Senior Consultant

We are looking for a Senior Consultant for Asset Lifecycle Information Management.

The Senior Consultant aligns with business and IT stakeholders to translate business issues and requirements into best practice processes, blueprint, and functional specifications. They provide a leadership role for peers through extensive knowledge in their area of specialization. For our global client base, the Senior Consultant champions client solutions, projects, programmes and business initiatives using demonstrated creativity and ingenuity playing a pivotal role in project delivery, customer operational support and sales engagement opportunities. For the wider team, the Senior Consultant acts as a mentor and leader to more junior positions, promoting collaborative and cross functional working methodologies and best practice.

This role will ideally be based in the UK and be able to support EMEA projects working with colleagues, teams and projects spread throughout EMEA. Occasional travel will be expected to client sites throughout EMEA and if needed globally based on project demands.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Act as Solution Team Leader on large projects
• Configure and customize client solutions applying in-depth knowledge of workflows, system configuration, best practice and customizations to develop technical solutions for customers
• Responsible for architecting, designing, documenting, and prototyping the associated technical solutions for the system configuration to be implemented
• Lead the facilitation/documentation of system design workshops, process reengineering workshops and the creation of project and system documentation including architecture, process maps, system requirements, data standards, and training materials
• Documenting user requirements and use cases using client/general accepted terminology in the form of architecture diagrams and swim lane diagrams
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers to execute agreed project delivery plan, assess progress and identify risks
• Provide technical leadership throughout the lifecycle of a project including development, testing, and deployment of technical solutions and ongoing support
• Convert business requirements into technical specifications
• Concurrently deliver multiple projects which support the complex and demanding requirements of project delivery
• Manage the coordination of data modelling and data collection activities
• Understand our client's business challenges and requirements to ensure that technical solutions address both the spoken and unspoken needs of the client
• Identify areas of opportunity with your clients, and take initiative to collaborate on potential solutions
• Build rapport with Customer Project Sponsors
• Identify risks in project processes and delivery plans and work with the wider team to identify ways to improve
• Take an active role in preparing responses to RFI and RFPs
• Deliver on-site demonstrations of software functionality to potential Clients
• Identify and track issues related to project delivery
• Act as an advocate for the end-user within the project delivery team
• Seek continuous improvements in implementation of processes and procedures and deliver independently or with the team
• Lead and participate in technical workshops
• Mentor, support and guide junior team members

What You Bring to The Team:

Qualifications

• Graduate education in a relevant degree or subsequent highly applicable work history

Knowledge / Experience

• 7+ years' experience in configuration management or asset information management
• Minimum of 4 years' experience working within asset intensive industries or facility management environment
• Experience in delivering complex project requirement gathering workshops
• Experienced Structured Query Language (SQL) writing skills
• Experience with asset management systems (e.g. IBM Maximo, AssetWise, SAP, Infor, Oracle, SalesForce) or related applications
• Experience with the integration of business solutions
• Excellent understanding of the basic principles of software delivery techniques
• Highly experienced providing support to customers or end users
• Demonstrable understanding of IT Networking & Communications
• Experience implementing and integrating 3rd party applications
• Exceptional logical analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-moving environment with moving timescales and strict deadlines
• Excellent communicator with high standard of written communication, verbal, and numerical reasoning skills
• Highly developed analytical and deductive skills to identify and grasp client's needs
• Excellent problem-solving skills that will help quickly identify and resolve issues

Desired Qualifications

• Excellent understanding and knowledge of databases (MSSQL)
• Experienced with programming languages (e.g. Python, SQL, C#)
• Multiple industry solutions experience
• Knowledge of Project Methodologies (e.g. Agile and Waterfall)