Functional Consultant (Power Platform)
Location: Manchester (2 days per week onsite)
Rate: £581 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract Length: Initial Statement of Work until March, with strong potential for extension
Start Date: Immediate Start Available
Interview Process: Two-stage interview (1st stage with hiring manager, 2nd stage with client)
Overview
We are looking for a Senior Power Platform Functional Consultant to lead a critical discovery phase across multiple applications within a large-scale transformation programme.
This is a leadership-focused role requiring a consultant who can combine strong Power Platform expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to lead and coordinate a team of Business Analysts throughout a 4-month discovery engagement.
The successful candidate will play a key role in defining business requirements, shaping solution approaches, and establishing a clear roadmap for future delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of Business Analysts throughout a multi-application discovery phase.
- Drive workshops and requirements-gathering sessions with key business stakeholders.
- Analyse existing business processes and identify opportunities for improvement through the Power Platform.
- Define functional requirements, user journeys, and business outcomes.
- Provide expert guidance on Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, and the wider Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem.
- Work closely with architects, technical teams, and programme stakeholders to shape future-state solutions.
- Produce high-quality discovery outputs, including process maps, requirement documents, solution recommendations, and roadmaps.
- Support governance, prioritisation, and decision-making throughout the discovery life cycle.
- Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience as a Power Platform Functional Consultant.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, including:
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Power Pages
- Dataverse
- Proven experience leading Business Analysts or multidisciplinary discovery teams.
- Strong business analysis and requirements elicitation skills.
- Experience delivering complex discovery and transformation programmes.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and workshop facilitation experience.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear functional requirements and solution options.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Desirable Skills
- Microsoft Power Platform certifications.
- Experience within large-scale public sector or enterprise environments.
- Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies.
- Understanding of solution architecture and digital transformation programmes.
- Experience working across multiple concurrent application workstreams.
What's on Offer?
- £581 per day Inside IR35.
- Immediate project start.
- Opportunity to lead a high-profile discovery programme.
- Hybrid working with 2 days per week onsite in Manchester.
- Initial engagement through to March with potential extension.
- Direct engagement with senior stakeholders and strategic decision-makers.
Apply now if you are a Senior Power Platform Functional Consultant with strong leadership experience and a track record of delivering successful discovery engagements across complex application landscapes.