Executive Management Consultant - Safety

Machnet; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting organization seeks an experienced Executive Management Consultant to manage client relationships and deliver impactful solutions. This senior position requires extensive leadership experience in safety, strategic planning, and team management. Responsibilities include advising executives, leading project teams, and cultivating long-term client engagements. The ideal candidate has over 15 years in leadership with a strong emphasis on safety performance and change management. Competitive salary package offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Pension contribution

Employee referral scheme

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• 15+ years in leadership roles with executive safety responsibility.
• Ability to function with ambiguity and manage a matrixed team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to client executives.
• Deliver consulting solutions with fluency and credibility.
• Lead and coordinate project teams for effective delivery.
• Manage project delivery plans for resource and financial performance.

Skills

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Change Management

Safety Management

Cognitive Flexibility

Technical Aptitude

Education

Advanced degree or certification

Job description

Location: Remotely based – National and international travel is required, approximately 70%.

Salary: £90,000–£120,000 DOE + Car Allowance.

Contract: Full time, Permanent & Fixed Term Contract Opportunities.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Employee referral scheme, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Eye test vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

We are DEKRA UK, part of a global organisation employing over 49,000 people in more than 60 countries! In the UK, we deliver a wide range of services spanning all industry types including but not limited to automotive, oil and gas, insurance, manufacturing, and chemical and process safety industries.

We are now recruiting for an Executive Management Consultant, managing the highest executive relationships with the client and assuming responsibility for guiding the entire project.

You will have overall responsibility for project execution, client results and the client relationship.

This role serves as the overall Program Manager and may have additional Lead Consultants / Project Managers reporting to them.

As an Executive Management Consultant, you will play a key role in driving meaningful change for our clients by both developing and coaching project teams to strengthen their consulting capabilities, and delivering practical, results-driven solutions that improve safety performance and deliver measurable ROI.

This is a senior, client-facing position where you will build lasting relationships with executives, acting as a trusted advisor who understands their strategic priorities and uncovers opportunities to broaden and deepen engagement over time.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to client executives and senior leaders, providing coaching and strategic guidance.
• Deliver DEKRA's Executive Leading with Safety and other consulting solutions with fluency and credibility.
• Understand client objectives and adapt DEKRA's models to maximise success and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, support and coordinate project teams to ensure delivery of integrated, aligned solutions.
• Track and manage progress against client objectives, making adjustments as needed to achieve results.
• Maintain effective communication with both client leadership and internal delivery teams.
• Provide clear performance feedback and support development of project team members.
• Manage project delivery plans, ensuring effective resource utilisation and financial performance.
• Identify and develop opportunities to expand and deepen client relationships and engagements.
• Uphold DEKRA's commitment to a safe, healthy, and high-performance working environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in leadership roles including executive experience with safety responsibility.
• Advanced degree or certification preferred.
• Presence in front of C‑suite leaders.
• Demonstrated cognitive flexibility.
• Ability to function with ambiguity.
• Deep knowledge of DEKRA solutions.
• Ability to interpret the impact of non‑safety processes on safety and culture.
• Ability to develop a strategic plan which supports the scope of work and overall safety excellence.
• Ability to manage client excellence and DEKRA business.
• Ability to create a project team culture that supports and aligns with OSR values.
• Fluency with various governance structures and how they fit and function in various situations.
• Fluency with metrics and the ability to propose specific metrics for the client.
• Fluency in applying effective change management.
• Fluency on SMS best practices and ability to propose enhancements to close gaps.
• Ability to lead a matrixed team.
• Ability to develop others.
• Technical aptitude.
• International business experience and speaking additional language(s) is desirable.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on APPLY today!

No agencies please.