Overview

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We are seeking a proactive and resourceful Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our Real Estate Advisory team. This role involves helping clients think strategically about how their buildings could be used to transform the way they work, using data for analysis, and developing robust business cases to unlock funding opportunities. Every project is unique with its own requirements, challenges, and goals.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration and Problem Solving: work closely with clients to understand requirements, developing tailored real estate solutions for real problems.
• Research and Analysis: conduct in-depth research and analysis (e.g., feasibility studies) to support business cases and estate solutions.
• Industry Expertise: provide expert advice on latest real estate and sector trends.
• Lead and Inspire: guide multidisciplinary project teams to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget.
• Business Generation: develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across Scotland, identifying new opportunities and preparing compelling proposals.

Skills

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills; able to convey complex information to diverse stakeholders.
• Proactive, dynamic, and collaborative self-starter.
• Confident and credible in a client-facing environment.
• Persuasive and influential; able to challenge, debate and influence key decisions.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing project requirements.
• Self-motivated with excellent time management skills.
• Strong organisational skills; able to manage objectives and resources to meet commercial requirements.

Qualifications

• Essential: In-depth knowledge of the UK Real Estate industry.
• Essential: 2-5 years’ experience in a consultancy and/or client-side environment.
• Essential: Proven experience of authoring strategic documentation including Business Cases and/or Estate Strategies for Real Estate change and investment.
• Essential: Knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book 5-Case Model.
• Essential: Knowledge of, and track record within, at least one of Defence / Local Government / Central Government / Healthcare / Education / Commercial, including understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procurement.
• Essential: Effective communicator who listens and understands client needs.
• Desirable: Relevant industry qualification or degree in Real Estate, Construction Management, Surveying or similar.
• Desirable: Security Clearance (SC) or willingness to attain clearance.
• Desirable: Demonstrable leadership abilities and experience in managing teams and delivering projects on time and within budget.
• Desirable: Financially literate, with ability to conduct financial analysis and appraise investment options.
• Desirable: Proficient with Excel and Power BI for data analysis.
• Desirable: Understanding of benefits management.

Must be flexible to travel as and when required and to work across a range of sectors. Turner & Townsend has a hybrid working policy.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work with opportunities to affect change. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

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

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services