Consultant / Senior Consultant – Real Estate Advisory at Turner & Townsend
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.
Job Description
We are seeking a proactive and resourceful Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our dynamic and growing Real Estate Advisory team. In this role you will help clients to think strategically about how their buildings could be used to transform the way they work. This might involve discussions with key decision-makers to better understand their strategy and vision for the future, using data to provide cutting‑edge analysis of real estate portfolios, or developing robust business cases to unlock critical funding opportunities. The role requires quick thinking, complex problem solving, and excellent attention to detail. Each client we work with has unique requirements, challenges, and goals, which means no two projects are ever the same.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with clients to understand their requirements and develop tailored real estate solutions for real problems.
* Conduct in‑depth research and analysis (e.g. feasibility studies) to support business case development and estate solutions.
* Provide expert advice to clients on the latest real estate and sector industry trends.
* Guide multidisciplinary project teams to deliver high‑quality and influential solutions on time and to budget.
* Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, identify new opportunities and prepare compelling proposals.
Skills
* Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills with the ability to convey complex information to diverse stakeholders.
* Proactive, dynamic, collaborative, and self‑starter.
* Confident and credible in a client‑facing environment.
* Persuasive and influential, not afraid to challenge and influence key decisions.
* Flexible and adaptable to changing project requirements.
* Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
* Strong ability to manage objectives and resources to meet commercial requirements.
Qualifications
* Essential: In‑depth knowledge of the UK Real Estate industry.
* Essential: 2–5 years’ experience in a consultancy and/or client‑side environment.
* Essential: Proven experience of authoring strategic documentation including Business Cases and/or Estate Strategies for real estate change and investment.
* Essential: Knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book 5‑Case Model.
* Essential: Knowledge of and track record in at least one of the following industries – Defence, Local Government, Central Government, Healthcare, Education, or Commercial, including an understanding of relevant legislation and procurement.
* Essential: Effective communicator who listens and understands client needs.
* Desirable: Relevant industry qualification or degree in Real Estate, Construction Management, Surveying or similar.
* Desirable: Security Clearance (SC) or willingness to attain clearance.
* Desirable: Demonstrable leadership abilities and experience in managing teams and delivering projects on time and within budget.
* Desirable: Financially literate, with the ability to conduct financial analysis and appraise investment options.
* Desirable: Proficient at using tools such as Excel and Power BI for data analysis.
* Desirable: Understanding of benefits management.
Must be flexible to travel as and when required and to work across a range of sectors. Turner & Townsend has a hybrid working policy.
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. It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process.
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