Commercial & Corporate Real Estate (CCRE) Sector Leader

AECOM; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm in the UK is looking for an experienced CCRE Sector Leader to drive growth and partnerships across the Commercial & Corporate Real Estate sector. The role focuses on business development, client management, and leading high-performing teams while ensuring operational support to diverse CCRE projects. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills, a track record in business development, and a deep understanding of real estate market dynamics. This role offers substantial career growth opportunities in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in CCRE sectors across various sub-sectors.
• Strong background in business development and project delivery.
• Excellent relationships with funders and developers.
• Inspiring leadership skills to cultivate high-performing teams.
• Deep understanding of EU&I market dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between operations and Global Business Line Leaders.
• Drive strategic CCRE pursuits and identify future opportunities.
• Provide operational support to active programmes across all sub-sectors.
• Shape business focus for the CCRE market in the UK&I.

Skills

Business development

Client management

Project delivery

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate or related field

Advanced qualification in Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Building Engineering Design, or Architecture

Job description

Shape the future of Commercial & Corporate Real Estate with AECOM.

We’re looking for an experienced CCRE Sector Leader to drive growth, build partnerships, and deliver excellence across our Commercial & Corporate Real Estate (CCRE) business within the Buildings and Places group. (including Residential Mixed Use Commercial Offices Hotels and Retail)

This is a pivotal leadership role representing one of our most significant sectors. This position will focus on the UK&I region but will also drive collaboration across Europe and India region and across all business lines to maximise growth in the CCRE market and ensure we continue to advance as the partner of choice for commercial real estate development and corporate occupancy strategies.

Heres what youll do:

The successful candidate will serve as the primary liaison between regional operations and Global Business Line Leaders leading strategic CCRE pursuits and facilitating identification of future opportunities. This is a key work‑winning role for the business.

The candidate will also be responsible for providing market oversight and operational support to active programmes across all sub‑sectors and shaping the focus for the business into the CCRE market across the UK&I. You’ll also support Europe and India working in close partnership with the Regional Executive Leadership Team and Global CCRE leadership.

Our CCRE business has traditionally focused on individual project delivery across corporate real‑estate, residential, hospitality, retail and office sectors. Our future growth strategy expands this approach built on four strategic pillars:

• Strengthening existing relationships and building new partnerships across our Europe & India client base
• Creating new client relationships and expanding market activity across the full EU&I region (as directed by our strategy)
• Building our CCRE capabilities
• Developing innovative service offerings that will drive future growth in the sector

This is an opportunity to lead one of AECOM’s most strategic growth sectors and support diverse global regions with exposure to international markets, high‑profile clients and senior leadership. You’ll have access to world‑class expertise, resources and career progression opportunities while helping to shape innovative solutions that redefine the future of Commercial & Corporate Real Estate consulting.

Qualifications:

Proven expertise in CCRE sectors with experience spanning multiple sub‑sectors (corporate, residential, retail, hospitality, office).

• Strong background in business development, client management and project delivery at scale and proven track record in work‑winning.
• Good knowledge of the Real Estate Market and excellent relationships with funders, developers and asset managers.
• An inspirational leader with the ability to build and develop high‑performing teams.
• Commercial acumen and strategic thinking with a deep understanding of EU&I market dynamics.
• Exemplary leadership skills, excellent communicator, organisational and planning skills, and gravitas in the market.
• Strong network across the Real Estate ecosystem (developers, investors, advisors).
• Deep understanding of market dynamics and global trends affecting Real Estate.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Real Estate or related field.
• Advanced qualification in Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Building Engineering Design, or Architecture.

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well‑being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work‑life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University and volunteering days.

Additional Information

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public‑ and private‑sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work, using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well‑being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm and we’re in this together; your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and you’ll get all the benefits of being part of a global publicly traded firm, access to industry‑leading technology and thinking, and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and will help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confidence Employer

We are a Disability Confidence Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition who meet the minimum / essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confidence Interview Scheme.

Confidentiality Statement

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

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Experience: years

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