Summary
Buro Happold is seeking a Senior Consultant for its Digital Advisory work in Riyadh. The role supports digital strategy and transformation projects, assesses client capabilities, develops strategies and roadmaps, facilitates workshops, and prepares recommendations and presentations. Candidates should have experience in digital strategy, transformation or advisory work, strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills, and proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Hybrid working is offered; salary is described as attractive but no amount is stated.
The posting
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Want to help shape the digital strategies that transform cities, infrastructure and the built environment? Your expertise might just make you our new Digital Consultant.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive.
You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.
Your key duties
As a Digital Consultant, you will work with clients to understand their challenges, define priorities and translate digital opportunities into clear, actionable plans. Your responsibilities will include:
Support the delivery of digital strategy and transformation projects, from defining outcomes and planning activities to developing deliverables and capturing lessons learned.
Assess clients’ current digital capabilities, processes and ways of working to identify opportunities for improvement.
Develop digital visions, strategies, roadmaps and business cases aligned with clients’ objectives.
Plan and facilitate client workshops to gather requirements, explore opportunities and build stakeholder consensus.
Support the development of solution requirements, digital procurement approaches, governance frameworks and operating models.
Conduct research and translate findings into clear recommendations, client-ready reports and presentations.
Collaborate with internal specialists and external partners to deliver high-quality outputs tailored to each client’s business.
Build trusted client relationships through active listening, clear communication and reliable delivery.
Contribute to proposals, digital advisory tools, templates and the ongoing development of our services.
Your skills and experience
We are looking for someone who combines an understanding of digital technologies with structured thinking and a collaborative consulting approach. You will bring:
Experience in digital strategy, digital transformation, innovation or a related advisory discipline.
Knowledge or practical experience in one or more of the following: digital strategy and roadmap development, business case development, digital procurement, enterprise or IT architecture, operating models, governance or information management.
Experience supporting projects or workstreams, with the ability to organise activities, manage priorities and deliver to agreed deadlines.
Familiarity with project management approaches and design-led thinking.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn complex information into practical recommendations.
Confident communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including contributing to workshops and presenting findings.
Proficiency in producing high-quality reports, presentations and analysis using PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
An understanding of construction processes or experience within the built environment would be beneficial.
What we offer you
- Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies.
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Attractive salary and benefits package
- A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you
- Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
- An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday. Apply today and be a part of our legacy.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments, we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.