Associate Director, Programme & Project Leadership (Infra)

Advance TRS; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Career progression

Senior leadership role

Job summary

Advance TRS is seeking an Associate/Associate Director to join its Programme & Project Management leadership team across North-East England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The role focuses on strategic programme leadership, advisory services and business growth, developing opportunities and overseeing delivery of client commissions.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, win work, shape early-stage programmes and build senior client relationships, while ensuring quality, governance and delivery

Qualifications

• Track record of delivering complex projects or programmes.
• Experience developing new client relationships, identifying opportunities and winning work.
• Experience leading bids, preparing proposals and supporting business growth.
• Ability to coordinate expertise across disciplines.
• Strong team leadership, communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience with NEC3 and NEC4 contracts.
• Relevant degree in engineering, architecture, project management, construction management or related discipline.
• Professional accreditation or certification, such as APM or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Developing and growing the Programme & Project Management offering across North-East England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Providing strategic leadership and oversight across major infrastructure programmes.
• Supporting early-stage programme formation, including objectives, governance and delivery strategies.
• Building and managing senior client relationships, understanding business needs and identifying opportunities.
• Leading bids and proposals to secure new project, programme management and advisory commissions.
• Contributing to the development of new service offerings.
• Bringing together multidisciplinary expertise to develop solutions around client requirements.
• Leading teams to deliver commissions against agreed time, cost, quality and sustainability objectives.
• Ensuring work meets internal management requirements, client processes and quality standards.
• Coaching and developing colleagues, strengthening the capability of the wider team.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Bid leadership

Client relationships

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering, architecture, project management, construction management degree

Job description

Advance TRS is seeking an Associate/Associate Director to join its Programme & Project Management leadership team across North-East England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The role focuses on strategic programme leadership, advisory services and business growth, developing opportunities and overseeing delivery of client commissions.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, win work, shape early-stage programmes and build senior client relationships, while ensuring quality, governance and delivery