Associate Director / Director – Real Estate Advisory

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Associate Director or Director to join their senior leadership team. This exciting role focuses on delivering high-quality consultancy services to Defence and Public sector clients. The successful candidate will lead a team of consultants, develop innovative consultancy products, and secure business opportunities while fostering strong client relationships. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of consultancy services in a collaborative environment, emphasizing professional growth and impactful service delivery. If you're passionate about leading teams and driving results, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Work-life balance support

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Degree level education in a relevant subject is essential.
• Proven leadership skills and business development experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support high-quality service delivery for clients.
• Develop and grow a team of consultants in the public sector.
• Manage business development activities and client relationships.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Business Development

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Client Relationship Management

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

Professionally qualified member of a recognized institution

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

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 an experienced and highly motivated consultant to fulfil the role of Associate Director or Director, working as part of our senior leadership team to lead and support high quality service delivery with our clients and to develop and grow our team. The role will focus principally on developing consultancy products and leading delivery of high-quality services for Defence / Public sector real estate clients. While recruiting, leading and developing a team of consultants to fulfil these roles.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with high-profile clients. It is expected that the selected applicant will build their personal ‘brand’ and the reputation of their team with our clients, while working collaboratively with others. Proven leadership skills, coupled to integrity and a working ethos that is team focused are essential qualities. The expectation is for development beyond the original role and to bring others along with them; this along with diligent service to our clients and achieving profitability will be the key markers for success.

Responsibilities (Duties)

1. Developing and securing business opportunities with existing and new clients.
2. Developing, expanding, and growing our offer and services in defence and public sector real estate.
3. Recruit, develop, grow, lead, and manage a team of consultants.
4. Support clients to develop and deliver projects and programmes throughout their lifecycle, including scoping, business case, procurement, contract management, troubleshooting, monitoring, reporting, and assuring.
5. Develop internal stakeholder relationships within advisory, infrastructure, real estate, and natural resources sectors, liaising with Key Account Managers and Sector Leads to support work winning.
6. Leading & managing project and delivery teams.
7. Ensuring that client requirements are effectively identified, scoped, and delivered to high quality.
8. Lead business growth by responding to open tenders, managing bid responses, seeking business opportunities, and building strong internal & external client relationships.
9. Develop and deliver a consultancy offer in defence and public sector real estate.
10. Build a team to deliver services effectively, achieve commercial targets and develop technical capabilities.
11. Network & coach/mentor as appropriate to develop Turner & Townsend’s wider skillset.
12. Input to the strategic direction and operational management of the Asset’s and Facilities Management team as a member of the senior management team.
13. Drive results and deliver on a day-to-day basis.
14. Train, coach and advise delivery teams to ensure that sound collaborative behaviours and techniques are adopted and maintained.
15. Take ownership of effective formal and informal communications with senior key stakeholders.
16. Lead business development activities, write proposals and support tender submissions.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Professionally qualified member of a recognised institution.

Impact and influence, conceptual and analytical thinking, developing others, team leadership, subject expertise, organisational awareness, and sound administrative skills.

Experience

Experience of working in public and private/commercial sectors delivering transformational change in major programmes.

Business development experience, in the context of identifying and winning opportunities with existing as well as new clients.

Good working knowledge of relevant legislation issues.

Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and matrix management organisations on major projects and programmes.

Excellent communication including writing and presentation skills – including ability to communicate with clients and other key stakeholders on global, national, and regional issues.

Able to build strong, professional client relationships and proactively identify and resolve client’s issues.

Experience of people management, line-management of a team of different grades, including talents, development plans, recruitment and growing a successful team.

Confident leading and working alone or as part of a team, with ability to adapt as required.

Attention to detail in service delivery, communications, and ways of working effectively with others.

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.