(Senior) Consultant - Smarter Investments

Company description

About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 4000 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists.

We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job description

Within our economics and investment strategy team, our dedicated ‘Smarter Investments’ team combines strategy, economics and financial expertise and experience to help secure investment in public sector infrastructure and technology. We have a market-leading reputation for securing agreement to high-profile investments and delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our clients.

Our team has developed business cases for £50 billion of public sector investment over the last three years, including:

• Highly contentious hospital estate redevelopment, supporting public consultation through to decision making
• Technology-enabled adult social care across local government
• A new delivery model for the driver theory test, fit for the digital age
• Complex weapon support programmes
• The redevelopment of a major London train station

Qualifications

We are looking for experienced consultants who have a good understanding of business cases and their practical application in both the design and delivery of complex transformation programmes within the Public Sector, including central and local government, healthcare, transport, defence and/or delivery organisations. You will have a passion for using your strategy and analytical skills to support evidence-based decision-making aimed at maximising the benefits realised through investment in public services.

The successful candidate(s) will need to think strategically, interacting with senior clients to communicate technical concepts in a compelling and accessible way. You should be familiar with business case methodology and some experience of using financial and economic models. You will have a strong track record of working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver tangible outcomes.

Essential:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• The ability to balance strategic, big picture, problem solving with detailed analysis
• The ability to apply sound logic, backed up with appropriate analysis, to support decision-making and recommendations
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills

Desirable:

Experience within one of more of the following areas:

• Understanding of the HM Treasury Green Book and business case approach
• Developing large (>£100m) business cases for capital investment in the public sector
• Better Business Cases™ accreditation
• Use of MS Excel and other modelling tools

Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com

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