Business Consultant Job in Reading, Home Counties Uk

Business Consultant - Berkshire £55k

Business Consultant

My super leading edge client has been synonymous with science, engineering and technological excellence for over 60 years. They now have an opening for 2 Business Consultants to join their fantastic organisation and become integral parts of the Commercial Management team.

Key accountabilities
• Support Investment Managers to develop compelling, credible, coherent and complete business cases and underpinning business deliverables, ensuring they are right first time for approval
• Support and undertake the preparation of robust plans to secure approval
• Develop and support my clients investment management process, ensuring it is fit-for-purpose and periodically benchmarked
• Advise Head of Sanctioning, sanctioners, review bodies, Investment Managers and MoD on the application of the investment management process
• Ensure assigned investment propositions are sound and their associated business benefits are described and achievable
• Efficiency and effectiveness of the investment management process

Responsibilities
• Lead and undertake reviews of investment propositions to assess soundness, maturity and readiness for approval and make recommendations to Investment Managers and appropriate Sanction Bodies
• Support reviews of commercial proposals to protect their commercial position
• Provide advice on the commercial and financial viability of investments
• Understand and comply with standards for Security, Quality, Environment and HS
Qualifications
• Degree or equivalent as a minimum
• Membership of an appropriate professional body
• Business management degree or equivalent is desirable

Knowledge
• Extensive knowledge of business case development and underpinning activities (such as problem/opportunity definition, optioneering, investment appraisal and benefits management), investment scrutiny and sanction
• Strong appreciation of structured problem solving techniques and practices
• Good knowledge of estimating, confidence modelling, risk management, facilitation and stakeholder management
• Good knowledge of process development and implementation
• Working knowledge of commercial proposal development and review
• Working knowledge of the APM or PMI's Body of Knowledge with particular understanding of programme and project management

Experience
• Significant achievements in a variety of project, sponsorship, technical and commercial environments working in an influential and, ideally, senior position
• Preparation of Business Cases and Investment Appraisals for propositions greater than £50m in value
• Significant practical experience of undertaking scrutiny and securing approval using robust processes
• Accounting and/or programme management or project management experience
• Experience of Earned Value Management, three point estimating (3PE) and management consulting desirable

Skills
• Effective and articulate communicator at all levels and with clients
• Excellent influencing skills
• Ability to anticipate problems and develop innovative solutions
• Building and maintaining constructive relationships with different groups
• Strongly literate and numerate
• Skilled in facilitation
• Ability to build, read, analyse, and challenge confidence models
• Skilled in all phases of risk management
• Ability to scrutinise models, investment appraisals, plans, schedules and Business Cases
• Skilled in process management and development
• Provide leadership in undertaking business and investment management activities
• Effective change management skills
• Recognised expertise in the investment management process and its application - in order to gain the trust of directors and Investment Managers and their teams

Behaviours
• Diplomatic in dealing with directors, staff, clients and suppliers
• Customer and delivery focussed
• A problem solver
• Pro-active and positive approach
• Able to serve as a critical friend
• Ability to work with the minimum of supervision
• Confidence to challenge and be challenged by Business Leaders
• Role model for company values