Strategy Specialist
Strategy Specialist
Salary negotiable
Strategy Specialist — Role Overview
Our Client is the European leader in construction solutions.
We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities, and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.
We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.
At Our Client, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.
Scope of the Role:
Reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer, the ideal candidate should have a passion for delivering strategic initiatives in a dynamic company operating across Europe.
In this role, you will lead the execution of Our Client’s Go Beyond Strategy, ensuring our strategic objectives across Markets & Sectors and People & Operations are tracked and delivered. You will influence and lead our strategy execution model, guiding senior leaders through the seven‑step execution methodology, ensuring it drives measurable impact across Our Client. As Strategy Lead, you will play a central role in aligning teams, shaping decisions and communicating strategic direction.
Strategy Specialist — Responsibilities
Competencies
• Responsible for supporting and driving the delivery of all Go Beyond strategic pillars across Markets & Sectors and People & Operations, ensuring alignment with Our Client’s long‑term direction.
• Own, evolve and continuously enhance Our Client’s strategy execution framework, incorporating best-in-class strategic models and external consultancy methodologies to strengthen our seven-step approach and ensure it remains world-leading.
• Sell and communicate Our Client’s Go Beyond strategy internally and externally, ensuring both employees and clients clearly understand its purpose and strategic objectives.
• Drive the integration of the strategy into the rhythm of the business, embedding it into CPM, business goals, leadership cycles, and Townhalls.
• Guide the Pillar Leaders on the execution of their robust pillar plans, ensuring their accurately maintained and updated regularly
• Lead the design and implementation of the strategic KPI framework across all 10 pillars ensuring consistency in measurement, reporting, and workflow across the strategy function.
• Report strategic progress to the SLT, Leadership cycles and Townhalls throughout the year.
• Lead the annual strategic review process and coordinate change management across the 10 pillar leaders.
• Drive the quarterly strategic cycles with all Pillar Leaders ensuring they deliver on their commitments, track their milestone progress, and escalate risks where required.
• Maintain dashboards (e.g., Monday.com) to enhance visibility, accountability, and performance tracking across Go Beyond.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to graduates, including line management and structured development plans.
• Lead onboarding for new team members, ensuring they understand Our Client’s purpose, culture and Go Beyond strategy.
• Guide all branded strategic communications, ensuring clarity, consistency and alignment with internal and external messaging.
• Influence strategic content for Townhalls, Leadership sessions and Annual Summits, ensuring messages are clear, impactful and aligned to enterprise priorities.
• Understand LinkedIn and digital performance insights, ensuring strategic messaging is supported by data‑driven paid and organic performance
• Conduct strategic benchmarking, analysing Our Client’s structures and frameworks against industry leaders.
• Represent and embody Our Client’s Go Beyond culture.
Strategy Specialist — Ideal Candidate
Our Client is an equal opportunities employer.
• Deep sector understanding of data centres, semiconductors and life sciences, with demonstrated ability to interpret market drivers.
• Maintain a strong insight into global trends to inform strategic direction.
• Expert application of strategic frameworks, using best‑in‑class models to guide decision‑making.
• Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to influence and align senior leaders.
• Experience in navigating enterprise infrastructure within organisations.
• Advanced capability to develop high‑impact presentations and reports for directors, executive and leadership teams.
• Skilled mentor capable of facilitating learning, guidance, and professional development for graduate groups.
• Strong risk management mindset, integrating risk principles into planning, prioritisation, and execution.
• Experienced in the development of operational and functional plans that reflect organisational priorities and strategic direction.
• Proficient in KPI design, tracking and SOP creation, ensuring clear, reliable and consistent performance measurement.
• Creative, strategic thinker with strong organisational capabilities and attention to detail.
• Energetic, delivery‑focused and highly resilient, with a proactive, solutions‑driven mindset.
• Master’s degree in Business, Strategy, Engineering or a related field.
• High proficiency in Monday.com, PowerPoint and Excel, with strong familiarity in SharePoint or equivalent digital collaboration tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in programme management and structured strategic execution.
• Advanced digital and analytical proficiency, including reporting, KPI tracking and planning systems.
• Track record of success working in collaborative, high‑performance team environments.
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Frequently Asked Questions About This Strategy Specialist Role
What does a Strategy Specialist do in data centre construction?
A Strategy Specialist in data centre construction is responsible for delivering specialist work on Tier III and Tier IV facilities. Day-to-day tasks vary by project phase but typically involve coordination with MEP teams, quality assurance, and ensuring build standards meet client specifications.
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