Job Description

Due to an ever increasing workload and confirmed demand, we are gearing up for growth in 2024. We are keen to speak with Senior Consultants about forthcoming opportunities to join our Award Winning Infrastructure Consultancy Business and be a key member of our Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Team.

These roles are predominantly remote but will involve travel and working on clients premises within the UK as and when required. Proven Project Manager experience in a Consultancy / Advisory role for infrastructure projects ideally within the Defence and/or Nuclear sectors will be highly advantageous for these positions.

These positions have a competitive salary dependent on skills and experience, in addition to a fantastic benefits package including pension contribution matched up to 10%, a day off for your birthday and a dedicated professional development budget.

Active Security Clearance, or ability to hold Security Clearance is required.

We have a vibrant, challenging and growing business, with project environments that provide tremendous opportunities for everybody. We know that by being a more diverse company we will be more innovative, have a greater understanding of our clients\' needs and will deliver smarter, more inclusive solutions for them. Our goal is to have a workforce that is representative of society and the communities in which we work. As an inclusive, family friendly employer we believe that everyone matters, and we are committed to ensuring that everyone has the same opportunities to be able to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

Working with clients\' management teams, the Senior Consultant will lead delivery, transformational change and control management. This position also carries responsibility for the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices to improve client Programme and Portfolio delivery performance

Whilst every client commission is different, the role will typically involve some of the following responsibilities:

\xc2\xb7 Programme delivery: Application of appropriate project management and project control processes, and ensuring that these are consistently applied to a high standard in delivering value to our customers

\xc2\xb7 Organisation: Implement, and maintain organisational structures (functional, matrix and project, etc.) employed by different organisations

\xc2\xb7 Vision & Business Case: Contribute to the development of an engaging Vision that can be used to drive the planning and delivery of the programme benefits

\xc2\xb7 Business Change: Provide support to the delivery of major business and change management solutions. Work with stakeholders to shape the blueprint for change including for example, definition of the future organisation structure, processes, technology and information

\xc2\xb7 Benefits Management: Provide support to Benefits reviews (identification, planning, realisation)

\xc2\xb7 Portfolio and Programme: Develop and monitor cost and schedule baselines (budgets, management reserve, undistributed budget, network schedules, and scope changes). Collect information from stakeholders, and use this data to monitor and review progress, including development of EVM data, analysis & forecasts. Assess the integrity of data, identifying gaps and potentially inaccurate data and work with stakeholders to improve the quality of data. Employ a range of analytical techniques, trend analysis, and apply complex systems concepts.

\xc2\xb7 Consultancy: Ability to operate within multi-disciplinary programme teams; managing own, and team\'s performance and delivery, ensuring consultancy work is delivered in line with the customers\' expectations and the Costain Way. Apply knowledge, tools and technical expertise to support value creation, tailoring to the specific needs of the client. Support client consultancy projects effectively, ensuring objectives, deadlines and budgets are achieved.

\xc2\xb7 Assurance and technical quality: Support programme assurance reviews on projects of varying size and complexity and in the delivery of major business and change management solutions. Ensure that you follow the requirements of Costain Consultancy Governance on every consultancy engagement, as appropriate to your role and influence.

Role Requirements

\xc2\xb7 You should have a demonstrably sound understanding of the P3M discipline. This will have been developed through at least 6+ years\' experience in the infrastructure sector.

\xc2\xb7 You must have excellent communication skills (written and oral), ability to take a wide overview of company operations and identify key issues.

\xc2\xb7 Educational qualifications to include the following (or equivalent):

\xc2\xb7 Degree in Project Management, Business Management, Engineering or related subject

\xc2\xb7 APMP Professional / PMP Professional

\xc2\xb7 Active Security Clearance, or ability to hold Security Clearance is required

\xc2\xb7 Champions Sustainability Safety, Health and Environment by putting personal safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do and helping the environment and communities to thrive

\xc2\xb7 Having integrity by always doing the right thing in the right way
Must be customer focussed by striving for excellence through understanding, anticipating and meeting their needs

For a full job description, please contact careers@costain.com quoting the vacancy number.

About Costain

At Costain, we help to improve people\'s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.

We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK\'s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.

Your application

Should you require any adjustments to support you in your application, please do not hesitate to contact us:

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks

Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we\'ll carry out a criminal record check and we\'ll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

Closing date

Please note that Costain reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend at you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/disability-confident-campaign

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