Senior Consultant - Construction Advisory

Turner-; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health and dental benefits

Health spending account

RRSP with company matching

Annual learning and development budget

Hybrid work model

Professional membership/licence fee

Job summary

Turner Townsend in Canada is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead technical due diligence and monthly monitoring reports for large-scale data centre and infrastructure projects. You will act as a trusted technical advisor to lenders, coordinate with clients and other consultants, and contribute to planning, procurement, and delivery through all stages of a project lifecycle.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10+ years of relevant experience in construction advisory, a university degree, and strong

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of relevant experience in construction, project management, project controls, infrastructure advisory, lender's technical advisory, or related construction consulting environment.
• Experience preparing/reviewing Technical Due Diligence Reports and Construction Monitoring Reports for lenders or financial institutions.
• Experience with datacentre developments and mission-critical facilities is strongly preferred.
• Membership in CIQS / RICS is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of Technical Due Diligence Reports for lenders, investors and financial institutions focused on datacentre developments.
• Manage and prepare Monthly Monitoring Reports during construction, providing independent assessments of progress, risks, costs, schedule, and project health.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to lenders on contractual documentation, procurement strategies, budgets and schedules.
• Support complex datacentre projects through planning, procurement, construction, commissioning, and readiness.
• Interface with client and other consultants at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Conduct market research on construction conditions across Canada and analyze official data.
• Develop new business opportunities with Turner & Townsend clients.
• Input learning from commissions into internal databases; ensure knowledge sharing.
• Ensure quality controls and ISO audit compliance.

Skills

Technical due diligence

Construction monitoring

Lender advisory

Project controls

Client-facing

Datacentre experience

Risk assessment

Budgeting

Education

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Senior Consultant - Construction Advisory

• Full-time

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.

Who are you?

The ideal candidate combines strong technical and analytical capabilities with excellent client-facing skills. Experience working on large-scale datacentre, industrial, infrastructure, or complex commercial projects will be viewed favorably, particularly where lender advisory, project monitoring, or project controls responsibilities were a corecomponentof the role.

You are an experiencedConsultantorSenior Consultantwith a minimum of5 - 10yearspost-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

As a Senior Consultant, you will be involved in:

• Leading the preparation of Technical Due Diligence Reports for lenders, investors, and financial institutions, with a focus on mission‑critical and datacentre developments.
• Managing and preparing Monthly Monitoring Reports throughout the construction phase, providing lenders with independent assessments of project progress, risks, costs, schedule, and overall project health.
• Acting as a trusted technical advisor to lenders throughout the project lifecycle, providing insight on contractual documentation, procurement strategies, project execution plans, budgets, schedules, operational readiness, and project risks.
• Supporting complex datacentre developments through all stages of delivery, including planning, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data.
• Developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Ensuring commissions are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.

• Ensuring service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment.
• 5-10+ years of relevant experience within construction, project management, project controls, infrastructure advisory, lender's technical advisory, or a related construction consulting environment.
• Direct experience preparing and/or reviewing Technical Due Diligence Reports and Construction Monitoring Reports on behalf of lenders or financial institutions.
• Experience with datacenter developments and mission‑critical facilities is strongly preferred.
• A recognized university degree.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations is a bonus (CIQS / RICS).

The base salary range for this full-time role is $90,000 - $120,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• Comprehensive package of Vacation days, flex days and sick days.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. 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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