Senior Consultant- Real Estate Advisory Health

Turner & Townsend; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant in Newcastle upon Tyne to work with health and social care clients. The role involves identifying real estate investment opportunities and preparing business cases. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and relevant project management qualifications, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Inclusive environment

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in business case preparation and authoring.
• Ability to manage change across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience supporting the development of healthcare estate strategies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and test real estate investment opportunities.
• Engage with health and social care clients nationally.
• Prepare property target operating models and change management.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Financial literacy

Project management

Data analysis

Business Case Writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

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

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

Job description

Overview

This job is with Turner & Townsend, a provider of real estate and investment consulting services. Based in Glasgow, the Senior Consultant will join the Real Estate Consulting (REC) team and work with health and social care clients nationally to identify and test the feasibility of real estate investment opportunities, helping clients build the case for change and make the best real estate investment decisions. The successful applicant will ideally have experience in planning and developing healthcare estate and infrastructure projects and programmes, and will have supported the development of healthcare estate strategies and authored business cases using the HM Treasury 5 case model.

You & Your background

We are seeking a highly motivated, flexible individual with excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with clients at all levels and nurturing 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 equivalent experience.
• Have experience in a client-side and consultancy environment.
• Demonstrate 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.
• Understand and combine commercial, strategic, and operational perspectives.
• Be persuasive and able to challenge, debate and influence key decisions.
• Demonstrate programme management, project management, capital projects and contract management skills.
• Be competent in handling data sets and analysing/presenting data to evidence proposed solutions.
• Be a team player who collaborates well, remains calm under pressure, and is able to travel as required or work in new sectors or environments.

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification: Bachelor’s degree
• Project Management qualification (e.g., Prince 2, MSP) or equivalent experience
• Business Case Writing skills or equivalent experience
• Experience working collaboratively and managing change across multi-disciplinary teams
• Project management planning and organisational skills, including ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of the HM Treasury 5 case model and experience supporting business case authoring and development
• Experience working with large and complex datasets
• Excellent interpersonal, persuasion and influencing skills
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
• Understanding of good practices in data management

Desirable

• Relevant industry qualification (Surveying, Engineering, Financial, Accounting)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Better Business Case Accreditation
• Experience with strategic infrastructure programmes in large/complex organisations
• Experience as a project manager in Health or Social Care services
• Ability to lead and develop Business Cases for major capital investments
• Demonstrate initiative and resilience to deal with challenges and resistance
• Ability to use data tools (e.g., MS Excel, Power BI) to deliver insightful analysis for evidence-based solutions

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We support a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Please learn more about us at: www.turnerandtownsend.com/