy dedicated to driving the performance of our clients. We are people-orientated and pride ourselves on our people-first culture. Unlike many consultancies, Squarcle is as equally dedicated to delivery as it is to design. 

The Enterprise Digitisation & Change capability support the delivery of Squarcle consultancy tasks through managing transformation and ensuring robust programme management. The team is made up of subject matter experts, including P3M and Business Analyst specialists, that work within client facing tasks to deliver the against a specified mandate. Working together but often independently, each consultant will be expected to work, onsite and remotely, with the client on complex and engagements.

Squarcle is committed to equality and diversity, and our aim is to build a diverse, dedicated, and high-performing team of subject matter experts to help our clients achieve resilient supply chain, asset management, and operational excellence.

JOB OVERVIEW / INTRODUCTION

Management consulting is problem-solving. Organisations today face many problems which affect their ability to perform. With the ever-changing landscape and the emergence of innovative technologies, organisations need to evolve faster than ever. They need help to identify, design and implement the changes vital to their economic health. Our consultants supply their expertise to help our clients attain their performance ambition through the proposed changes.

Reporting to a manager and working directly with the client the Consultant P3M is responsible for the provision of independent expert advice to help identify and solve challenges, increase value, and maximise business efficiency and profitability. Using established processes whilst working with the client’s senior leadership and support staff the consultant will assist in the creation of strategies, processes optimisation and identifying solutions to meet client needs.

Squarcle consultants work across both project delivery and business development:

Delivery: Squarcle management consultants work to supply solutions to the client’s changing business needs. The scope of engagements is highly variable and can include core strategy development, large scale implementation, process optimisation, change management, and innovative technology introduction.

Business development: Squarcle places an emphasis on leading sector thinking in the development of latest ideas. This can include producing white papers and internal research on relevant changes occurring in the sector and the impact of the general economy.

Consultants will have the opportunity to work across four broad subject areas:

Strategy: Strategy consultants provide clients with guidance in various spheres of business, including corporate strategy, business transformation, and digital and innovation capabilities

Operations: Operations consultants provide clients with guidance about business process optimisations to improve operational business capabilities and support ongoing client delivery.

Information Technology: Information technology consultants supply and implement technological solutions for the client.

Human Capital: Human capital consultants provide clients with solutions with change management and aide with any organisational changes that may affect the employees  

PRIMARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Able to lead, support and participate fully on project teams.

Create and maintain a variety of P3 Management and controls documents.

Support in the administration of risk management across programmes and projects, ensuring risks and issues are identified early, assessed consistently, and actively managed through mitigation plans, clear ownership, and regular reporting to support informed decision-making and delivery confidence.

Support in the administration of detailed, integrated programme and project plans, ensuring activities, dependencies, milestones and critical paths are clearly defined, regularly updated, and aligned to delivery priorities to provide accurate tracking and control.

Curate relevant data, using both internal and external resources.

Deliver to Squarcle standards and meet client's expectations demonstrating ability managing scope, budget, schedule, and quality.

Develop and strengthen client relationships and trust through acting with integrity.

Ensure quality products and services are delivered on time, in scope and meet Squarcle’s highest standard for deliverables.

Define the project or task scope, plan, and procurement artefacts including Statements of Requirement (SOR), Business Cases and Tender Documentation.

Demonstrate flexibility to undertake and deliver across a variety of P3M role profiles in delivery.

Deliver P3M presentations to facilitate the upskilling of colleagues who want to improve their capabilities.

Develop and implement executive level governance structure, while helping to drive meeting structure and discussions in delivery and if applicable in Squarcle.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance project management processes.

Continuously seek to develop your P3M skills, learning from a range of sources, including formal training, learning from experience, and coaching and mentoring.

Be happy to add value when participating in discussions and workshops with the client to understand.

Review the findings from the analysis and present solutions to the client.

Develop and maintain a plan to implement the recommended changes, and if required articulate these to the client.

SECONDARY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and refine Squarcle methods

Support to wider team activities, such as, knowledge sessions, company committees and forums etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL

Bachelor’s degree (2:1) or higher in a related subject.

2+ years Management Consulting industry experience.

One or more P3M certifications achieved (APM, PMP, Agile, Lean).

Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams that may be from multiple organisations.

Strong communicate skills, with an ability to communicate clearly, confidently, to the highest standard, in your written, presentational, and day to day work.

Comprehensive knowledge of P3M delivery (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Lean, etc).

Stakeholder management and ability to build and maintain excellent client relationships.

Evidenced project delivery.

Knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and Visio.

Comfortable developing and delivering P3M coaching to colleagues to help transfer your knowledge and skills, either internally or with clients.

Successful candidates must be prepared to apply for, and pass security clearance, before they are appointed.

DESIRABLE

P3M assessments and audits to identify areas for improvement.

Ability to structure and manage intensive workloads.

High degree of emotional intelligence to effectively deal with increasingly diverse clients and teams.

Confidence and maturity to work with senior executives.

Experience of capability and acquisition in Defence.

What we offer

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s what you can expect as part of the team:

Generous leave package

26 days of annual leave (including your birthday!) plus UK bank holidays - increasing to 27 days after three years, and 28 after seven years

You’ll also get five extra days for your five and 10-year anniversaries

Additional leave for members of the Reserve Forces and CFAV.

Private medical insurance

Provided once you’ve completed your probation.

Recognition and rewards

£1,000 referral bonus for successful hires

Performance-related awards

Milestone and life-event hampers to celebrate life’s big moments

Development & learning

Annual training week abroad

Funding for qualifications that benefit both you and the business

Travel & wellbeing

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted travel through funded railcards

Pension

Our pension provider is NOW Pensions, pension contributions are 3% employer and 5% employee

We review our benefits regularly to ensure they stay competitive and meaningful - so this list may evolve as we grow.

Our working hours are 8:30 am – 5:30 pm (with an hour for lunch), Monday – Friday.

Apply now and take the next step toward doing work that matters, with a team that’s shaping the future of supply chain consulting.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 6 months. If you hold dual citizenship or nationality from another country, please make us aware of this during the application phase. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

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