Advisory Consultant

About the Role

• Provide skills and support for business development and bid activities • Conduct research, analysis, creative ideation and optioneering • Produce high‑quality presentations and reports

Key Responsibilities

• ▸business development
• ▸bid support
• ▸research
• ▸analysis
• ▸ideation
• ▸reporting

What You Bring

Within our consult business we combine leading‑edge practical expertise with project delivery to unlock potential in every project. Our values shape how we construct and define the people we want to join us. We seek candidates with a broad, flexible technical skillset to complement our team, focusing on service excellence, continuous improvement and product development. Ideal candidates will possess strategic advisory capability that can be deployed across service lines and sectors, with specialism in one or more areas such as strategy and investment, construction and productivity, strategic development, asset and portfolio performance, commercial delivery, or change and transformation. Post‑graduate experience in offering strategic advice to consultancy clients is required, whether through project and programme management roles or other capacities. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work strategically amid high complexity and uncertainty. The role demands strong research, analysis, creative ideation and optioneering skills, as well as the ability to produce high‑quality presentations and reports. You should be digitally savvy, comfortable with uncertainty, self‑motivated to learn, and adept at stakeholder engagement and client relationship management while managing multiple short‑term commissions. As an Advisory Consultant you will share knowledge, upskill colleagues and support the development of junior staff, while aligning with Mace values and behaviours. You will be a flexible team player who brings consultancy expertise across major project and programme delivery. • Business change capability • Operating model expertise • Excellence in client liaison and service • In‑depth knowledge of property and infrastructure sectors (e.g., aviation, rail, roads, healthcare, nuclear, utilities, energy transition, government) • Comfortable with uncertainty and self‑motivated learning • Strong stakeholder engagement and client relationship management • Flexibility and agility to handle multiple short‑term commissions

Requirements

• ▸strategic advisory
• ▸post‑graduate
• ▸stakeholder engagement
• ▸client liaison
• ▸operating model
• ▸flexibility

Benefits

Mace is committed to inclusion and offers full‑time and part‑time roles with agile, hybrid working from home and offices in Manchester or central London. A minimum of three days per week in a Mace or client office is expected, with occasional UK travel for client‑facing work. • Safety first – go home safe and well

Work Environment

Hybrid