Director of Consultancy & Engineering
Location: UK - London, UK - Birmingham, UK - Hatfield, UK - Manchester, UK - Nottingham, UK - Reading | Job-ID: 211855 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting
Life on the Team
At Computacenter, we are committed to creating an environment where talented leaders thrive. As Director of Consultancy & Engineering, you will join an inspiring team of professionals passionate about technology and service excellence. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and a shared vision for growth. You’ll have the opportunity to lead and mentor a diverse team, shape the strategic direction of our UK Consultancy & Engineering division, and drive the development of our client relationships and service offerings. We value transparency, accountability, and fostering a high-performance culture, where every voice is heard and where your leadership will drive both business and team success.
What You’ll Do
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading and growing our UK Consultancy & Engineering team, ensuring high impact client engagement and the delivery of outstanding technology consultancy services. You will:
- Lead a team of 300 professionals, mentoring and inspiring them to achieve their full potential while fostering a culture of high performance and continuous development
- Drive the strategic vision for Consultancy & Engineering, aligning it with the Group Professional Services strategy to ensure business growth and excellence
- Driving P&L growth, ensuring client and employee satisfaction
- Work closely with the sales team to identify and convert new business opportunities and develop compelling service offerings
- Overseeing governance and quality control to ensure excellence in client delivery
- Actively contributing to Group Professional Services leadership decisions and initiatives
- Build and maintain strong internal and external relationships, managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring client needs are met effectively
What You’ll Need
To succeed in this role, you’ll need a wealth of experience, a passion for leadership, and a strategic mindset. Specifically, you will bring:
- A proven track record in technology consulting, with extensive experience in delivering client satisfaction, revenue and profit growth, and employee engagement
- Expertise in driving transformational change and developing high-performing teams
- Deep understanding of professional services solution areas including Workplace, Datacentre & Hybrid, Cloud & Apps, Networking, and Security
- A strong background in P&L management, with the ability to meet financial targets and drive profitability
- Experience working with sales teams to grow client accounts, identify new opportunities, support major project bids, and develop compelling service offerings
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
- A strong leadership presence, with the ability to inspire and motivate a large team while fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability
- A good sense of humour and a passion for continuous learning and innovation
Ready to Lead and Transform?
If you’re a strategic leader with a passion for technology and a track record of success, we want you on our team. Apply today and help shape the future of Consultancy & Engineering at Computacenter!
Current information for our applicants
Business as usual? Not quite. Of course, the Corona crisis also presents us with major challenges.
However, we are broadly positioned across various industries, plan for the long term and have always been flexible in our approach to our customers, especially in times of crisis. Our core business is digitisation. We believe that this topic will continue to grow in importance for many companies in both public and private sectors.
That's why there are still areas of our business with clear hiring requirements – and we would like to bring talent like you on board! By the way, we have completely virtualised our application process and our recruiters remain available to you should you have any questions.
We are still looking forward to getting to know you!
About us
Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.
We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.
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