Associate - Utilities consultancy business

Role: Associate

Reports to: Senior Partner/ Partner

Role objective: To develop and grow the business to provide specialist construction management advice and support to our clients.

Overview of role:

As an Associate to be accountable for the development and management of a team or teams and grow the business. To provide strategic support to the Senior Partners and Partners and drive operational delivery on a day-to-day basis. The Associate will take a lead role on client commissions and have a strong client network.

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Prospecting & Client Acquisition

• Identifying prospective clients.
• Building and maintaining solid relationships with key stakeholders across existing accounts as well as identifying key stakeholders across other areas of the business.
• Understanding the client account and the business, identifying short term opportunities to maintain account numbers whilst also understanding the client's longer-term talent and resourcing strategy to enable future growth.

Account Management

• Identifying opportunities of growth in your accounts and lead account strategy in conjunction with other Partners.
• Acting as the client advocate on projects ensuring alignment to the client's priorities / business case.
• Gathering and understanding client requirements to match candidates with the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to maximise account development opportunities.
• Proactively work with all Partners to agree on strategic plans to balance supply with demand.
• Managing and maintaining excellent service standards in line with the Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Managing the commercial relationship throughout the procurement process, manage existing statement of works and purchase orders.
• Coach and mentoring internal teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully.
• Act as liaison between clients and management for business executions.
• Proactively seek client feedback to ensure client satisfaction.
• Address client concerns and queries in a timely and accurate manner.

Contract Negotiation

• To negotiate business contracts and costs with clients as needed in conjunction with other Partners and/or Key Account Managers.
• Build positive and productive relationships with clients.

Business Planning, Reporting & Quality

• Providing regular and accurate reporting on opportunities and pipeline to the Partnership.
• Ensuring the finance, commercial and delivery processes are followed for all opportunities in a timely manner.
• Assess potential business risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Contribute to improving the business processes as we grow

Team Management & Overall Company Contribution

• To lead, manage and co-ordinate the team to ensure that projects and/ or business objectives are delivered in accordance with best practice and in a consistent manner with common objectives and business goals.
• Collaboration with other Partners, including knowledge sharing, etc
• To lead and drive internal change and assist in implementing and promoting company policies.
• To deliver and promote the vision, mission and values.
• To develop the capability of the team through training, development and targeted recruitment.
• Mentor, appraise and develop staff capability.

Core Qualifications, Skills and Previous Experience

• At least 10 years of proven experience of managing on large infrastructure project.
• Proven experience of leading and managing a high performing team
• Project Management qualification and proven project management experience
• Minimum of 5 years' experience on utility infrastructure projects / programmes
• Experience in the use of the NEC suite of contracts.
• Experience of working within a large programme of works
• Understanding and extensive previous experience of Enabling and Utilities projects
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of specification development, tendering, procurement, financing and accounting processes and procedures.

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