Senior Technical Consulant

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.  

Job Description

Team Description

This opportunity sits within the CBRE Global Building Consultancy department, undertaking a wide range of commercially focused, professional building consultancy work for a variety of investor and corporate occupier clients within Czechia and across EMEA ranging from single assets to large portfolios.

Role Summary

Practice areas that are expected of the candidate include technical due diligence audits for investment and occupier purposes, refurbishment works, maintenance advice and monitoring instructions as part of the financing of real estate operations.

Responsibilities

• To assist in the successful implementation and delivery of professional building consultancy advice, focused on architecture, to a range of clients in relation to technical due diligence instructions,
• You are part of a team that will assess real estate, based on data room review and a site visit.
• Your role will be assessing the building fabric elements, such as core & shell, passive fire safety, compliance to statutory requirements.  Any significant defects, non-compliances, maintenance backlog or other issues need to be reported, accompanied by a fitting recommendation.
• Assessment in terms of compliance with current and future regulations (statutory approvals, fire safety, , etc.).
• Consider sustainability matters.
• You will contribute to building detailed reports, minutes and costed estimates for actions required to keep the asset operational or remediate any non-compliances.
• Your customers are national and international key accounts, mainly in the office, logistics, residential, retail and hotel sectors.
• Most deliverables are to be written in English.

• Maximum of 7 individual responsibilities

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Qualifications

Essential

• Architect / Building engineer / Building Surveyor / Project Manager in construction / facility management function.
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience.
• Fluent English is essential (written and spoken).  The function will require concise and clear written communication.
• Skills: knowledge of Czechia construction principles, fire safety legislation, construction permit aspects and construction standards (WTCB/Buildwise).
• Autonomous, rigorous, and organized, you have a flair for analysis and synthesis, and are able to draft documents.
• Driving license required.
• Operational command of Pack Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Be able to work under pressure on high velocity, but short term, projects.  The candidate will need to be able to organize and prioritize tasks so that they are completed within an agreed time frame.  We are counting on the ability to plan and manage the personal workload.
• Articulate and excellent attention to detail.
• Confident and assertive where required.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Open to travel, as required.

Our Values

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.

Disclaimers

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.

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