Senior Management Consultant

Job Description

Senior Management Consultant - help solve complex challenges that matter.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Management Consultant to join our growing team. This is an opportunity to work directly with senior clients on some of the most important and complex challenges facing the UK today, while helping to shape the future of a rapidly growing consultancy. You will help shape the future of UK Defence, national security, and public sector transformation.

About Darter

At Darter, we help organisations tackle complex challenges of national importance. Working across Defence, national security, government, and technology, we combine strategic thinking with practical delivery to create lasting impact.

We're driven by a simple belief: great outcomes come from combining excellence, empathy, and integrity. We build trusted relationships, challenge constructively, and focus on work that strengthens the UK's security, resilience, and prosperity.

Our culture is collaborative, supportive, and ambitious, giving talented people the opportunity to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful difference.

What you'll do:

• Lead and support high-impact consulting engagements across strategy, transformation, change, and delivery.

• Build trusted relationships with senior military, government, and industry stakeholders.

• Structure complex problems, develop practical recommendations, and help clients turn ambition into action.

• Facilitate workshops, present findings, and influence decision-making at senior levels.

• Contribute to business development, thought leadership, and the continued growth of Darter.

Why Darter?

You'll join a high-performing, values-led team, working on projects that matter, with rapid development opportunities, flexible working, competitive rewards, and the chance to make a genuine impact.

Not ticked every box or have more to give? We'd still love to hear from you.

Requirements

We are interested in people who can bring:

• Consulting experience within Defence, Government, National Security, or similarly complex environments.

• Ability to hold, or obtain, UK Security Clearance.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• Strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger picture.

It would be great if you also have:

• Strong planning and organisational skills.

• Experience leading workstreams or managing client relationships.

• An engaging and collaborative approach with colleagues and clients.

You will need to hold, or be able to obtain, UK Security Clearance for this role.

Note - Darter is a remote first organisation with an office in Reading and clients around England. Expect a hybrid working style with travel every week.

Benefits

What you'll get

• Meaningful work that contributes to the UK's security and resilience.

• A supportive, values-led culture built on excellence, empathy, and integrity.

• Competitive salary, performance and profit-share bonus, and share options plus;

• Pension matched up to 10%. Private health insurance. Dedicated learning and development budget. Flexible, remote-first working. Unlimited holiday. Volunteering leave and matched charitable donations.

Requirements
We are interested in people who can bring: • Consulting experience within Defence, Government, National Security, or similarly complex environments. • Ability to hold, or obtain, UK Security Clearance. • Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities. • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. • Strategic thinking and the ability to see the bigger picture. It would be great if you also have: • Strong planning and organisational skills. • Experience leading workstreams or managing client relationships. • An engaging and collaborative approach with colleagues and clients. You will need to hold, or be able to obtain, UK Security Clearance for this role. Note - Darter is a remote first organisation with an office in Reading and clients around England. Expect a hybrid working style with travel every week.