Project, Programme, P3MO & Commissioning Recruitment

The talent behind
mission-critical programmes

GBA Consultants finds project managers, programme leaders, P3MO specialists and commissioning engineers for demanding programmes in telecoms, logistics, energy, data centres and infrastructure.

What we do

Precision, not volume

The wrong hire on a mission-critical programme is expensive and slow to unwind. We go deep in project delivery: project and programme management, the P3MO that holds a portfolio together, and commissioning. That covers single senior appointments and whole programme teams, and the focus is always on getting it right.

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Programme & Project Management

Programme Managers, Project Managers, Technical PMs and Schedulers for complex, multi-stakeholder delivery.

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Commissioning (Cx)

Commissioning Managers, Tech Leads, Engineers and Coordinators for data centre and mission-critical environments.

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P3MO & Programme Support

Portfolio, programme and project office talent: PMO leads, planners, analysts, coordinators and document controllers.

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Leadership & Niche Hires

Hard-to-fill senior roles where sector knowledge and a genuine specialist network make the difference.

Where our people fit in a programme

  1. Stage 1

    Mobilise

    Programme managers, PMO leads, planners and schedulers who set up the plan, governance and reporting.

  2. Stage 2

    Deliver

    Project managers, technical PMs, PMO analysts, coordinators and document controllers who keep the work moving.

  3. Stage 3

    Commission and hand over

    Commissioning managers, tech leads, engineers and coordinators who prove the systems work before handover.

Leadership and hard-to-fill senior roles at every stage.

For clients

Good people leaving faster than you can replace them?

We work as an extension of your delivery team. We get to know the programme, the technical requirements and the cultural fit, then go to our network to find people who can hit the ground running.

  • Single senior appointments and full programme staffing
  • Permanent, contract and interim
  • Discreet search for sensitive or leadership roles
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For candidates

We treat candidates the way we'd want to be treated: straight talking, well briefed and kept in the loop. Your details never go out without your say-so, and if we place you, we stay in touch.

  • Project and programme roles across telecoms, logistics, energy and infrastructure
  • Honest advice on fit, rate and progression
  • Confidential conversations, always
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Selected work

We don't just fill roles. We staff programmes.

Featured

End-to-end staffing of a hyperscale commissioning programme

A global technology client · mission-critical commissioning (Cx) programme

The challenge

Stand up a full commissioning delivery team at pace, leadership down to coordination, for a complex, high-visibility programme where downtime isn't an option.

What we did

Rather than fill one role, GBA Consultants staffed the programme across multiple tiers:

  • Commissioning Tech Lead: senior technical leadership
  • Programme Manager: end-to-end delivery
  • Programme Coordinator: the operational backbone

The outcome

A cohesive, fully staffed delivery team sourced from a single trusted partner, cutting the client's coordination overhead and time-to-productivity.

Senior commissioning leadership

A mission-critical programme needed an experienced Commissioning Manager with hands-on credibility. We identified and placed a senior specialist from our network, filling a hard-to-source leadership role.

Programme support at scale

For the same class of large programme, we placed a Programme Coordinator to provide the planning and document-control backbone that keeps complex commissioning work moving.

About

Founder-led, sector-deep

GBA Consultants is led by Ceri John, whose career spans the Telecoms & Technology, Defence, Oil & Gas and Commodities sectors. That's not a list of buzzwords. It's first-hand experience of high-stakes, safety-critical environments where delivery and people genuinely matter.

That background shapes how we recruit. We understand the pressure our clients are under, we speak our candidates' language, and we know the right person in the right role changes outcomes. More on Ceri's own operations work.

Specialist, not generalist

We go deep in project delivery, P3MO and commissioning rather than spreading thin.

Relationships over transactions

We're in it for the long term, with clients and candidates alike.

Straight talking

Honest advice, even when it isn't what you hoped to hear.

How we work

A process built for getting it right

  1. 01

    Understand

    We dig into the role, the programme and what "great" looks like for you.

  2. 02

    Source

    We go to our specialist network first. Advertising is a last resort, not a first.

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    You see a tight list of genuinely qualified people, with our honest view of each.

  4. 04

    Support

    We manage offer and onboarding, and stay close after placement.

Contact

Let's talk

Whether you're hiring, looking, or just want to understand the market, we'd like to hear from you. Pick the form that fits, or email Ceri directly.

Ceri John, Managing Directorceri@gbaltd.uk · LinkedIn

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