Associate Director - Major Projects Advisory (Tsi)

Job details

Location: Birmingham, London, Manchester

Capability: Deal Advisory

Experience Level: Senior Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: DA IAG

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory (MPA) team works with some of the world’s most demanding organisations, helping to crack some of the biggest challenges in Infrastructure.

We focus on:

• Capital Programmes and Portfolios
• Technology-Enabled Transformations
• Progressive Assurance

Specialising in:

• Designing and Mobilising Major Projects/Programmes
• Designing, Integrating and Improving Programme Controls
• Advising on the structures and strategies behind Portfolios
• Helping clients to make major Investment Decisions
• Developing Project/Programme/Portfolio management capability within our clients
• Making sure accountable individuals and teams can sleep at night via expert, real-time assurance

As a true market leader, we boast an impressive client base across the commercial and public sectors, delivering lasting results in areas including Central Government, Transport, Energy and the Defence sectors.

On the back of continuing growth, we’re once again investing in our team and boosting our numbers – which means you’ll be joining one of the fastest growing areas of the firm at a time of real significance.

The work is varied and complex - just how we like it. And no one else does it quite like we do.

We’re small enough that every individual can make a huge impact, both internally and externally – but we’re also part of something much bigger. Alongside 16,000 of the brightest minds in the business. KPMG is a place where you can make an extraordinary difference without having to be anybody but yourself.

About the role
The things we do are wide-ranging and require plenty of entrepreneurial ability and intellectual curiosity; a desire to truly understand what makes a client’s organisation tick! The role will require a skilled individual that is adaptable and has experience in collaborating with a multi-disciplinary technical team. An understanding or willingness to learn about project management, construction, and organisational transformation will be required. Experience in translating highly technical information to a broad audience in non-technical terms.

Senior Managers in our team have a dual role. To lead a team to deliver exceptional service for our clients and to develop new business with target clients and sectors. The role requires a breadth of management consultancy experience – ideally gained from another leading consultancy. The team you will be joining focuses on construction innovation, which deploys the very brightest of thinking to help our clients to deliver their capital pipeline cheaper, faster, greener and safer. Candidates must possess a detailed and practical experience of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

As one of the senior consultants on the ground, you’ll be applying your experience every day, bringing to life tailored solutions for our clients whilst managing important relationships and stakeholders.

It’s a demanding job, helping to solve some of the most complex challenges in infrastructure. You will therefore possess the necessary grit and determination to reset and try a different approach. You will work within a highly collaborative, high performing team where failure is celebrated. The team is well blended containing a vast range of skillsets and personalities – introverts as well as extraverts are equally welcome.

Specifically, your day-to-day involves:

• Being part of a high-performing, multi-disciplinary consulting teams. This role requires a significant amount of interaction with highly technical teams. A post-graduate education in Engineering or equivalent technical field would be highly beneficial.
• Supporting in the delivery of client-facing work within specialist areas, ensuring new processes and tools are designed with a strong human / end user focus – this includes producing high-quality outputs with serious attention to detail. A skillset or experience in facilitation of senior-level workshops will be given preference.
• Working closely with our clients to truly understand their world and problems to ensure that the service we provide continually adds value.
• Looking after financial aspects of an engagement - ensuring we keep clients informed of costs and time incurred, in addition to raising invoices and recovering fees.
• Creating high- and low-level integrated plans across multi-discipline workstreams
• Creating as well as directing the creation of high impact presentational material that help to describe complex problems to non-technical audiences
• Business development – you will play a pivotal role in seeking new work opportunities in addition to following up leads and developing your own client portfolio.
• Keeping up to date with specific (technical) developments affecting your work, identifying opportunities for thought leadership and assisting with the development of a KPMG opinion in your specific technical area. This role requires knowledge, understanding or willingness to learn about infrastructure construction and/or design. Previous experience or skills in change management, technical assurance, understanding of AGILE project management (or similar) techniques, as well as knowledge of stage/gated processes are beneficial.
• Understanding the broader suite of services offered by KPMG and identifying opportunities to collaborate and design unique solutions for our clients. Previous experience in risk management and decision analysis techniques are preferred.
• Coaching, mentoring and supporting your colleagues – both up and down.
• Being a role model and living our values

About the sort people we’re looking for
There is no one-size fits all in MPA; our clients demand a lot from us, which requires a well-blended team to work collaboratively and to bring their true self to work. Candidates from all walks of life are celebrated both for their individuality and also their contribution to the team. Every member of our team has a valid opinion, regardless of grade. We will encourage, support and empower you to voice your opinion.

For this opportunity, we’re looking for candidates with a strong consulting background - primarily built around the delivery of major Projects/Programmes.

Your track record should evidence:

• Experience working within a consulting or corporate environment
• Ability to deliver impactful presentations; translating complex themes in to easy to digest formats
• In-depth experience of applying Project, Programme and/or Portfolio management – and a passion for improving the outcomes of critical infrastructure programmes.
• A foundation of excellent academics and good career progression to date
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• An ability to build and maintain great relationships and a desire to network across our firm
• A good spread of experience using different software/applications (e.g., PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Oracle P6, Slack, Power BI)

Experience in one of the following areas would also help you stand out – but it’s not essential:

• Delivery of targeted business process improvement(s) in relation to capital investment Portfolios and major Projects/Programmes
• Delivery of development and execution of Major Projects/programmes
• Delivery of advisory services such as organisational design and governance optimisation
• Working in partnership with clients to shape strategic direction and helping them to go out and implement
• Performance and efficiency improvement
• Enhancing Project and Programme governance and decision-making processes
• Experience in facilitation of senior stakeholder workshops and/or capturing and communication of lessons learned reviews and
• Experience with back on track troubled project reconciliation Project/Programme reviews
• Ability to develop a coherent strategy when working within a highly ambiguous environment.

One final word from us…

Everybody likes to say they’re different... but we really think we are. We do what we say, and we say what we mean.

We’re hugely proud of what we’ve managed to achieve so far – but we’re only just getting started. We’re looking for people to grow with us and are committed to helping everybody reach their destination, regardless of what that is.

No matter what skills you bring to our team, you’ll be surrounded by spirited, naturally curious people. People who want to learn from you, and who’ll also teach you a thing or two along the way. It’s how we make a collective impact, greater than the sum of its parts. Its how we add value and help to bring to life complex infrastructure programmes.

And if this isn’t the role for you but you like what you see, keep in touch. There will be other opportunities to join us.

Why Deal Advisory at KPMG?

We partner with our clients to give them the confidence to make key decisions for their business. It's all about blending our deep sector expertise with our execution skills. Whilst we operate within a robust framework, we'll ensure you have the autonomy you need to shape the strategies behind our clients' decisions and help influence their successes.