Principal Consultant - AI Strategy & Implementation Lead

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Principal Consultant - AI Strategy & Implementation Lead

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Consultant – AI Strategy & Implementation Lead to join our Digital, Data and Technology Team within our Consulting Business Unit.

Amey Consulting is a leading consultancy that drives innovation through data and technology, enhancing our clients' business operations and processes. We provide solutions that drive insights, improve decision-making, and define a digital strategy that supports our client’s vision, transforming and enabling them to become leaders in a rapidly changing technology and data landscape.

As a Principal Consultant, you will be an established leader within our DDaT team and will work alongside an experienced pool of other principals, technical experts, consultants within the team, wider Amey and across the industry liaising with the Practice Leads and the Delivery Directors.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and technology with a focus on identifying high-impact AI use cases and designing end-to-end AI roadmaps that align with our clients’ objectives and deliver return on investment. As a key member of the team, you will advise clients on how to get started with their AI journey, guide them through their transform and ensure delivery of robust AI solutions that meet the clients strategic and operational goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating and developing relationships with high-profile, blue chip clients up to Director level in the UK and abroad and to gain their confidence to gain new work or expand existing commissions
• Working with clients up to corporate level to provide objective advice, create value and deliver solutions to their business in the areas of asset management, investment, finance and operations.
• Understanding the stakeholder environment of clients and contribute to the formation of strategy in relation to the management of their infrastructure assets
• Undertaking appropriate analysis to understand client’s risk, performance and cost profile and support any change process in order to meet the client’s objectives
• Presenting the findings and solutions to clients at board level/ C-Suite and below.
• Collaborating with Amey colleagues to develop the company profile and enhance the overall offering that Amey takes to market
• Developing innovative Data Science and AI solutions to challenging problems within the infrastructure sector either on existing commissions or by attracting research and development funding
• Taking responsibility for the delivery of projects that meet or exceed the expectations of the client
• Keeping abreast of the technological and regulatory advancements in the AI industry and supporting the education both internally and externally

Requirements:

• Master's degree preferably in engineering, science or another technical or related field; advanced degree or MBA is advantageous
• Extensive post-university technology- and strategy-related experience, in a professional services, blue-chip, industry or start up environment with a proven record of high performance
• Strong managerial experience in top-tier strategy consulting or managerial experience in IT consulting
• Extensive experience working closely with clients in the physical infrastructure sector at a senior level, providing advice and solutions based on analysis of performance risk and cost
• Significant experience in program/project management or change management in the infrastructure sector with knowledge of financial and contract management control systems
• Proven track record of managing technical work and directing teams in advanced data science and analytics projects
• An established network of senior stakeholders across the transport infrastructure sector with a proven ability to build and grow long-term client partnerships
• High level skills and track record in AI, advanced analytics, data science or information management related to infrastructure (e.g. infrastructure monitoring, inspection and maintenance; understanding and predicting asset behaviour)
• Combination of strong strategic and AI abilities with a passion for technology and moving with the pace of the advancements in the…