Lead Power Platform Consultant
$55,000–$75,000 year
HybridCardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead customer engagements by acting as the primary consultant and technical authority, defining solution roadmaps, and translating business objectives into phased delivery plans. Architect complex, scalable Power Platform solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse while managing environment strategy, security models, and licensing. Drive delivery governance from initiation through go-live, facilitating workshops, overseeing testing, and leading rollout activities including user training and adoption support. Mentor consultants to establish technical standards and best practices across the practice.
Required Qualifications
- extensive experience scoping, architecting, and delivering complex Business Applications on the Microsoft Power Platform
- consultant at heart, someone who thrives on solving real business problems, shaping digital roadmaps, and guiding customers through change
- owning the end to end customer journey, from early engagement and vision setting through to delivery, go live, and continuous improvement
- lead customer engagements
- own the technical and functional direction of solutions
- act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across our client base
- report directly to the Practice Manager
- shape both customer outcomes and the maturity of our consulting capability
- take full ownership of customer engagements
- working closely with stakeholders to understand strategic objectives, pain points, and constraints
- define solution roadmaps
- shape delivery backlogs
- lead the design and build of enterprise grade Power Platform solutions
- architectural decisions
- onboarding readiness
- environment and licensing strategy
- delivery governance
- long term platform evolution
- support and mentor other consultants
- setting technical standards and best practice across the practice
- Act as the primary consultant and technical authority for assigned customer engagements
- Build and maintain trusted, long term relationships with customers at all levels, including senior and executive stakeholders
- Own the overall customer experience, ensuring engagements are well governed, outcomes focused, and aligned to customer objectives
- Provide strategic advice on how the Power Platform can support wider organisational transformation
- Own and evolve the product and solution roadmap for each customer
- ensure alignment between business vision, technical capability, and delivery reality
- Work with customers to define, prioritise, and maintain backlogs of change, enhancements, and optimisation items
- Translate business objectives into clear, deliverable solution requirements and phased delivery plans
- Identify opportunities for platform expansion, optimisation, and reuse
- Architect complex, scalable Power Platform solutions
- leveraging Power Apps (Model Driven and Canvas)
- Power Automate
- Power BI
- Dataverse
- supporting Azure services where appropriate
- Take ownership of onboarding readiness
- Environment strategy and configuration
- Security model and access design
- Licensing strategy and validation
- Account setup and resolution of access issues
- Proactively resolve onboarding blockers related to environments, permissions, licensing, and tenant configuration
- Build Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for new or complex customer requirements
- Ensure solutions align to iCoTech design standards, governance, and best practice
- Lead customer engagements through the full delivery lifecycle, from initiation and analysis through to build, test, go live, and handover
- Run and facilitate analysis workshops, solution design sessions, and playback meetings
- Coordinate delivery activities, acting as the bridge between customers, consultants, and internal stakeholders
- Support and oversee testing, implementation planning, and release management
- Lead rollout activities, including user training, adoption support, and transition to BAU
- Maintaining and updating delivery plans (or equivalent)
- Managing customer communications, risks, issues, and decisions
- Keeping delivery information up to date within internal PMO and governance systems
- Ensuring delivery remains controlled, transparent, and outcome focused
- Proven, hands on experience delivering enterprise grade Power Platform solutions
- Power Apps (Model Driven & Canvas)
- Power Automate
- Power BI
- Dataverse
- Strong consulting experience, delivering outcomes for clients across multiple engagements
- Experience leading or mentoring consultants and building delivery capability within teams
- Confident working with customers through ambiguity, translating complex needs into practical solutions
- Home based contract, with the expectation to visit the office 1-2 times a month
Desired Qualifications
- Project / Programme / Portfolio Management experience (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP)
- Experience delivering PPM, Portfolio, Programme or Operational management solutions
- Experience with Project Online / Project for the Web / Planner Premium
- Microsoft certifications across Business Applications or Modern Work
- Dynamics 365 experience
- Exposure to Azure services, Logic Apps, and Copilot / AI capabilities
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