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Turner & Townsend

Global project management and cost consulting

Associate Director - Project Management, Water/Utilities

Project ManagementUpdated on Nov 8
Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant experience managing multiple disciplines, teams, advisors, or clients on infrastructure projects or programmes across their lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients, with demonstrable success and the ability to challenge and set strategy.
  • Strong leadership skills, including setting high standards and managing performance against them, and using people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations in ambiguous and challenging environments.
  • Ability to lead and be accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of people within the role's sphere of responsibility, with a practical understanding of CDM and the ability to apply it across teams.
  • Ability to anticipate client challenges, determine applicable solutions, innovate as necessary based on stakeholder needs, and do so sustainably.
  • Ability to foster inclusive teamwork and trust, with an empathetic, collaborative approach within the company and across clients.
  • Ability to foster client and industry partnerships and develop relationships.
  • Ability to use leadership skills and influence to advance the company's purpose and vision.
  • Ability to coach and mentor others, encourage their development, and use learning to develop best practice and nurture emerging potential.
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, including comfort working with diverse clients and partner organisations and building long-term trusted-advisor relationships.
  • Creative and curious mindset and ability to act as a role model.
  • Ability to promote inclusive environments and act as a role model.

Responsibilities

  • Work on business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes across the Utilities sector, including clean and waste water treatment facilities, mains installation and replacement, environmental improvement, asset management, developer services, Major Projects, and Strategic Resource Options.
  • Lead and be accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of people within the role's sphere of responsibility.
  • Coach and mentor others, encourage their development, and develop best practice.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in utilities or water infrastructure project and/or programme management, including end-to-end lifecycle experience or a specialism in development or delivery stages.
  • Experience with complex and multiple forms of procurement and managing NEC or other-form contracts.
  • High-level commercial management experience, including complex commercial arrangements.
  • Experience building and leading multidisciplinary teams and managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors on infrastructure projects and programmes in differing environments, ideally across multiple sectors.
  • Experience in consultancy and/or client-side project management.
  • Familiarity with public-sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s-length bodies relevant to infrastructure.
  • Familiarity with sustainability and its application to projects or programmes.
  • Experience delivering within complex operational environments.
  • Experience working and reporting in complex stakeholder and regulatory environments.
  • Degree-level qualification in a management, construction, or infrastructure-related subject, or equivalent experience.
  • Chartered status with the APM, ICE, or an equivalent professional institution.
  • Project-management certification, such as APM, PRINCE2, MSP, or ChPP.
  • NEC accreditations or qualifications.
  • CSCS or equivalent.
  • NEBOSH or equivalent health and safety qualifications.
  • CDM awareness.
  • Sustainability qualification or knowledge, such as Carbon Literacy.
  • Soft-skills or leadership certification.

About the Company

Turner & Townsend

Global project management and cost consulting

Turner & Townsend provides project management, cost management, and advisory services for real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. It manages the full project life cycle—from planning and budgeting to risk management and program delivery across design, construction, and operation. The firm distinguishes itself with a global footprint of 130+ offices in 45+ countries and an alliance with CBRE that expands reach and resources for large, complex assets. Its goal is to help clients maximize asset value by delivering projects on time and within budget while improving performance from inception through operation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$1.3B
Headquarters
Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded
1980

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