Founded in Canada in 1978, Avison Young has evolved into a global organization with 120 locations across 20 countries. Despite their rapid growth, what truly defines them is the shared vision that unites their 5,000 team members—a commitment to being a unique type of real estate firm. They believe that the environments where we live, work, and play have the power to enhance happiness and well-being, and they are driven by a collective purpose to positively impact people’s lives.
As a global commercial real estate advisory firm, their mission is simple: to make real estate a cornerstone in creating dynamic buildings, cities, and communities that generate lasting social value and economic benefits.
Headquartered in Toronto, but operating globally they provide a broad range of property services. They are one of Europe’s leading real estate managers, overseeing approximately €40 billion in assets. In the UK, Avison Young ranks among the largest multidisciplinary property consultancies, with a Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP) Engineering team delivering comprehensive MEP design, consultancy, surveying, and project management services—always with sustainability at the heart of their work.
Their clients span corporations, financial institutions, property companies, and government agencies, serving a diverse range of sectors including commercial, retail, healthcare, residential, and leisure. As they continue to expand, they are committed to further strengthening their M&E team, a critical part of their ongoing objective, to deliver both Commercial and Technical solutions for their clients.
Client
“Talent Motion have been extremely helpful in understanding the requirements of M&E building services engineers in the commercial property world and how they can utilise the experience they have gained from a background in traditional consultancy to transition into the needs of commercial real estate. They are adept and sourcing the right individuals from both a professional and personable perspective and seeking the right employment opportunities aligned to the specific needs and interests of both employer and employee to create a happy and healthy working relationships.”
– Andrew Frangiamore – Director, Building & Project Consultancy (MEP)
Candidates
“Stuart is diligent and ensures every detail you’re looking for is covered. He makes any transition easy. Follows up to ensure you are happy and it was everything you were told it would be.”
– Sam Payne
“Stuart has been really helpful in helping me with my latest career move. He was there at every point of the process, ensuring that every aspect of the transition was smooth. He went the extra mile to ensure that he was available for calls and to answer any pressing questions I had. I would highly recommend Stuart to anyone looking to make a career move.”
– Femi Adeleye
“Stuart recruited me for my new Associate position at Cushman and Wakefield. Throughout the whole process Stuart took care to ensure I was as informed as possible about the role, the company, and the merits of moving from design into property consultancy.
I was able to speak frankly to Stuart about my needs for the new role and he helped with the little push I needed, to get out of my comfort zone, and start the next chapter of my career.”
“I have been with Unova for 5 months moved from a a much larger organization. The move did not only change the type of work I do, but also the way I do it, as well as the timescales. Being in a large firm, with big multi million projects to work on, the process of design all the way to Construction can be slow, and takes time to actually see the finished buildings. The work can sometimes tends get repetitive.
Working at Unova, the scale of the projects we usually work on are smaller and swifter, meaning that you end up working in a more dynamic world. This is something that has been very beneficial for me, as I tend to finish one and get to move onto the next. Additionally, I have the opportunity of getting to know our clients from the first week and start interacting and understanding their needs, of being part of the conversation on how we can make their buildings work more efficiently and provide advice on new or upcoming regulations that might affect their CAPEX budget etc. This is something that easily could have taken me a couple of extra years to experience in a larger firm.
Stuart was very helpful from the beginning of the process, he really understood what Unova did, was very clear at explaining their business model, their policies and gave me an insight of all team members. This move is one that has been very beneficial for my career and to my personal life.”
