Programme Advisory & Capital Excellence Manager

Major Projects Advisory – Manager (PACE)

Base Location: We will look at London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, plus a network of 20 offices nationally.

Who are we?

KPMG is one of the world’s largest and most respected consultancies. We have supported the UK through various times and stand beside the institutions and businesses that shape the country.

The Major Projects Advisory (MPA) practice sits in Customer, Operations, and Infrastructure (CO&I). The PACE (Programme Advisory and Capital Excellence) team is a multi‑disciplinary team of cross‑sector experts in complex project and programme delivery.

Why join KPMG and Programme Advisory & Capital Excellence?

• You will get hands‑on exposure with some of the most exciting and largest public sector programmes across the UK.
• The PACE team is one of the fastest growing areas of KPMG.
• You will work with senior stakeholders involved in the capital delivery strategy of huge organisations and programmes.
• You will be part of a friendly and collaborative team of industry experts.

What will you be doing?

• Managing the delivery of client‑facing work within specialist areas, ensuring new processes and tools are designed with a strong human/end‑user focus and producing high‑quality outputs.
• Designing and mobilising Major Projects/Programmes.
• Looking after the financial aspects of an engagement – keeping clients informed of costs and time incurred, raising invoices and recovering fees.
• Ensuring compliance with internal processes.
• Business development – identifying potential opportunities for new assignments and assisting with bids.

What will you need to do it?

• Experience working within a Project Delivery function on major infrastructure programmes or in a project‑based role in a consulting firm.
• Strong industry experience, willing to move into the consultancy world; or experience in a project‑based consulting role at a Big 4 or major engineering consultancy.
• Experience primarily built around the development and delivery of major Projects/Programmes, either as a consultant/advisor or in industry/government.
• In‑depth experience of applying Project, Programme, Portfolio Management (P3M) methodology and a passion for the discipline.
• A foundation of excellent academics and good career progression to date.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and a desire to network across the firm.
• Confident communication and presentation skills.

Skills we’d love to see / amazing extras

• Experience with tools such as Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Oracle P6, Slack, Clarizen.
• Relevant professional certification – e.g. APM ChPP/PMQ/PPQ, MoP, MSP, MoR.
• Expertise or sectoral knowledge of infrastructure asset management.
• Expertise in Project, Programme and Portfolio Controls.
• Experience of digital transformation and technology in infrastructure programmes, including Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Experience of capital planning or capital portfolio management.
• Knowledge of process and value stream efficiency and optimisation.
• Organisational readiness and effectiveness.

Our Locations

• London – Canary Wharf
• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Leeds

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