Team Lead, Building Consultancy

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Who are you?

As a Building Consultancy Team Lead, you will manage a team of building surveyors as well as provide advice in relation to complex technical due diligence instructions and other general building surveying advice.   

This job is part of the Technical Due Diligence and Building Consultancy function. They are responsible for specialist building services including surveying, inspections, and capital planning. 

• Lead in the successful implementation, delivery and management of professional building consultancy advice to a range of clients in relation to technical due diligence instructions and other general building surveying advice.    

• Work closely with other T&T colleagues and departments to grow relationships and business opportunities.  

• Provide and guide teams to deliver client advice, with the correct mix of experience and skills.  

• Defect analysis and providing commercial advice to clients. 

• Review the department’s business plan and drive the team to achieve its objectives.  

• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles, techniques, and procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions. 

• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.  

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with T&T values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement. 

• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.  

• To positively contribute to the team and department business plan and to assist in achieving its objectives. 

• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions  

• Comply with T&T’s polices and management systems. 

• Explain difficult or sensitive information to others in straightforward situations.  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.  

• Professional Engineer or License Architect designation is an asset.  

• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information. 

• Previous experience in people leadership.

• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.       

• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.   

• Sophisticated math skills.  Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.   

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days 
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary range for this full-time role is $95,000 - $145,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.   

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.  

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.  

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