Careers

A modern workplace​

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We operate in a highly flexible way, utilising a permanent and associate model to suit the role and individual, ensuring an optimal working environment for all.

Permanent team

We provide a structured career path, exposure to industry leading engagements and specialist, health and wellbeing benefits, as well as autonomy and empowerment to drive your career forward.

Associate team

We support multiple engagement models, ensuring continuity of role and clients and incentives to support a growing network. Many of our associates have been with the Step5 team for over five years and move with us to our new clients.

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Global opportunities

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Step5 is part of TXM Group, a global organisation specialising in consultancy and resourcing solutions across EMEA, Australasia, and North America.

A career with Step5 provides the opportunity to be part of an international group of experts unified by their entrepreneurial spirit and drive to go above and beyond.

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What our people say

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​"Step5 have built a great work culture. Being part of a team of genuine industry innovators is truly rewarding."

Sally Cooper, Project Manager

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​"The flexibility offered by Step5 is the best I've experienced. The trust they build in the team creates the perfect environment to tackle our clients' biggest challenges."

Daniel Harvey, Principal Consultant

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Current opportunities:

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Programme/Portfolio Management Office (PMO) Manager (Perm)

The PMO Manager will ensure that our client(s) are provided with accurate and timely management information, forecasts and analysis that enables them to deliver against their strategic plans through their portfolio. They manage integration across the Portfolio of client Projects and Programmes, whilst assuring that such deliver the stated benefits, on time, to the agreed cost.

Step5, as a member of the Project Data Analytics taskforce, have a focus on using automation and analytics to perform traditional PMO activities making such more timely and efficient moving from reporting on the basis of hindsight to reporting with foresight. The PMO Manager will work with our Project Data Analytics team to optimize and then automate traditional PMO processes with a core focus on minimizing the effort to report.

Position Accountabilities:

• Working with the client ensures the production of easy-to-consume, accurate, comprehensive and timely management information for leadership to understand P3M performance to support informed decision making.

• Provides insight through data analysis to support the SRO and Programme Director in understanding where potential performance issues lie to enable earlier less costly interventions.

• Drives data consistency and accuracy continually enhancing the overall quality of data input on reported data sets.

• Continually identifies, recommends and implements improvements to the necessary processes and systems to drive efficiency and quality throughout the P3M organisation.

• Ensure internal and external third party Project/Programme Managers deliver timely reporting.

• Provide guidance and support to the SRO, Programme Director, and Programme Managers around P3M integration ensuring that there is clarity on cross project / programme dependencies, risks/issues, and resourcing.

• Fully understands how to integrate project and programme plans to build an end to end view of the portfolio.

• Assures Projects and Programmes coaching Project and Programme Managers / Directors on where and how improvements can be made to de-risk delivery and improve success rates.

• Operates and supports preparation for executive governance meetings, and change boards.

• Tracks and reports on scope management through to benefits management and delivery.

• Provide technical and process support to IT colleagues on any PMO issues.

Must be SC Cleared, or alternately must be capable of achieving SC clearance.

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Senior Consultant (Associate)

As a Senior Consultant you will be responsible for leading a team, managing the discovery process, providing key insights, that contribute to business growth and innovation.

You will play a pivotal role in driving and executing on informed decision-making within the organisation by leveraging data-driven insights.

This position requires a blend of strategic thinking, analytical and project management skills, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable recommendations. You will be responsible for leading a team and delivering a new target operating model for a specific operational function/capability, by:

• managing the discovery process and providing key insights.

• identifying, defining, analysing, prioritising, and delivering improvements to the organisational design, services and processes, and the tools and technology.

• creating and tracking the business cases required to evidence impact.

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Business Analyst​s

Experienced Business Analysts with a background in agile working, business analysis, business process improvement and testing required to manage requirements through the entire delivery and operational life cycle. Strong stakeholder relationship management experience is essential.

Role requirements:

• Individual excels in process mapping

• Includes RACI and R&R documentation

• Impact analysis of the move on onshore and offshore teams, to ensure ways of winding are defined for continuity

• Standard Operating Procedures

Key skills/specialisms:

• Experience of training and upskilling

• Training Needs Analysis

• Impact analysis

• Training plans

• Training material creation

• Readiness criteria

• Requirements gathering

• Testing

• QA

• Acceptance criteria

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Proposal Writer

As a Proposal Writer, you will be responsible for writing proposals and bid responses that effectively convey Step5's strengths and qualifications to potential clients. Ensuring that all proposals are accurate, compliant, and competitive by working collaboratively with sales and business development teams. Understanding industry standards, best practices, and how to tailor Step5 proposals to specific client requirements.

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• Undergraduate degree in English, journalism, communications, humanities, computer science, or related disciplines

• 2+ years of prior relevant experience

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

• A quasi-journalistic ability to quickly grasp specialist knowledge and make it clear for external parties

• Strong executive presence

• Agility and speed in executing strong writing

• Intellectual curiosity and ability to “get smart quick” on a wide variety of topics

• Ability to prioritize and multitask within a fast-paced, challenging, and deadline-driven environment

• Ability to adhere to brand voice, tone, and style guidelines

• Excellent organization and communication skills

• Solid background in Microsoft Word and Excel

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

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​Project Manager

Delivering agreed outcomes from projects using appropriate management techniques, collaboration, leadership and governance.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a combination of experience, proven skills and personal attributes.

• Great educational background, preferably in the fields of computer science or engineering for technical project managers

• Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector

• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies

• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Managerial experience applying analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills

• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality

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Programme Manager

Identify, plan and coordinate a set of related projects and activities in support of specific business strategies and objectives.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a combination of experience, proven skills and personal attributes.

• 5+ years of project management experience, including tracking and planning projects

• In-depth knowledge of programme and project management methods and principles

• Exceptional leadership and organisational skills

• In-depth understanding of performance evaluation principles

• Ability to manage a team and stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Good interpersonal and leadership skills

• Experience with compiling and following strict budgets

• Five or more years of experience in an upper-management role, preferably in program management

• Outstanding knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes

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