Turner & Townsend
Senior Consultant - Strategic Real Estate Advisory (Defence)

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At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
For over 75 years we have been helping our clients deliver on their objectives. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth and we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend's Real Estate Advisory team helps organisations make confident decisions about their estates, infrastructure and major capital investments.
We work with clients across defence, government, healthcare and infrastructure to define investment needs, shape strategic programmes and develop robust business cases that support funding and delivery decisions.
Our expertise spans estate strategy, business cases, benefits management, investment assurance, programme definition and stakeholder engagement, helping clients maximise value from complex investment programmes.
As demand continues to grow within the defence sector, we are seeking consultants who enjoy solving complex problems, working with senior stakeholders and helping shape major investment decisions from an early stage.
The Role
You will support clients in defining and developing major estate and infrastructure investment programmes across defence and the wider public sector.
Working alongside specialists in business cases, economics, finance and programme delivery, you will help clients understand their investment needs, define successful outcomes and develop evidence-based recommendations that support strategic decision making.
Assignments may include:
- Strategic estate planning
- Business case development
- Investment strategy
- Benefits management
- Scope and outcome definition
- Stakeholder engagement
- Investment assurance
- Option development and appraisal
- Programme mobilisation
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No two projects are the same, but you will regularly work with senior client teams to bring clarity and structure to complex investment challenges.
What You'll Be Doing
- Working with senior stakeholders to understand strategic drivers and investment objectives
- Facilitating workshops to identify needs, priorities and desired outcomes
- Supporting the definition of scope, success criteria and investment requirements
- Supporting option identification, development and appraisal
- Defining benefits and supporting realisation planning
- Developing HMT Green Book compliant business cases for our public sector clients
- Developing compelling investment proposals for our private sector clients
- Producing high-quality reports and presentations for senior decision makers
- Supporting governance, assurance and approvals processes
- Working with multidisciplinary teams to shape major capital investment programmes
Qualifications
What We're Looking For
We welcome candidates from a broad range of backgrounds, including:
- Defence
- Government
- Real estate
- Infrastructure
- Consulting
- Business analysis
You are likely to have experience in several of the following:
- Strategic planning
- Investment decision support
- Defining business or operational needs
- Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
- Business case development
- Estate or infrastructure planning
- Benefits management
- Requirements Management
- Option appraisal
- Governance and assurance
- Producing reports for senior decision makers
Additional Information
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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.


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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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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 e-mail 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.
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