EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Corporate Real Estate - Transactions - Director

About the role

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. EY has built an industry leading Corporate Real Estate (CRE) practice. We work with our clients to address their most complex CRE issues and challenges. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning.

Responsibilities

• Make intelligent and informed decisions about people, place, and technology in strategic and/or operational corporate real estate issues.
• Work with practice leadership and client management to deliver innovative solutions.
• Manage and execute projects across all sectors, supporting our client service teams across a national practice.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Engineering, Architecture, Business, Finance, or other business-related field and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and a minimum of 3 years of related work experience.
• Credible, related work experience, supporting business development and driving delivery of strategic projects for a large client or set of clients in the field of corporate real estate, management consulting, workplace consulting, or technology consulting.
• Knowledge and experience in at least three of the core corporate real estate consulting disciplines of operating model design, organizational design, and service delivery, as well as portfolio, workplace, occupancy, location, sustainability, technology, digital workplace strategy, and M&A/Divestiture support.
• Experience supporting project management activities, such as resource planning, schedule development, engagement pricing, and budget management.
• Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights.
• Experience leading and managing in complex business environments.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally.
• Exceptional writing and presentation skills.
• High proficiency with the MS Office Suite of Products.

Qualifications

• Prior professional services or management consulting experience.
• Graduate degree in a relevant field/discipline is preferred.
• Established networking skills.
• Professional accreditation in real estate, design, engineering, construction, project management and process improvements, such as PE, PMP, CCIM, QCPR, MCR, SLCR, CPM and Lean Six Sigma.
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

Skills and Attributes

• Develop innovative approaches to completing scopes of work.
• Participate in team problem solving efforts and offer ideas to solve client issues.
• Inspire teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.
• Develop presentation materials, briefings, scorecards, and implementation documents.
• Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work products.
• Assess operating models, organizational structures, and business processes to streamline corporate real estate and facilities management service delivery.
• Maintain responsibility for completion and accuracy of work products.
• Manage the creation of proposals, presentations and other client-facing materials and deliverables.
• Communicate EY's point of view on relevant and current CRE topics and trends.
• Analyze and draw insights from complex data sets.
• Conduct relevant research, data analysis, and create reports.
• Work in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients.
• Client-service oriented work ethic, driven by a desire to act.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building capabilities.
• Outstanding listening, written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional ability to present and articulate ideas through storytelling.
• Passion for strategic and creative problem solving.
• Intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity.
• Ability to foster and refresh ongoing client relationships.
• Comfort working across multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and distributed teams.
• Eagerness to mentor and counsel junior staff.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Pay

$220,000 to $235,000 base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US.

Schedule

Flexible vacation policy and the ability to work in excess of standard hours when necessary.