What I do
Targeted support makes a real difference
Strategic Alignment
Ensure your project connects to what matters
Climate action and clean energy projects don't exist in isolation. They need to connect to organisational strategy, community priorities, policy frameworks, and funder requirements. When that connection is weak, projects lose momentum, struggle for support, and fail to demonstrate their value.
I help project leaders articulate and strengthen the strategic case for their work — ensuring it is anchored to the right priorities, can navigate governance processes, and is positioned to attract the support it deserves.
What you can expect
- Clear strategic narrative for your project
- Alignment with organisational and community priorities
- Stronger governance and decision-making frameworks
- Improved stakeholder confidence and buy-in
Project Shaping & Definition
Start right. The decisions you make at the beginning shape everything that follows.
Many projects struggle not because of poor execution, but because they were never clearly defined in the first place. Unclear objectives, poorly scoped work, and misaligned expectations create problems that compound over time.
I work with your team at the earliest stages to establish clarity — defining what success looks like, scoping the work realistically, identifying risks early, and building the foundations for a project that can be funded, delivered, and celebrated.
What you can expect
- Clear project objectives and success criteria
- Realistic scope and delivery plan
- Early risk identification and mitigation
- Stronger funding applications and business cases
Team Coaching & Capability Building
Build the skills that stay with your organisation long after I've moved on.
Bringing in external expertise is most valuable when it leaves something behind. I work alongside your project team — not instead of them — providing targeted coaching, mentoring, and support that builds genuine capability and internal confidence.
What you can expect
- Improved project management practice across your team
- Greater confidence in planning, reporting, and decision-making
- Practical tools and approaches tailored to your context
- Lasting capability that benefits future projects
Stakeholder & Partner Engagement
Build foundations for delivery and impact. Navigate complexity. Keep relationships productive and projects on track.
The most challenging projects involve multiple partners, funders, regulators, and community stakeholders — each with their own priorities, timelines, and expectations. Managing these relationships well is often the difference between a project that succeeds and one that stalls.
I help you map your stakeholder landscape, develop engagement strategies, facilitate productive conversations, and manage the dynamics that can make or break complex projects.
What you can expect
- Clear stakeholder map and engagement strategy
- Facilitated workshops and partner meetings
- Improved communication and reporting to funders
- Stronger, more productive partner relationships
Practical Support
Sometimes you need someone to roll up their sleeves and work alongside your team.
Not every challenge calls for a strategy document. Sometimes a project needs hands-on help — getting a plan in place, setting up the right controls, or recovering momentum when things have slipped.
I'll work directly with your team to help with planning, setting up project controls, and getting back on track. Practical, focused, and always tailored to where you actually are.
What you can expect
- Clear, workable project plans
- Project controls and reporting frameworks set up and running
- Recovery plans for projects that have slipped
- Practical tools your team can continue to use
My approach
Always focused on your priorities
I don't arrive with a fixed methodology or a stack of templates. I bring experience, judgement, and a genuine commitment to helping your project succeed — working with your team to find the approach that fits your context.
Targeted engagement
I work with you at specific points in the lifecycle where experienced support adds the most value — not as a long-term overhead.
Sector knowledge
My rich experience in place-based energy system transformation means I understand the landscape, the funders, the policy context, the technical challenges, and the community dynamics.
Honest advice
I'll tell you what I think, not what you want to hear. Good project management sometimes means raising difficult questions early.
Not sure which service fits your needs?
Let's have a conversation. I'm happy to talk through where you are and how I might be able to help — no obligation.