Principal Consultant - Data & Digital Solutions
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 25, 2026. Turner & Townsend scores B on the Alion truth index.
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 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: www.turnerandtownsend.com
Due to growing demand for our consultancy services, we are seeking to recruit a Principal Consultant with database development, database management, process & data mapping, and data analysis skillsets to join our specialist Turner & Townsend Technology consulting team. The role involves supporting a wide range of projects of all sizes and dimensions, and we are seeking an individual with a strong track record of delivering data and analytics projects.
Additionally, it is essential to sell solutions to clients, explain and capture client requirements, and facilitate workshops.
Key Responsibilities
Leading a project team consisting of analysts & consultants on a range of tasks, including:
Develop project execution plans and lead end-to-end project delivery with Commission Directors
Lead client engagements to capture data, analysis and modelling requirements
Identify and run different business and model scenarios
Develop end-to-end data processes and data models
Design data solutions in collaboration with clients and their IT teams
Build dashboards and visualisations using a variety of tools
Supporting client’s use of model outputs for decision making
Test solutions and models against requirements
Conduct assurance checks of implemented solutions
Prepare written project communication materials, including formal project progress and other reports
Prepare presentation and other materials for client pitches and business generation purposes
This role will require good analytic and numeracy skills with the ability to understand and present data in different representations. Ability to programme in languages such as DAX, Python, VBA and SQL
Degree in either an analytic subject, e.g. Maths, Geography, Engineering, Economics etc- desirable or Construction (Civil Engineering)
Consulting and business analysis skills (e.g. MoSCoW method) to understand clients’ requirements
Experience in Agile delivery methodology
Development experience in Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric Environment
Development experience in Azure, including tools such as Databricks, SQL, Logic Apps, Key Vault, Databricks, ADF, ADLS
Experience in data warehousing and data modelling
Proficiency in data visualisation software such as Power BI and Tableau
Strong understanding of business intelligence and reporting architecture
Strong understanding of dimensions, measures, metadata & schemas
Desirable
Previous local security clearance and experience working within secure or regulated environments. Candidates who do not currently hold security clearance will still be considered, provided they are eligible to undergo the relevant vetting and clearance processes if required by the role.
What we offer you
Full time, permanent role
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
Pension
23 days Annual leave
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues
Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.
We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/
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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.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
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.