Job Title:  Principal Consultant

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:    SF19410

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Principal Consultant at our London site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Principal Consultant, you will represent senior consulting leadership, focusing on driving capability growth and innovation while providing strategic direction to complex engagements and taking responsibility for developing team capabilities, contributing to business strategy, and ensuring consistent delivery excellence across their practice area.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead multiple project teams, develop new methodologies and build strategic customer relationships that drive business value, playing a crucial role in shaping the future direction of QinetiQ's consulting practice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead multiple complex consulting engagements through intellectual leadership on project outcomes, including decision-making and conflict resolution
• Drive capability development and innovation within the National Security Consulting team
• Build strategic customer relationships in chosen practice area and effectively achieve customer buy-in for further initiatives
• Contribute to business strategy within the National Security Consulting team

Essential experience of the Principal Consultant:

• National Security and/or consulting experience as well as leadership/mentoring experience in Business Analysis, Business Change, Technical Consultancy, Product Development, Agile Delivery and Project and Programme Management
• Experience contributing to the identification of requirements and development of new methods and tools address specific requirements
• Experience leading research and analysis strategies and convert analysis into actionable insights that will lead to organisational success
• Strong stakeholder management skills

Essential qualifications for the Principal Consultant:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at London. Hybrid working patterns are available.

QinetiQ operates state-of-the-art facilities across the UK that focus on defence, security and technology innovation. These facilities enable QinetiQ to conduct a wide range of research, testing and development activities that support both military and civilian applications helping to advance technology and support national security.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be willing to go through DV Clearance.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)