Senior Consultant- AFM REC Advisory

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: Batchelors 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 multidisciplinary 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 wellsupported analysis which can be used to drive evidencebased 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 worklife 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.

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

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal email accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.