Lead Consultant, Workplace Design

About You

You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

About You

You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives - and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness - economic, mental and physical - because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too! Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 15th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation!

As a Senior Workplace Consultant and Lead Strategist, you will serve as the bridge between organizational vision and the physical environment. In this high-impact role, you will be "nimble and multi-faceted," acting as a strategic advisor to C‑Suite clients while driving integrated business development within our brokerage teams. You will lead the "Strategy-First" approach, ensuring that real estate decisions are rooted in data, culture, and operational efficiency.

Working in a collaborative, rapid-growth structure, you will oversee the entire lifecycle of Workplace Consulting, from high-level intelligence and hybrid modeling to design oversight and change management, supporting the successful delivery of national and global mandates.

The base salary is aligned with market data and is estimated to range from $125,000-$140,000 with the ability to achieve additional compensation through a bonus. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and other factors, including relevant education/training, experience, and internal equity. This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

• Workplace Intelligence & Strategic Advisory
• Current State Audits Lead comprehensive diagnostic assessments of existing portfolios using quantitative and qualitative data.
• Business Alignment Facilitate executive-level workshops to align real estate footprints with long-term corporate goals (ESG, Talent Retention, Growth).
• Stakeholder Engagement Design and lead multi-modal engagements, including employee surveys, leadership focus groups, and proprietary visioning sessions.
• Predictive Analytics Utilize hybrid scenario modeling and mobility profiling to determine optimal future-state space requirements.
• Programming & Metrics Develop complex space programs, test fits (AutoCAD), and "Kit of Parts" standards that define the future of the client's workplace.
• National Playbooks Author global/national workplace guidelines that ensure consistency across a client’s diverse geographic portfolio.
• Design Advisory & Quality Assurance
• Strategic Oversight Serve as the client’s representative during the design process, ensuring that external design partners remain aligned with the established workplace strategy and mobility requirements.
• Value Engineering Support Advise clients on finish concepts, specifications, and furniture procurement that meet functional, aesthetic, and budgetary goals.
• Change Engagement & Transformation
• Transformation Roadmaps Develop comprehensive change strategies that address the "human element" of workplace shifts
• Journey Mapping Manage communication plans and leadership coaching to guide employees through the workplace transition.
• Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Conduct formal evaluations post-move to measure success against original strategic KPIs and provide data-backed adjustments.
• Business Development & Brokerage Enablement
• Winning Mandates Partner with Brokers to lead the workplace strategy portion of "win-loss" pitches, providing the strategic "hook" that differentiates our firm.
• Revenue Growth Identify opportunities to upsell consulting services to existing brokerage clients and drive new fee-based revenue streams.
• Thought Leadership Act as a subject matter expert for the Canadian market, contributing to white papers, webinars, and industry events (CoreNet, IFMA, etc.).
• Internal Education Build deep relationships with cross-functional teams to demystify workplace strategy and empower brokers to identify strategic leads earlier in the sales cycle.

Experience & Education

• Professional Depth 10-15 years of progressive experience in Workplace Strategy, Interior Design, or Management Consulting.
• Sector Expertise Proven track record in a highly transactional, fast-paced brokerage or design-build environment.
• Education Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, or a related field
• Certifications NCIDQ, ARIDO, PMP, or Prosci (Change Management) certifications are highly desirable.

Technical Skills

• Design Tools Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD (required); Revit or 3D modeling/rendering skills are a significant asset.
• Visual Communication Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) to produce client-facing boards and reports.
• Data Analysis High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint to translate survey data into compelling visual narratives.

Leadership Abilities

• Multi-Project Mastery Demonstrated ability to manage 5-10 concurrent projects at various lifecycle stages without compromising quality.
• Communication An effective communicator who can explain technical design details to C‑Suite executives and brokers.

Professional Development

• Professional development and continuing education are encouraged so you may continue to progress in your role and the team may continue to innovate and offer best in class service and expertise

Other Requirements

Valid Ontario Driver’s License and access to a personal automobile

On-Site

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices.

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