Management Consultant

Delivery Manager – Management Consulting

Location: Manchester area, with travel to client sites across the UK
Salary: £65,000–£78,000, depending on experience
Package: Performance-related bonus and market-leading benefits
Working pattern: Client-site based, with regular onsite presence required

The opportunity

Managementors is looking for an experienced, hands-on Delivery Manager to lead small consulting teams and deliver measurable improvements for our clients.

This appointment supports an immediate client requirement in and around Manchester, although the successful person will work with organisations across the UK as future assignments develop.

You will typically lead a delivery team of two to three consultants, taking responsibility for the day-to-day success of client engagements. This is not a purely supervisory or advisory position. You will work directly with client teams, analyse operational performance, identify the underlying causes of inefficiency and help implement practical improvements.

The role offers significant responsibility, client exposure and long-term career progression within a growing management consultancy.

What you’ll be doing

Leading small consulting teams of two to three people on client engagements

Taking ownership of project delivery, outcomes, quality and client satisfaction

Working onsite with client teams to understand how their operations perform in practice

Analysing processes, performance information, organisational structures and ways of working

Identifying the root causes of operational inefficiency and underperformance

Developing practical, evidence-led recommendations and implementation plans

Working alongside clients to implement improvements—not simply presenting recommendations

Helping clients improve productivity, capacity, service quality, management effectiveness and operational control

Establishing clear measures, governance and reporting to track progress and benefits

Coaching managers and frontline teams to embed new behaviours and ways of working

Managing stakeholders at operational, functional and senior leadership levels

Identifying delivery risks and resolving issues before they affect agreed outcomes

Supporting and developing consultants within the project team

Contributing to proposals, client development and the continued growth of Managementors

Ensuring improvements remain effective and sustainable after the engagement concludes

What we’re looking for

You will be an experienced management consultant or consulting delivery professional who is comfortable moving between analysis, team leadership and hands-on implementation.

You should be confident entering an unfamiliar organisation, quickly understanding how it operates and building credibility with people at every level.

Essential experience

Strong management consulting experience, ideally within operational transformation, organisational efficiency or performance improvement

A successful record of delivering measurable improvements within client organisations

Experience leading small consulting, transformation or improvement teams

Hands-on project or programme delivery experience

The ability to analyse complex operational problems and translate findings into practical action

Experience implementing change and embedding improvements within day-to-day operations

Strong stakeholder management and client relationship skills

Confidence working with operational teams, managers and senior leaders

The ability to coach, challenge and influence people constructively

Strong numerical, analytical, presentation and written communication skills

Willingness and ability to work regularly from client sites

Flexibility to travel and work on assignments throughout the UK

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