International consultancy picks Birmingham’s Alpha Tower for new Midlands hub

• International project management consultancy, MIGSO-PCUBED, opens new Birmingham facility to support UK growth ambitions.
• Offices at Alpha Tower officially opened by Pooja Jobanputra Midlands Hub Director at MIGSO-PCUBED UK.
• New Midlands hub to create over 100 skilled roles by 2026, with plans to create an additional 40 jobs by 2027.

Project management consultancy, MIGSO-PCUBED (MP), has chosen Alpha Tower, Birmingham, for its new Midlands hub, with plans to create 100 new jobs by 2026. The new offices were officially opened by Pooja Jobanputra, Midlands Hub Director at MIGSO-PCUBED UK.

Part of the ALTEN Group, MIGSO-PCUBED focuses on portfolio, programme, project and change management, embedding organisational change. For over thirty years, MP has helped clients from the worlds of Manufacturing, Energy, Utilities, Financial Services and the Public Sector to adopt the right people, tools and technology to deliver effective R&D, IT and transformation projects. Over the last 10 years, MP has increased turnover by a factor of five and is now the world’s largest project management consultancy.

The West Midlands’ broad, full-service business ecosystem and critical mass of global corporates played an important part in drawing the consultancy to Birmingham. The region is home to the largest Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) sector outside of London, with a projected value of £50 billion per annum by 2030.

From its new Birmingham base, the business plans to create 100 skilled jobs by 2026, covering roles such as project controllers, project managers, project consultants and change managers. The West Midlands Growth Company – the region’s official investment promotion agency – supported MIGSO-PCUBED’s investment by facilitating introductions to local businesses, supporting with site selection and providing communications consultancy to promote their arrival in the region.

French-owned MIGSO-PCUBED is the latest in a wave of international companies to invest in the West Midlands. During the 2023/24 financial year, the region bucked the national trend of UK FDI decline, representing the top performing location outside of London for FDI employment creation, and the joint top performing location (alongside the South East) for FDI project attraction.

Pooja Jobanputra, Midlands Hub Director at MIGSO-PCUBED UK, said:

We are an international organisation with regional presence because we understand that people buy from people. The West Midlands is gaining global recognition as a financial and professional services hotspot and with a ready-and-waiting potential client base, the region offered us a clear growth opportunity. Our new Birmingham base will be key to accelerating MIGSO-PCUBED’s ambitious UK and international expansion plans, so thank you to everyone who’s helped us celebrate the start of this exciting new chapter.”

Deputy Mayor of the West Midlands and Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, Sharon Thompson, said:

In recent years, Birmingham and the West Midlands have proven to be a magnet for major international consultancies due to their central location, cost-effective real estate and hotbed of specialist skills. It’s great to see MIGSO-PCUBED following in their footsteps – joining the UK’s largest regional business, finance and professional services cluster. The knowledge economy starts here.”