(Senior) Consultant - Smarter Investments

Company Description

About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. 

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. 

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. 

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. 

Job Description

Within our economics and investment strategy team, our dedicated ‘Smarter Investments’ team combines strategy, economics and financial expertise and experience to help secure investment in public sector infrastructure and technology. We have a market-leading reputation for securing agreement to high-profile investments and delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our clients.

Our team has developed business cases for £50 billion of public sector investment over the last three years, including:

• Highly contentious hospital estate redevelopment, supporting public consultation through to decision making
• Technology-enabled adult social care across local government
• A new delivery model for the driver theory test, fit for the digital age
• Complex weapon support programmes
• The redevelopment of a major London train station

Qualifications

We are looking for experienced consultants who have a good understanding of business cases and their practical application in both the design and delivery of complex transformation programmes within the Public Sector, including central and local government, healthcare, transport, defence and/or delivery organisations. You will have a passion for using your strategy and analytical skills to support evidence-based decision-making aimed at maximising the benefits realised through investment in public services.

The successful candidate(s) will need to think strategically, interacting with senior clients to communicate technical concepts in a compelling and accessible way. You should be familiar with business case methodology and some experience of using financial and economic models. You will have a strong track record of working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver tangible outcomes.

Essential:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• The ability to balance strategic, big picture, problem solving with detailed analysis
• The ability to apply sound logic, backed up with appropriate analysis, to support decision-making and recommendations
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills

Desirable:

Experience within one of more of the following areas:

• Understanding of the HM Treasury Green Book and business case approach
• Developing large (>£100m) business cases for capital investment in the public sector
• Better Business Cases™ accreditation
• Use of MS Excel and other modelling tools

Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. 

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. 

Find out more about Life at PA here. 

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: 

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family 
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days 
• Generous company pension scheme 
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives 
• Annual performance-based bonus 
• PA share ownership 
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn) 

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. 

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected] 

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