Senior Consultant-Real Estate Strategy & Workplace Consulting

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Manchester seeks an experienced Consultant to support Real Estate Advisory teams. You will engage with client leadership, run workshops, and translate data into workplace models and space requirements.

The role demands strong communication, strategic thinking, and excellent project management across multiple projects. You will help develop workplace improvement proposals, support bid preparation, and ensure progress is communicated to clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in workplace strategy or design/corporate real estate consulting.
• Degree preferable but not mandatory.
• PRINCE2, MSP, MRICS, APMPQ or PROSCI certification desirable.
• Experience managing workplace consulting and real estate projects.
• Experience using technology and workplace/real estate data.

Responsibilities

• Develop workplace strategy options and assist in concept finalisation.
• Meet with client leadership, run workshops, and analyse surveys.
• Translate data into workplace models and space requirements.
• Manage projects to meet fee objectives and coordinate resources.
• Prepare bid proposals and provide regular client communication.

Skills

Strategic planning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Team collaboration

Workplace strategy

Well/LEED knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Consultant to support with our Real Estate Advisory teams.

Background

• Experience working on built environment projects as a senior consultant or project manager
• Consultative background in Strategic Estates or Organisational Development
• Experience on transformational programmes and projects in the public or private sectors, with particular focus on healthcare, government or defence

Essential Functions

• A strategic thinker with significant understanding of the workplace market including current and future trends.
• A person who can meet with client leadership and other client representatives; conduct interviews; run workshops; conduct and analyse surveys; gather, analyse and summarise data in easy to understand presentations.
• The ability to analyse different dimensions of the client organisation’s data and translate critical business/work processes into workplace models and spatial requirements.
• Manage workplace innovation projects to meet fee objectives, organise and manage resources, and be responsible for invoicing.
• Implement regular communications to clients and the business regarding project progress.
• Meet and interface with clients to develop options, finalise project concepts and prepare final documents for client approval.
• Support the development of workplace improvement proposals, stacking options, design reviews and relevant workplace solutions.
• In conjunction with the wider Advisory team help to develop a thought leadership strategy considering options and channels to develop and promote the workplace consulting offer to the market.
• Help support in identification of workplace strategy opportunities.
• Contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals.

Skills

• Excellent strategic planning and project management understanding.
• Excellent time management skills when working on multiple projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service acumen and interpersonal relationship skills throughout all job duties and responsibilities.
• Ability to adapt emerging best practices and industry innovations to client needs.
• Ability to interact effectively with senior client leaders.
• Ability to analyse data, think critically, draw conclusions and present solutions in simple summarised ways. Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to effectively partner and deliver results in a matrix management environment.
• Ability to adapt best practices and industry innovations to client needs.
• Project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to be effective while working independently and within a team environment.
• Knowledge of Well/LEED principles.
• Ideas on the future of the workplace post COVID and knowledge of the thought leadership in the market on this topic.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working experience in either workplace strategy or design/interior design/ corporate real estate occupier consulting/ Business Analysis.
• Degree qualified preferable but not mandatory
• One or more of: PRINCE 2, MSP, MRICS, APMPQ, Better Business Cases, other professional qualifications (desirable), PROSCI certified practitioner
• Experience of project managing workplace consulting and real estate consulting projects.
• Experience using technology and workplace/real estate data.
• Experienced in working in and delivering workplace/real estate solutions and strategies, within a corporate environment.
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders within complex environments.

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/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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