Turner & Townsend

Global project management and cost consulting

Associate Director - Infrastructure Project Management

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLondon, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Significant experience managing multiple disciplines, teams, advisors, and clients on infrastructure projects or programmes across the lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients, with demonstrable success and the ability to challenge and set strategy.
Leadership skills to set high standards and manage performance against them, using people and resources efficiently to meet stakeholder expectations and succeed in ambiguous and challenging environments.
Practical understanding of CDM and the ability to apply it appropriately across teams.
Ability to anticipate client challenges, identify applicable solutions, understand stakeholder needs, and work sustainably.
Ability to foster client and industry partnerships and develop relationships.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills, including working with diverse personalities across clients and partner organisations and building trusted-advisor relationships.
Experience of complex procurement and managing NEC or other form contracts.
Experience 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.
Degree-level qualification in a management, construction, or infrastructure-related subject, or equivalent experience.
Professional affiliation 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.
Sustainability qualification such as Carbon Literacy.
Safety qualifications or accreditations.
Soft-skills or leadership certification.

Responsibilities

Work on business initiatives and projects and programmes across public and private sectors, including aviation, highways, rail, environment, and utilities.
Support clients in delivering complex infrastructure projects and programmes.
Lead and be accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of those within the role’s sphere of responsibility.
Coach and mentor others, encourage their development, and use learning to develop best practice.
Promote inclusive teamwork and collaboration within Turner & Townsend and with clients.
Promote inclusive environments and act as a role model.

Desired Qualifications

Beneficial experience includes complex and multiple forms of procurement and managing NEC or other form contracts.
Beneficial experience includes managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors on infrastructure projects and programmes in differing environments, ideally across multiple sectors.
Beneficial experience includes consultancy and/or client-side project management.
Beneficial experience includes familiarity with public-sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s-length bodies relevant to infrastructure.
Beneficial experience includes familiarity with sustainability and its application to projects or programmes.
Preferred qualifications include a degree-level qualification in a management, construction, or infrastructure-related subject, or equivalent experience.
Preferred qualifications include professional affiliation with the APM, ICE, or an equivalent professional institution.
Preferred qualifications include project-management certification such as APM, PRINCE2, MSP, or ChPP.
Preferred qualifications include NEC accreditations or qualifications.
Preferred qualifications include CSCS or equivalent.
Preferred qualifications include sustainability qualifications such as Carbon Literacy.
Preferred qualifications include safety qualifications or accreditations.
Preferred qualifications include soft-skills or leadership certification.

Job Description

We have exciting opportunities for Associate Directors to join our expanding team. Following significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we are looking for high calibre leaders to support our clients deliver a wide range of high-profile projects across Infrastructure, to be a leader in the industry and help mentor and develop the future generation of Project Managers. We want you to join us and to transform together.

As a member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering a diverse range of highly complex projects and programmes. You would be based in our London office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams based across the South-East region. There is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination.

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend:

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend work on business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes across public and private sectors including Aviation, Highways, Rail, Environment, Utilities, and more. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience, and behavioural attributes:

Significant experience managing multiple disciplines / teams / advisors / clients on infrastructure projects/programmes across the lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients. Proven and demonstrable success, and able to challenge / set strategy.
Excellent leadership skills, capable of setting high standards and managing performance against these, utilising people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations. Able to succeed in ambiguous and challenging environments.
Leads and is accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of those within your sphere of responsibility. Has a practical understanding of CDM and is able to apply this appropriately across teams.
Ability to anticipate client challenges and determine applicable solutions, innovating as necessary, through your depth of understanding of stakeholder needs. Can do this sustainably.
Promoter of inclusive teamwork, building and fostering trust with empathy, diving a ‘one business’ collaboration mindset within T&T and across clients.
Foster client and industry partnerships, developing and growing relationships.
Able to use your leadership skills and influence to bring our purpose and vision to life, expanding your impact as you do.
Coach and mentor others and encourage development of people around you, and you have a thirst for learning; using this to develop best practice. You spot, harness and nurture emerging potential.
Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients.
Creative, curious and growth mindset, and acts as a role model.
Promoter of inclusive environments, acting as a role model.

Qualifications

Beneficial Experience:

Experience of complex and multiple forms of procurement and managing NEC / other form contracts.
Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects and programmes in differing environments, ideally multiple sectors.
Experience of 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 application to projects / programmes.

Preferrable qualifications:

Degree level qualification in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience.
Professional affiliation with the APM, ICE, or an equivalent professional institution.
Project management certification (e.g. APM / PRINCE2 / MSP / ChPP).
NEC Accreditations or qualifications.
CSCS / equivalent.
Sustainability (e.g. Carbon Literacy).
Safety qualifications / accreditations.
Soft skills / leadership certification.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in 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 and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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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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