Associate Director – Public Sector Advisory
Nottingham - England or Birmingham - England
About this opportunity
Gleeds is an award winning, global construction consultancy with over a century of success in the built environment. Our impartial advice helps clients maximise return on investment, from site acquisition to project completion. With over 150 years of construction intelligence, we offer unparalleled insight across all sectors, helping clients deliver real value from their assets.
Our Public Sector Advisory team are passionate about making a difference in the sector by helping clients make and implement informed decisions related to their property holdings to make them either more effective in delivery or cost efficient – both with the aim of supporting front line services delivered in support vulnerable client groups.
To that end, our services include but are not limited to:
- Policy reviews
- Estate and delivery strategy formulation
- Options appraisals
- Viability assessments / VFM reviews
- Business case review and drafting (both HMT “Green Book” and any local arrangements)
- Increasingly, change management and benefits realisation
- Programme Management Office
We are searching for a Associate Director – Public Sector Advisory to support the wider team and the development of our services based in Nottingham (or Birmingham). This is a senior role within the Advisory practice, and you will lead all aspects of the consulting team from assisting in setting the overall strategy for the service, pipeline origination and conversion, team management, engagement management / quality assurance and commercial management.
To be successful in your role you will have a strong understanding of the public sector gained through undertaking consultancy roles elsewhere or through playing a leadership role within the sector and having first-hand experience of dealing with some of the challenges the sector faces (or both).
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Working collaboratively with other team members to deliver a top-class Advisory service which meets the requirements of the client
- Responsibility for generating work and leading a small team to produce positive financial results
- Responsible for the leadership, operational and commercial management of client engagements to desired profit margins
- Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives including profit and loss responsibility for the service
- Positively engaging with clients and developing, growing and maintaining client relationships
- Identifying new business development opportunities and driving growth across the business unit activities
