Associate Director - Birmingham, United Kingdom - KPMG-UnitedKingdom

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The Team
KPMG's Infrastructure and Government Strategic Advisory Services (SAS) team needs talented individuals who have a passion for built infrastructure. Our team supports government and infrastructure clients with their most complex challenges.

We get involved in many fascinating projects. We develop strategies for the implementation of government policy, designing operating models that underpin public services. We structure holistic supplier relationships that create and maintain physical and digital asset systems.

Typically the advice we provide can be categorised as:

  • Policy, regulation, and service model design
  • Business operating model design and implementation
  • Procurement and commercial strategy
It is an exciting time to join the team. The work is varied, often high-profile and rewarding.

We are working on some fascinating public issues including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) implications for the public sector and its partners, the future structure of the rail sector, the implications from the rise of electric and autonomous vehicles and how to deliver some of the largest most complex infrastructure programmes in the UK.


The Role


We are seeking an Associate Director to play a leading role in Procurement and Commercial strategy, focused on development and service delivery of our work with infrastructure clients.

You should have demonstrable expertise in this area and ideally sales experience.


You will lead our client engagements

  • Have responsibility for managing a number of (potentially concurrent) engagements and teams. Lead the design and delivery of engagements (e.g. complex storyboarding, issue identification and overall problemsolving)
  • Be comfortable handling ambiguity and changing client demands
  • Complete and take responsibility for KPMG's 'Engagement Management' procedures (for example, managing scope within budget and timetable)

You will support development of our people

  • Lead diverse teams to bring a variety of perspectives and insights to clients and share experience across the team
  • Inspire, motivate, coach and develop our people
  • Manage, motivate and inspire junior colleagues. Coach and support their career development

You will build our business and proposition

  • Build deep client relationships and be seen as the 'go to' person and a trusted adviser by client senior executives
  • Working as part of the leadership team to build and maintain a pipeline of business development opportunities which align with the team business plan
  • Proactively develop thought leadership

The Person

Applicants will need the following skills and experience:

  • Experience of consultancy such as big 4, engineering consultancy, or infrastructure client
  • Developing and implementing complex procurement strategy in infrastructure and public sectors
  • Have firsthand experience of significant procurements for built infrastructure programmes. This includes supplier calloff arrangements for large programmes or defined works for major projects
  • Advising on commercial and contractual aspects of supplier relationships including compiling contracts
  • The ability to link client operations with procurement strategy to form a complete programme delivery model
  • Working with infrastructure (and/or government) clients and having a strong understanding of the issues facing infrastructure programmes
  • Sound practical knowledge of latest industry policy and good practice. This may include production platform and enterprise delivery
  • The ability to build client relationships, identifying potential client engagements and sellon opportunities
  • Leading and developing high performing and inclusive teams
  • Structured problemsolving and analytical capabilities
  • Evaluation of complex challenges and deliver insightful, practicable recommendations
  • The ability to adapt quickly in changing circumstances
  • Strong numerical capabilities combined with sound commercial acumen
  • Excellent English language written and oral communication skills
  • MCIPS and MRICS qualification would be advantageous.

We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

A final word from us...
Everybody likes to say they're different... but we really think we are.

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.

Should you choose to join us, you can expect an attractive benefits package, which typically includes:
Financial

  • A competitive salary
  • Pension options
  • Bonus scheme that reflects firm and individual performance
  • Rail and Oyster Card reimbursement
  • Staff discounts
  • Access to preferential banking
Lifestyle

  • 25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days, plus an additional day of leave for your birthday
  • Competitive maternity and paternity leave
  • 6 day
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