Senior Consultant- A&FM REC Advisory

Turner & Townsend Limited; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Consultant to join their Real Estate Consulting team. This role involves working with public and private sector clients to assess real estate investment opportunities and guide them through the business case development process. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, exceptional communication abilities, and a robust understanding of the real estate sector. You will be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, making a significant impact on major projects that shape communities. If you are passionate about real estate and eager to help clients achieve their goals, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Work-life balance

Opportunity for professional development

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in business case preparation and project management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and test feasibility of real estate investment opportunities.
• Support development of estate strategies and business cases.

Skills

Business Case Preparation

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Analysis

Data Analysis

Client Relationship Management

Change Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Project Management Qualification (e.g., Prince 2, MSP)

Relevant Industry Qualification (Surveying, Engineering, Financial, Accounting)

Better Business Case Accreditation

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job 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 a Senior Consultant to work in our Real Estate Consulting (REC) team. We work with public and private sector clients nationally to identify and test the feasibility of real estate investment opportunities; helping clients to build up the case for change and make the best real estate investment decisions.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in planning and developing estate and infrastructure projects and programmes. In addition, you will have supported the development of estate strategies, and authored business cases using the HM Treasury 5 case model and have a robust understanding of the business case development stages from Project Initiation to Full Business Case.

You & Your background

We are seeking an individual who is highly motivated, flexible and who has excellent communication skills. You will be able to engage with clients at all levels and be passionate about nurturing such relationships. Specifically, you will:

• Be experienced in the preparation of business cases (SOC / OBC / FBC), estate / property strategies, property target operating models, and change management.
• Hold a relevant real estate industry qualification or experience.
• Have experience in a client side and consultancy environment.
• Have exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident in managing client relationships.
• Be financially literate, with a good commercial understanding and financial analysis capability.
• Have the ability to understand and combine commercial, strategic, and operational perspectives.
• Be persuasive and not afraid to challenge, debate and influence key decisions.
• Demonstrate programme management, project management, capital projects and contract management skills.
• Competent in the handling of data sets and analysing/presenting data to evidence proposed solutions.
• Being a team player, collaborative and confident with others and ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Flexibility to travel as and when required, plus also to work in new sectors or environments.

Qualifications

• Project Management Qualification e.g. Prince 2 or MSP or equivalent relevant experience
• Business Case Writing Skills or equivalent relevant experience
• Previous experience of working collaboratively and managing change across multi-disciplinary teams
• Project Management planning and organisational skills, including the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of the HM Treasury 5 case model and experience of supporting business case authoring and development
• Able to demonstrate experience of working with large and complex datasets
• Excellent interpersonal, persuasion and influencing skills
• Able to work flexibly and adapt to suit the changing requirements of the project
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral and including presentation skills.
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision.
• Clear understanding of good practice data management procedures.
• Relevant Industry qualification – Surveying, Engineering, Financial, Accounting
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Better Business Case Accreditation
• Experience of Strategic infrastructure programmes in large/complex organisations
• Experience of working as a project manager level in Health or Social Care services
• Ability to lead and develop Business Case for major capital investment opportunities
• Demonstrate initiative and resilience to deal with challenges and resistance.
• Able to use data (e.g. MS Excel, Power BI) to deliver perceptive and well-supported analysis which can be used to drive evidence-based solutions to complex issues.

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.