Functional Consultant (Power Platform)

Project 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

Essential Skills & Experience

Desirable Skills

What's on Offer?

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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• £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.

Project details

Manchester (2 days per week onsite)

£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)

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 3 to 6 months
• Location: United Kingdom, GB
• Rate: 73-73 EUR/h