Consultant / Senior Consultant

About Us
Our people are advising on Australia's largest infrastructure projects in the water, renewable energy, transport and social infrastructure sectors.

We are working on city changing projects including planning for infrastructure required for the 2032 Olympic Games in Queensland, on the METRONET project in Western Australia, major renewable energy projects in Victoria and NSW, Melbourne's Metro Tunnel and Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop Authority.

We work across the whole project lifecycle from early stage strategy and planning, through procurement and into delivery.

We also partner with public sector and essential service providers to plan, design and mobilise the workforces that deliver major programs.

Our goal is to enhance the social, environmental, commercial, economic and organisational value of Australia's investment in infrastructure.

About The Role
We are seeking multiple motivated individuals with advisory/consulting experience to join our growing Advisory team in Brisbane and want to hear from you if you are looking to:

Support planning, delivery and mobilisation of Australia's largest infrastructure projects.

Deliver discrete project workstreams end-to-end, framing options and trade-offs with clients, and shaping proposals.

Grow your technical and consulting skills (including the potential to specialise) and gain experience across a diverse range of sectors.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Understand and be able to confidently articulate the value of effective project development service offerings to a business' bottom line and/or government reputation.
• Develop a network and strong market reputation across the Queensland public and private sectors, as relevant to infrastructure projects.
• Act upon your current relationships to identify and develop immediate business opportunities.
• Be commercially astute, with a background in a consulting or contractor environment and/or government sector experience.
• Have a high level of drive, ambition and versatility as the role forms part of a broader team that acts upon innovation and thought leadership.
• You will work on complex project development projects. As a member of a team or as an individual in a client team you will also be expected to leverage identified client and commercial opportunities.
• When not engaged on client engagements, you will assist with proposal writing, proposal co-ordination, thought leadership and other activities that enhance RPS's ability to win work.

• Utilising your skills in the front-end and the back-end of the project lifecycle, your key role will be to provide analytical and project delivery capability, undertaking but not limited to the following:

• Ability to view the project from the client's perspective;

• Create impactful presentations with skill and confidence;
• Write high-quality reports with impeccable attention to detail;
• Monitor and maintain project delivery quality;
• Demonstrate efficiencies and effective processes;

Skills Required For Success In This Role

• Tertiary Qualifications in Engineering, Law, Business, Project Management, Economics or Commerce / Finance are desirable.
• 2 years or more proven experience in project/ programme management (development, assurance, risk) including managing projects for government and/or private sector clients.
• Track record of working with clients to plan, deliver and/or mobilise infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to form long-term, trusted relationships with clients, partners and other relevant stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in managing relationships, teams, projects and issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and work co-operatively with people at all levels, to achieve outcomes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Superior written and verbal communications skills and strong slide storytelling.
• Ability to manage and grow business relationships.

Why RPS?
Benefits
Along with a competitive salary, RPS provides a diverse and inclusive work environment amongst a team of dedicated and pragmatic experts. RPS offers many benefits to ensure your professional development & well-being; these include but are not limited to:

• Flexible hybrid workplace – Family Friendly accredited
• Day off on your work anniversary.
• Paid Parental and Partner Leave.
• Purchase additional annual leave + salary packaging.
• Learning and talent development programs including study assistance and online learning
• Yearly professional membership reimbursements.
• Active social clubs, Active Lifestyle Allowance, Employee Assistance Program.

If you're ready to make an impact, be part of a growing company contributing to some of Australia's largest infrastructure projects, and work with a great team then apply today

Our Approach
Our people live our purpose, deliver our promise, and demonstrate our behaviours every day. Our behaviours define who we are. Developed by our people, they underpin everything that we do. They create the memorable experiences we are known for and make RPS a great place to do great work.

Stronger together is one of our five core behaviours and it is key to building a collaborative workplace. We encourage everyone to bring their best and to support others to do the same. By sharing knowledge, challenging each other to think differently, and fostering an environment of trust and respect, our people can learn, grow and thrive – and share in our success.

Recruitment Agencies
We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list. Please refer to the careers page on our website if you require any further information.