Job Description

Candidate Specification

Required for the position of Technical Advisor; This role requires the candidate to be degree qualified or have either a technical and/or stakeholder management background with proven experience in a similar role.

It also requires excellent organisation skills, a drive to get things done, and strong communication skills. The candidate will be self-motivated and able to work both independently as well as within a larger multi-disciplinary team

The ideal candidate should have:

• obtained a professional qualification with an appropriate body.
• Significant experience of managing engagement with stakeholders and statutory bodies on major high profile public sector projects
• Appreciation of the built environment
• Experience in developing and successfully implementing stakeholder engagement plans
• A clear understanding of issues pertaining to project development and relevant process for gateway approvals, authorisations etc.
• Proven ability to work and multi-task under pressure, respond quickly to changing situations in complex project environments, prepare responses/narrative quickly and clearly and use personal initiative
• Good interpersonal and networking skills, highly articulate team player

If you meet 80% or more of what we\'re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn\'t know we need.



Do you want to work for a company whose purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, and to transform businesses, communities, and opportunities for it\'s employees? Mott MacDonald is a global consultancy whose people do exactly that.

Mott MacDonald has a strong track record of delivering commissions for a variety of large public sector clients in health who really value the technical support from our advisors to navigate their projects. Our clients are delivering large programmes of transformation, innovation and efficiency and require an organisation with core skills and attributes aligned to this.

The role will involve engagement with some of our key clients, requiring strong communication skills and both written and verbal. You will receive great support from the wider team as we are committed to the training and development of our staff. You will support the business to:-

• Develop and successfully deliver stakeholder engagement plans specific to client outcomes
• Manage stakeholder mapping and prepare communications to stakeholders and respond to stakeholder enquiries. Ensure all stakeholders are identified and engaged with
• Work collaboratively with other members of the project team, and liaise with the PMO.
• Provide briefings and support to technical teams for meetings with stakeholders
• Arrange and attend stakeholder meetings with technical team members and ensure feedback of stakeholder responses and requests to technical teams are responded to within agreed timescales
• Prepare and manage workshops, including developing agendas, project plans, minute taking and production of reports
• Ensure accurate audit trail maintained of all stakeholder engagement and all contact/activities are recorded on stakeholder database
• Attend client-facing meetings, collaborative planning workshops and report to client on progress
• Provide input into weekly/monthly reports for PMO and Project Board
• Attend Stakeholder Engagement Working Group and expedite actions arising
• Development of client engagement plans as part of and contributing to early account management

This represents a very real opportunity to work with a leading consultancy, achieve your ambitions and develop your career alongside the best in the industry.

The health sector Technical Advisory team within BNC delivers projects and services ranging in scale and complexity through the technical disciplines of programme and project management, engineering, infrastructure finance, management consulting, advisory services, digital consulting, and healthcare management.
Mott MacDonald has a dedicated health sector team and is expecting significant growth in visible pipeline and our resulting market share in the coming years and is targeting health opportunities across the UK. To achieve this growth, we need to continue to attract and develop the best talent in the industry, diverse minds and those able to see solutions which are best for our clients and communities.

The team are already commissioned to work on the New Hospital Programme for DHSC, and a number of large NHS trusts. The team are also currently advising NHS E & I on a range of estate wide issues.

Contract Type

Permanent

Discipline

Project controls, Project programme and commercial management

Job Profile

About the business unit
The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald\'s regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

How to apply
To apply for this role, please complete our 15-minute application via our website. Our talent acquisition coordinators aim to provide feedback within 5 working days with the outcome of your application. More information about our application process can be found . If you have any questions regarding your application or the role, please reach out to the dedicated recruiter listed who will be more than happy to help.

Mott MacDonald is accredited - which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force!

Benefits we offer:

• Pension matched up to 7%
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Continuous development opportunities - because we want you to thrive
• Agile/flexible working - because life isn\'t 9-5
• Enhanced parental leave; shared parental leave policies - for parents and care givers
• Annual company performance bonus scheme - Subject to company performance
• Flexible benefits that suit you, including cycle to work & interest free season ticket loans .
• The opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our

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Recruiter Contact

Cassidy Browne

Website Region

Europe and Central Asia

Website Sector

Buildings, Cities, Project management

Sector

Built environment

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Work pattern

Full time, Part time, Variable hours

Other Information

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can assist.

Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald
We\'re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients\' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person\'s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

Mott MacDonald