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Strategy & direction
Clarify choices, test assumptions and turn strategic intent into a practical set of priorities.
Independent senior advisory
Senior judgement for complex businesses.
Envisioning Advisory works with boards, CEOs and leadership teams on strategy, growth, market positioning and governance, with particular depth across energy, infrastructure and engineering.
Board-level perspectiveCommercially groundedEngineering informed
Strategy & directionSharper choices, clearer priorities and a more credible path from intent to action.
Commercial growthMarket positioning, client development and senior-level support where technical capability needs stronger commercial traction.
Board & leadershipIndependent challenge and experienced counsel across governance, performance, risk and organisational change.
Typical assignmentsFocused interventions, retained advisory support and formal non-executive roles.
Strategy & directionCommercial growthBoard & leadershipEnergy & infrastructureMarket positioning
Where I add value
Focused senior support where judgement matters.
Engagements are designed around the business problem rather than a standard consulting product. That may mean a focused intervention, a retained advisory role or formal non-executive support.
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Growth & clients
Sharpen target markets, key accounts, propositions and senior client engagement for complex B2B services.
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Board & leadership
Provide independent challenge on performance, governance, risk, leadership and organisational priorities.
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Market positioning
Help specialist businesses translate technical capability into a compelling proposition and route to market.
Operator's perspective
Advice shaped by running businesses, not just analysing them.
Jonathan Chapman is a Chartered Civil Engineer and former Managing Director of Burns & McDonnell's UK business. His experience spans operational delivery, business leadership, strategy, client development and governance.
- Senior leadership in engineering and infrastructure
- Board, non-executive and governance experience
- Strong UK electricity networks and energy-sector context
- Extensive experience of project-based and professional-services businesses
“The objective is not to produce more analysis. It is to improve the quality of the decision and increase the likelihood that it gets implemented.”
The Envisioning Advisory approach
Professional
Chartered Civil Engineer
Leadership
Former Managing Director, Burns & McDonnell UK
International growth
Eight years building and leading a UK business within a US-headquartered engineering group
Industry
Vice-Chair & Finance Director, CIGRE UK
Typical organisations
Where Envisioning Advisory fits best.
Boards and leadership teamsWhen an independent senior perspective is needed on strategy, performance, growth or leadership.
Engineering and infrastructure businessesWhere technical capability, project delivery and commercial strategy have to work together.
International businesses entering the UKFor organisations that need practical support establishing a credible UK presence, proposition, client base and route to market.
Specialist and growth businessesWhen a differentiated capability needs stronger market access, positioning or senior client engagement.
Need an experienced external perspective?
A short initial conversation is usually enough to establish whether Envisioning Advisory can add value.