Principal Consultant | Commercial & Procurement

Job description

Our Programme Commercial Advisory team within PA supports iconic clients across a wide range of sectors through designing, developing, implementing, and optimising commercial strategies, commercial models, and functional operating models. This ranges across the commercial lifecycle from market intelligence through commercial strategy development optimising commercial performance and value. We are seeking talented individuals at a Principal Consultant grade across multiple locations in Australia who are seeking the next step in their career supporting our clients’ major programmes and organisation in setting a new standard of supply chain and commercial delivery for the industry. As a Commercial Advisory Principal Consultant you will be part of our leading team focused on the set-up, transformation, and delivery of some of the most iconic major programmes, utilising your Procurement/Commercial experience to make a difference in how programmes are set up for success and optimised. Key aspects of the role include (but are not limited to): Understanding and communicating the key strategic levers to enable successful outcomes-driven commercial environments for clients. Able to guide clients in understanding how to establish optimal commercial approaches throughout the asset lifecycle. Ability to utilise your experience and contribute to translating a client’s vision into effective and realistic commercial solutions, including incentivisation. Ability to deploy and/ or optimise commercial management strategies, processes, tools, and systems and tailoring our standard methodologies to client needs. Proactively connect and collaborate with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams both internally and externally. Developing strong relationships with client stakeholders at all levels. Supporting clients to deliver effective change management. Supporting key activities within the Programme Advisory team including internal development of commercial service transformation products and methodologies. identify, contribute to and progress business generation opportunities where appropriate, working closely alongside senior leadership and wider Turner & Townsend teams. Commercial : A deep understanding of one or more of real estate infrastructure, defence and/or energy and natural resources markets, and associated commercial requirements. Awareness of the commercial lifecycle and how this supports clients. Ability to understand and operate within large-scale, complex environments. Experience of delivering projects within commercial / transformational environments. Familiarity with construction industry context, models, and initiatives (e.g. Construction Playbook, Project 13). Familiarity with relevant legislative requirements (e.g. public/sector procurement regulations) Qualified, or in an advanced process of becoming qualified in MCIPS, RICS or equivalent professional qualification is desirable. Experience in NEC Contracts would be advantageous. Consultancy: Experience of leading and managing multiple projects and maintaining quality deliverables against challenging timelines. Excellent communication skills including active listening, presentation, and written communication. The ability to provide insights to our clients through clear and succinct communications. Flexible with a can-do attitude and a strong eye for detail. Able to work and thrive in multi stakeholder environments. Experience of delivering change management. 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. Please find out more about us at Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter 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 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. 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, defence, 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. Please visit our website: