Senior​/Executive Consultant – Client-Side Advisor

Senior / Executive Consultant – Client‑Side Advisor

Nottingham - England or Birmingham - England

Gleeds is an award winning, global construction consultancy with over a century of success in the built environment. Our impartial advice helps clients maximise return on investment, from site acquisition to project completion. With over 150 years of construction intelligence, we offer unparalleled insight across all sectors, helping clients deliver real value from their assets.

Our Public Sector Advisory team are passionate about making a difference in the sector by helping clients make and implement informed decisions. To that end, our services include but are not limited to:

• Policy reviews
• Estate and delivery strategy formulation
• Options appraisals
• Viability assessments / VFM reviews
• Business case review and drafting (both HMT “Green Book” and any local arrangements)
• Support to Grant Funders
• Programme Management Office

We are searching for a Senior / Executive Consultant to support the wider team and the development of our services based in Nottingham or Birmingham.

As part of this role, we have an immediate requirement to fulfil a consultancy role with a major grant funder where we are commissioned to provide advice and guidance to inexperienced organisations and their representatives in receipt of capital grant funding to deliver building façade remediation projects. The consultant will provide specific and targeted client‑side advice and support throughout the project lifecycle.

You will work collaboratively within the project team, managing junior staff and being responsible for the delivery of specific work streams and tasks as part of the overall engagement. This could include other Advisory personnel, other Gleeds disciplines and / or disciplines from outside of Gleeds as part of a multi‑disciplinary approach.

You will be able to work on a hybrid basis, working 2-3 days per week from home when not working from one of our modern City Centre Midlands offices or at a client site when required to do so.

To be successful in your role you will have a working understanding of the public sector and have experience in providing high‑quality consultancy services to a range of public sector entities with minimal supervision, both effectively and efficiently by utilising more junior resources where appropriate.

You will be experienced in the delivery of construction projects and can adapt your style and methodology to suit a range a different of Clients.

You will be innovative and have a growth mindset always looking to adapt your approach and style to meet the many and varying needs of our clients.

• Working collaboratively with other team members to deliver a top‑class Advisory service which meets the requirements of the client
• Responsible for the management and delivery of a particular workstream or task as part of a multi‑disciplinary team. This could include:
  • Engaging with key client stakeholders
  • Build effective relationships with stakeholders and external parties to ensure dependencies are effectively managed
  • Producing innovative solutions to client challenges in a variety of formats
  • Producing presentations and presenting to client groups
  • Capture lessons learned as part of our commitment to continuous improvement
• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with clients and developing, growing and maintaining client relationships
• Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business unit activities
• Managing yourself and others to deliver a high‑quality and profitable service

• Liaison with grant funder operations and commercial teams
• Provision of tailored advice, guidance and support to assist grant funding recipients with delivery of their construction project through best practice
• Knowledge and experience to provide advice and guidance on project team set up and procurement
• Capability, capacity and risk assurance reviews
• Provision of advice on project management tools, techniques and controls
• Practical support to…