You will work in teams of typically 3-5 consultants to support clients on their real estate agenda.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to assess market attractiveness, provide targeted information and specialized analysis on strategy, as well as prepare and deliver high-impact verbal and written communication of your synthesized findings. You will also have the opportunity to work globally with clients in reimagining the role of space, which sometimes involve digital and organizational transformations. You will be a subject matter expert on real estate topics. You will be recognized as a valuable source of experience, information and expertise, both inside the firm and by our clients.
You will receive training on how to better structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them, synthesize clear takeaways from complex information into clear takeaways and recommendations, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. You will work effectively with diverse teams to come up with the best solution and move people and organizations to act. To achieve this, you will establish trust-based relationships with clients to better-serve their organizations, communicate effectively with all audiences including senior leaders and develop your leadership style, leveraging your own passions, strengths and personal values.
McKinsey believes in strengths-based development and coaching, and you’ll receive frequent mentoring from colleagues. This will include a senior colleague from your office or practice who will help you grow and achieve your career goals. Additionally, you will have a professional development manager who will manage staffing to help you choose projects based on your priorities as well as the needs of client service teams. When you join McKinsey, you are joining a firm that will invest in your professional development.
During your first few years with the firm, you will serve on multiple client engagements and work with a number of colleagues and clients in a range of settings across different industry and functional areas and develop significant business experience as well as an investor mindset. You will likely intersect with many elements of our firm’s work including digital, implementation, and tech and analytics capabilities.
This role differs from McKinsey’s Generalist Associate role in its focus. Your role will focus mostly on serving clients on real estate topics, though because our clients with an interest in real estate are diverse, the role still offers exposure to a wide variety of sectors and functional levers. Real Estate Consultants will be staffed full time to client engagements. There is flexibility to hire at either Junior Associate or Associate level, depending on experience.