Job vacancy

Managing Consultant

Are you a senior leader who wants to make a meaningful difference across the public sector, and thrive in a high‑performing, values‑driven consultancy company? We're looking for an exceptional Managing Consultant to join our senior leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our growing business.

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​​Candidate overview

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As a Managing Consultant, you will combine strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery. You will:

• Lead and inspire a high‑performing team, delivering high‑quality, strategic estate and service planning projects.

• Drive business development, building strong client relationships, generating new opportunities, and contributing to the continued growth of gbp consult.

• Act as a trusted advisor to clients across health, social care, local government, education and private sector clients.

• Model our values of integrity, ambition, excellence and accountability in all aspects of your work.

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About you

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You will bring:

• 10+ years’ senior management experience and a degree or equivalent professional qualification.

• Credible experience delivering complex business advisory assignments or transformation programmes.

• A strong track record of revenue generation, built from professional networks and the ability to identify and cultivate new opportunities.

• Ideally, experience working with NHS acute trusts or the local government sector.

• Ideally, subject matter expertise in NHS acute services, sustainability or digital.

• A proactive, self‑motivated, high‑energy approach, with an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative style.

• A passion for improving public services and supporting colleagues to grow and excel.

• Ideally the candidate will be based in and have a strong network in the Midlands or Wales.

You will thrive at gbp consult if you care deeply about meaningful outcomes, enjoy leading people, and want to be part of a supportive, ambitious team.

What we offer

We work hard, look after each other, and genuinely enjoy what we do. You will join a fantastic, friendly team with diverse backgrounds and expertise, united by our commitment to deliver positive change in the public sector. 

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Work life balance 

• Flexible and home working

• Excellent autonomy and trust

• A culture that values wellbeing as much as performance

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Wellbeing and community​

• Monthly wellbeing sessions

• Team‑building events and volunteer days

• 25–28 days annual leave (depending on length of service)

• Private healthcare cover

• Options for unpaid leave

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Learning and development: 

• Personalised training and development plans

• ‘Lunch and learn’ sessions

• Professional subscriptions

• Training allowance for every member of staff

• Access to the latest technology

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Financial benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme

• Life insurance

• Employer pension contributions

• Salary‑sacrifice EV scheme and bicycle scheme

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About gbpartnerships consult

We partner with clients across health, local authorities and the wider public and private sectors to help them transform the use of their buildings, estates and services. Uniquely, we draw on the gbp group’s extensive experience in property development, asset management, managed services and long‑term partnerships with 14 healthcare systems across the UK.  This means we offer clients something special - end‑to‑end, grounded, practical consultancy, informed by real‑world delivery. Our business has grown significantly over the last five years, despite the wider economic and public‑sector challenges. As we continue to expand, we are excited to recruit a fourth Managing Consultant to join our senior management team and help shape the next chapter of our journey.

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How to apply

Please review the job description provided and email your CV and covering letter to enquiries@gbpconsult.co.uk for the attention of Sam McCumiskey, Managing Director. Closing date Sunday 31st May. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to join an informal Teams meeting with Sam, with formal interviews expected to be in June.​​​

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To find out more about the requirements of the role, please download the full job description linked below.

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​- No agencies please –

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gbpartnerships consult is an equal opportunities employer.

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gbpartnerships and gbpartnerships consult reserve the right to withdraw, amend, change or remove any vacancies described here, at any time and without notice. Any information submitted to gbpartnerships and / or gbpartnership consult in relation to recruitment will be treated confidentially and in line with GDPR and our privacy statement.