Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description
The FF&E Implementation Consultant will play a hands-on role in supporting the delivery of the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment (FF&E) strategy across hospital schemes. Acting as a bridge between NHP programme-level standards and Trust-level implementation, the role will provide practical support in planning, procurement, logistics, and commissioning of FF&E.
The postholder will help schemes adopt the NHP FF&E Database and Asset Information Matrix (AIM), validate asset data, and integrate digital solutions (BIM, Digital Twins, IoT-enabled asset tracking) to enable Hospital principles. They will work directly with Trusts, design teams, and suppliers to deliver operational readiness, ensuring FF&E is safe, compliant, and future-proofed to meet the Golden Thread and Building Safety Act requirements.
Key role responsibilities
Database Development & Management
1. Design, develop, and maintain the national FF&E database with structured hierarchies, classifications, and metadata.
2. Implement functionality to support lifecycle management, standardised pick-lists, and industrialised product groupings.
3. Ensure scalability to support multiple hospital schemes simultaneously.
4. Ensure AIM data supports compliance with the Building Safety Act, HTM/HBN standards, and NHS
5. Data Gathering & Validation
6. Lead processes for collecting asset data from suppliers, design consultants, and Trusts.
7. Validate completeness, accuracy, and consistency of AIM datasets against agreed standards.
8. Implement structured workflows, validation checks, and audit trails to ensure integrity of the database.
Integration & Interoperability
9. Develop APIs and data exchange standards for integration with BIM models, digital twins, CAFM/ERP, and procurement systems.
10. Ensure compliance with GS1 standards (GTINs, GLNs, RFID) and NHS asset coding requirements.
11. Support interoperability with design platforms (Revit families, dRofus) and downstream facilities management systems.
Data Quality & Governance
12. Establish data validation rules, version control, and audit trails to ensure accuracy and consistency.
13. Embed Building Safety Act “Golden Thread” principles into the database.
14. Manage data security and access rights in line with NHS digital governance policies.
15. Establish governance processes for maintaining AIM and FF&E datasets throughout the programme lifecycle.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
16. Work with clinical, design, and engineering stakeholders to capture FF&E requirements.
17. Support schemes to use the database effectively during SOC, OBC, and FBC stages.
18. Provide training, guidance, and technical support to Trusts, suppliers, and programme partners.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
19. Identify opportunities for automation, AI/ML insights ( equipment transfer rates, lifecycle costing).
20. Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track programme-wide FF&E performance and benefits realisation.
21. Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement cycles across NHP schemes.
Qualifications
Essential
22. Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Clinical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
23. Proven experience in database development and administration with large, complex datasets.
24. Strong experience in asset data capture, validation, and governance within large programmes.
25. Understanding of Asset Information Requirements (AIR), Asset Information Models (AIM), and related BIM standards (ISO 19650).
26. Experience integrating databases with BIM, CAFM, ERP, or digital twin systems.
27. Knowledge of GS1 standards and NHS asset management practices.
28. Excellent data management, validation, and analytical skills.
29. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Desirable
30. Experience with healthcare equipping, FF&E planning, or digital twin development.
31. Knowledge of Revit, dRofus, or Bentley systems.
32. Familiarity with NHS Digital, HTM/HBN standards, and Building Safety Act compliance requirements.
33. Experience of Agile development and product lifecycle methodologies.
34. Track record of delivering digital solutions at scale in multi-organisation settings.
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.