Senior Consultant- A&FM REC Advisory

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Consultant to join their Real Estate Consulting team. This role involves working with both public and private sector clients to identify and assess real estate investment opportunities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, business case writing, and excellent interpersonal skills to foster client relationships. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values flexibility and collaboration, providing you with the chance to influence significant projects and make a real impact in the field of real estate consulting. If you're passionate about driving change and delivering results, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for professional development

Work-life balance support

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and developing estate and infrastructure projects.
• Ability to prepare business cases using HM Treasury 5 case model.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients to assess real estate investment opportunities.
• Develop estate strategies and author business cases.

Skills

Business Case Writing Skills

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Financial Analysis

Change Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Persuasion and Influence

Programme Management

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Bachelor's degree

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

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

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 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

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification: Bachelor's degree
• 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.

Desirable

• 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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/