Associate Director - Real Estate

Turner & Townsend; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Halifax is looking for an experienced Associate Director in the Real Estate team. This role requires a minimum of 10 years in project management, with a proven track record in commercial or retail fit-out projects. The successful candidate will lead a team, develop new business, and manage staff effectively while ensuring exceptional project delivery. Competitive health benefits and a hybrid work approach are included.

Benefits

100% covered health and dental benefits

Health spending account

RRSP option with company matching

Annual learning and development budget

Flexible work approach

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Project Manager supervising construction projects.
• Experience in commercial or retail fit-out required.
• Proficient with web-based data platforms and good with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Management personnel across the Halifax/Maritimes region.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Manage staff performance through reviews and recruitment processes.

Skills

Project Management

Business Development

Staff Management

Financial Management

Knowledge Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a similar field

PMP certification

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project or P6

Job description

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 deliver 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 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 worldwide.

Who Are You?

You are an expert Senior Project Manager or Associate Director with a minimum of 10 years post‑graduate experience looking for the next step or currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

Job Description

Due to ongoing delivery success and ambitious growth plans, Turner & Townsend is looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Associate Director to join our Real Estate/Property team in Halifax.

Job Objectives – Associate Director

• Team leadership of a section of Project Management personnel across Halifax/Maritimes region
• Business Development – taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients and identifying cross‑selling opportunities
• Staff management – line management for Senior Consultants, Consultants and Graduate Consultants, including performance reviews
• Recruitment – inclusion in selection and recruitment process, including interviews, input into resource management
• Financial Management – use the tools provided to track ongoing margin levels and fee/resource forecasts for each commission
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the internal database

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a Project Manager supervising construction projects of increasing complexity
• Commercial or retail fit‑out experience is required
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a similar field
• PMP certification
• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Project or P6
• Good with numbers, technology, and web‑based data platforms

Additional Information – What’s in it for you

• 100 % covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work‑life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

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.