Associate Director - Project Controls

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.

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We are currently looking to recruit an Associate Director within our Manchester Project Controls Team. As Associate Director, we are looking for you to possess proven infrastructure experience to lead major programmes in the North West. If you’re interested in working with one of the UK's leading consultancy providers across infrastructure, then we’re keen to discuss this exciting opportunity with you.

• Deliver Project Controls across major programmes in the North West.
• Lead the programme controls function for a programme, monitoring for accuracy and consistency of plans, cost, safety, environment, and performance reporting, and deploying available controls team resources to best effect.

• Reviewing new project proposals/remits and monitor so that realistic, resource plans are developed for delivery of the programme.
• Identify resourcing requirements to support the programme and liaise with planning functions to resolve resourcing issues.
• Provide an efficient day‑to‑day service to the Programme and Project Managers in reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment and programme performance.
• Monitor so that data input by project teams and others to cost and performance systems meet required data standards.
• Manage the production of the Investment Plan and comply with the Investment Competence Framework.

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Proven experience within the infrastructure sector.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Proficiency with PC operating systems, and proficiency in several basic software applications.
• Proficiency with multiple discipline‑specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office applications; for example intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction and start‑up work processes.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management.

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.

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