Strategic Real Estate Consulting Principal

CBRE; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The CBRE Client Consulting Principal will lead advisory services for select corporate real estate clients and guide the consulting business across multiple regions.

You will develop real estate strategies, build business cases aligned with client goals, evaluate space rationalization, and present solutions to executive teams while mentoring junior staff and coordinating project teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of colleagues ranging in subject matter expertise to build real estate strategies and perform consulting services for regional and global clients.
• Develop business cases aligning clients’ real estate to their business direction and vision while building consensus with client senior management.
• Evaluate space rationalization for client properties and provide solutions as needed.
• Develop complex strategies to reduce costs for clients.
• Present project deliverables and milestone presentations to client executive management.
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the client’s business through data collection, workshops, interviews, and research activities.
• Contribute expert commercial and financial knowledge during strategy development and presentations.
• Provide project supervision to junior team members and support staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The CBRE Client Consulting Principal will lead advisory services for select corporate real estate clients and guide the consulting business across multiple regions.

You will develop real estate strategies, build business cases aligned with client goals, evaluate space rationalization, and present solutions to executive teams while mentoring junior staff and coordinating project teams.