Proxima
Principal Consultant - Capital Procurement
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The opportunity
As a Principal Consultant at Proxima in our Capital Procurement practice, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, leading complex, high‑value engagements and shaping transformational outcomes. You will combine deep subject matter expertise with strong leadership, influencing both client strategy and delivery while developing Proxima’s people and capabilities.
This is a senior, hands‑on role for consultants who thrive in ambiguity, enjoy leading teams, and want to have a lasting impact on clients and the firm.
What you’ll do
Lead complex client engagements
- Lead large, complex procurement and transformation programmes across multiple workstreams
- Translate client vision into practical, executable solutions
- Ensure delivery excellence across all outputs, aligned to Proxima’s client‑ready principles
Partner with senior stakeholders
- Build trusted relationships with senior and executive‑level client stakeholders
- Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities to maintain momentum and outcomes
- Act as a strategic advisor, shaping long‑term client roadmaps
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Engage and collaborate with stakeholders
- Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives
- Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders
- Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions
- Lead supplier negotiations for complex commercial programs
Develop people and capability
- Coach, mentor, and develop consultants across levels
- Actively contribute to Proxima’s apprenticeship culture
- Set standards for quality, collaboration, and delivery
- Grow Proxima’s intellectual capital
- Lead and contribute to IP, asset, and methodology development
- Actively engage in Communities of Practice
Support business development and identify growth opportunities
- Work in a global, flexible model
- Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work
- Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration
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What you bring
Experience and expertise
- Significant consulting experience in capital procurement, gained within a Client, Consulting or Supplier environment, ideally across more than one.
- Proven track record leading large, complex, Capital programs
- Practical understanding of CapEx environments and major project delivery.
- Familiarity with NEC4 and/or FIDIC contractual frameworks
- Strong commercial and strategic acumen
Leadership mindset
- Ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders
- Confidence operating in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments
- Strong coaching and people‑development capability
Consulting approach
- Structured problem‑solving and storytelling skills
- Executive presence, credibility, and integrity
- Ownership‑driven, delivery‑focused mindset
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