Director, Consulting

JLL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate consulting firm is seeking a Consulting Director to lead and deliver impactful consulting projects across various sectors. The role involves managing high-priority projects, engaging with clients, and driving business development initiatives. Candidates should have extensive experience in corporate real estate, strong analytical skills, and management expertise. Excellent communication skills and proficiency in financial analysis are essential. This position is based on-site in London, offering an opportunity to influence the future of real estate advisory services.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Corporate Real Estate or Corporate Environment.
• Strong communication skills capable of client engagement.
• Financial analysis and modelling expertise.
• Innovation and strategic thinking abilities.
• Effective management of project resources and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver consulting projects and advice.
• Manage multiple high-priority consulting projects.
• Undertake analysis to generate business case reports.
• Achieve annual revenue targets and chargeability rates.
• Lead business development activities through client engagement.

Skills

Fundraising

Management Experience

Coaching

Analysis Skills

Strategic Planning

Team Management

Budgeting

Leadership Experience

Mentoring

Public Speaking

Negotiation

Supervising Experience

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT)

Job description

Overview

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best most talented people and empowering them to thrive grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether youve got deep experience in commercial real estate skilled trades or technology or youre looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

About JLL :

We are in business to create and deliver real value for clients shareholders and our own people in a complex world that is constantly changing.

JLL is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management. We have more than 58000 people in more than 1000 locations in 70 countries serving the local regional and global real estate needs of those clients growing our company in the response to changing client expectations and market conditions we assemble teams of experts who deliver integrated services built on market insight and foresight sound research and relevant market knowledge. We attract develop and reward the best and most diverse people in our industry challenging them to develop enduring client relationships built on quality service collaboration and trust.

Job Title - Consulting Director

Role Summary :

To lead and deliver on consulting projects and capabilities across a range of products and sectors but all focused on real estate consulting advice in its broadest addition to support in the UK Consulting practice management activities and initiatives across UK and EMEA (where required).

This will involve at a project level navigating between clients long-term strategic choices and short-term marketplace dynamics and translating vision into realistic business strategies. Using data from diverse sources to solve complex problems whilst using experience and industry know-how to make connections across the data and bring insights. You will be required to propose ideas and concepts which advance the organization and resulting in new solutions whilst also fostering an environment where diverse and inclusive thinking is embraced within the project most projects Senior stakeholder engagement strategy development and report / recommendation will form part of your role to enhance the quality of advice to our clients business. The successful candidate will be expected to provide innovative solutions to a broad range of clients and will ideally have deep expertise in one or two of the following practice areas :

• Portfolio Strategy
• Target Operating Model
• Business and location advisory
• FM Strategy
• Change Strategy
• Transformation
• Workplace and People Strategy
• AI Adoption

Our consultants work with clients to develop and execute strategies that transform owned and leased real estate into a source of value not just a cost. Whether an organization is expanding or contracting our advice will always focus on enhancing productivity and employee engagement in measurable ways.

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables :

Project Delivery and Management

• Lead and deliver consulting advice and projects.
• Manage multiple high priority projects across geographies both European wide and globally (where required) managing delivery teams to ensure best practice and full compliance with clients internal procedures.
• Work with JLL and client contacts to collect data and help make recommendations.
• Undertake analysis to generate business case reports including financial analysis both qualitative and quantitative assessment.
• Annual revenue target of 750k-1m is achieved per annum
• Ensuring a chargeability target of no less than 60% is achieved

Business Development

• Lead Business Development activities through client engagement relationship building and proposal writing.
• Own and deliver projects in a manner that generates repeat effort or downstream opportunities.
• Leverage the spectrum of services provided by the broader JLL occupier team and business streams.

Practice / People Management

• Excellent team building skills and people management expertise either as line manager or managing project resources
• Able to delegate resources efficiently to get things done accurately scope out at length and difficulty of tasks and measure performance against goals
• Highly diplomatic with gravitas and an ability to relate well to professionals at all levels internally and externally.
• High energy to set direction and help the team pursue goals with drive and high personal impact.
• Support management and growth of the consulting practice and team members development; through career development coaching managing threats to team members performance and ensuring working life aligns with personal priorities
• Support management and growth of the consulting practice and commercial performance; through taking responsibility for the financial management of projects resourcing requirements recognizing business opportunities putting together bids to win new business negotiating and agreeing contracts strategically expanding preserving or improving consulting team procedures standards or practices

Key Requirements :

• Undergraduate (or equivalent) degree.
• Extensive experience in Corporate Real Estate Workplace or Corporate Environment perhaps with a Management Consultancy or niche practice.
• MRICS or other specialist qualifications e.g LEEAD qualified.
• Strong abilities with Microsoft Office (Excel Word PPT).
• Excellent written and presentation communication skills client facing.
• Financial analysis and modelling expertise
• Analytical and strategic mind - able to assess options.
• Innovation - think outside the box to come up with bright ideas to help solve clients problems.
• Business case development experience.
• Astute commercial acumen.
• Strong project management skills able to work to deadlines and under key milestones set by client.
• Experience leading and driving fully integrated seamless project delivery.
• Experience managing the necessary resources to meet project requirements

Competencies :

• Demonstrates accurate comprehension in new situations with a grasp of essential details quickly.
• Reliably produces work which requires little or no modification.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to programme manage various projects at the same time.
• Ability to take a task and run with it - knowing when to ask questions and raise issues at the appropriate time plus involve others.
• Balances conflicting priorities and sets an example of the efficient use of own and others time.
• Knows how to handle clients and win their trust.
• Modifies and adapts responses to meet the needs of a particular client.
• Proactive rather than reactive.
• Self-starter and resource investigator.
• Seeks out and understands the needs perspectives and motivations of our clients
• Creates win-win solutions
• Possesses appropriate expertise to perform job
• Seeks opportunities to increase knowledge and skills
• Understands and aligns work with JLLs values and mission

Demonstrates inclusive leadership behaviours and / or advocacy for Diversity Inclusion and Belonging

Location : On-site London GBR

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Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Fundraising,Management Experience,Coaching,Analysis Skills,Strategic Planning,Team Management,Budgeting,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Public Speaking,negotiation,Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1