National Construction Projects Director; National Megaprojects Portfolio
Listed on 2025-12-25
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Management
Program / Project Manager, Operations Manager
Location: Ganado
Company Description
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.
Position OverviewThe National Construction Director of Major Projects will serve as the executive leader overseeing a nationwide portfolio of regional mega projects across data centers, pharmaceutical manufacturing, high‑tech industrial facilities, and semiconductor programs. This role provides strategic direction, governance, and executive oversight to four Regional Major Projects Directors, ensuring consistent delivery excellence, commercial performance, and technical integrity across all major capital programs.
The role will be accountable for enterprise‑level program strategy, client relationships, risk management, and organizational capability building. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring deep mega project experience, strong commercial and technical acumen, and the ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams across complex, fast‑paced environments.
Ability to travel nationwide, frequently, is required.
Lead the nationwide Major Projects organization, overseeing four Regional Major Projects Directors and their respective mega project portfolios.
Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, delivery standards, and performance metrics across all regions.
Drive alignment between regional delivery teams and enterprise strategy, ensuring consistency in execution, reporting, and risk management.
Serve as the senior escalation point for program issues, commercial challenges, and strategic decision‑making.
Shape and execute the long‑term strategy for delivering multi‑billion‑dollar capital programs across mission‑critical sectors.
Ensure predictable outcomes across schedule, cost, quality, safety, and operational readiness.
Oversee integration of engineering, construction, commissioning, project controls, and commercial functions across all mega projects.
Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and best‑practice adoption across the Major Projects organization.
Act as the executive sponsor for key national clients in data center, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Lead executive‑level communication, steering committees, and strategic alignment sessions with clients and partners.
Build long‑term relationships that support repeat business, program expansion, and enterprise growth.
Oversee commercial strategy, contracting models, procurement planning, and financial governance across all regional portfolios.
Ensure robust cost control, forecasting, change management, and claims mitigation processes.
Partner with finance, legal, and executive leadership to safeguard commercial performance and contractual compliance.
Provide executive oversight of program‑level risk identification, mitigation, and reporting.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, and industry‑specific requirements across all regions.
Support technical governance, QA/QC, and commissioning strategies to ensure high‑reliability outcomes for mission‑critical facilities.
Lead, mentor, and develop…
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