Associate Director - Corporate Occupier

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Central London is seeking an Associate Director with extensive project management experience to lead commissions for high-profile private and public sector clients. You will manage time, cost, and quality objectives and oversee cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end services.

The role requires seasoned leadership, strong client interfaces, and a track record of successful CAT B office projects, with schemes exceeding 60,000 sqft.

Qualifications

• Experience at Associate Director level.
• Member of a professional body i.e. RICS, APM, CIOB.
• Experience delivering CAT B office projects.
• Delivered and led teams on schemes in excess of 60,000 sqft.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management commissions end-to-end for occupier fit out projects.
• Establish and monitor time, cost, and quality objectives for projects.
• Oversee governance, procurement and resource planning across project teams.
• Interface with client and other consultants, manage regular reporting.
• Lead bids and business development efforts for new work.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Business development

Contract administration

Education

Construction or PM-related degree

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

For over 75 years we have been helping our clients deliver on their objectives. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth and we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

We are looking for a project management Associate Director who has experience in the Corporate Occupier sector to join our dynamic team in our office in Central London. You will be responsible for leading and delivering Project Management commissions for high profile clients across the private and public sectors, with project values ranging from £20m to £200m. You will also be responsible for ensuring that client objectives are met, and that projects are delivered to time, cost, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for:

• Being part of Turner & Townsend’s occupier fit out team
• Leading project management commissions, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery
• Providing support on major project management commissions, taking responsibility for service delivery
• Establishing the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
• Leading on compliance for quality, safety, health and environment issues on project commissions
• Leading on establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project
• Leading on project planning, including producing the detailed project plan
• Leading on advising upon the procurement of resources
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team
• Leading on the monitoring and applying performance management techniques
• Leading and advising upon project finances
• Leading and advising on contract administration processes, claims resolution and disputes
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
• Preparing formal project progress and other reports
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Leading on bids, responsible for business development and managing a small team

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Ideally academically qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, surveying or architecture
• Experience at Associate Director level
• Ideally a member of a professional body i.e. RICS, APM, CIOB
• Ideally you will have worked with leading consultancies
• Experience of delivering CAT B office projects
• Delivered and lead teams on schemes in excess of 60,000 sqft

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.