Senior Project Leader

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.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an accomplished Executive Project Director to provide strategic leadership on a landmark institutional infrastructure development program. This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-profile project that will deliver lasting value to a diverse user community while shaping the future of recreation, wellness, and campus infrastructure.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, guiding the project through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness. This role requires an exceptional leader who can navigate complexity, drive collaboration, and ensure successful project outcomes from inception to completion.

As the Executive Project Director, you will provide executive-level project leadership and act as the owner's representative for a significant capital project. You will oversee governance, project controls, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and strategic decision-making while ensuring alignment with budget, schedule, quality, and operational objectives.

• Lead the successful delivery of a major institutional and recreational infrastructure project.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, reporting structures, and decision-making processes.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, risk, quality, and change management activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Deliver executive-level reporting, recommendations, and project updates.
• Support procurement and contract administration activities.
• Identify project risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes.
• Oversee transition planning, commissioning, occupancy readiness, and project closeout.

• 15+ years of experience leading large-scale capital projects within institutional, higher education, recreation, healthcare, civic, or public-sector environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering projects valued at $150M+ through all phases of development and execution.
• Experience serving as an Owner's Representative, Project Director, Program Director, or Senior Project Executive.
• Strong background in project governance, project controls, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex operating environments.
• Experience working with executive leadership teams, boards, and governance committees.

• Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• PMP, P.Eng., PQS, OAA, LEED, or equivalent professional…