Associate Director - Data Centers

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction consultancy in Greater London is looking for an Associate Director to lead large-scale data centre construction projects. The role involves advising at a strategic level, establishing project success criteria, and managing the project through all stages. Candidates should have strong consultancy experience, excellent communication skills, and understanding of the project life cycle. This position promotes a flexible working environment and values diversity.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career growth

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Strongly preferred experience in construction consultancy.
• Thorough understanding of project life cycle from conception to completion.
• Design, management or construction experience in general construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Advising at strategic level during project conception.
• Leading establishment of project success criteria including time and cost.
• Managing project information flow between team and client.

Skills

Construction consultancy experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Knowledge of project management concepts and techniques

Education

Chartered status in construction, project management, engineering, or architecture

Job description

Company 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.

Job Description

We are looking for an Associate Director to join our Data Centre team in London. You will be responsible for leading and supporting large‑scale, ground‑up data centre construction projects with our prominent technology clients across Europe. You will also be responsible for all aspects of project delivery, from inception through to commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives;
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters;
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues;
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project;
• Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan;
• Advising upon the procurement of resources;
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross‑functional project team;
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance;
• Managing the change control process;
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances;
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications;
• Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reports; and
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

Qualifications

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred;
• Professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, or architecture;
• Has obtained chartered status or on path to achieving this;
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post‑project review;
• Excellent knowledge and experience of all of the main project management concepts, tools, and techniques;
• Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment, ideally residential, office, fit‑outs and health & education;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Additional Information

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.

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