Project Director - Project Management

Turner & Townsend; Saffron Walden; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Cambridge is seeking a Project Director to lead the UK Infrastructure team's project management delivery. You will drive strategic relationships, oversee major programmes, and ensure delivery excellence across rail, highways, and utilities.

The role requires mobility across the UK, a commercial mindset, and proven ability to win work and manage client expectations at board level.

Qualifications

• Proven leader of diverse multi-sector teams.
• Experience with major programmes and projects.
• Background in Project Management or engineering with capital delivery.
• Knowledge of NEC3/4 contracts.
• Strong client engagement and business development abilities.
• Experience delivering growth strategies and board-level involvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of commissions at strategic level with clients.
• Grow Midlands relationships and support national initiatives.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and be mobile.
• Develop and implement project strategies and resourcing.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

NEC contracts

Stakeholder mgmt

Client engagement

Bid leadership

Program delivery

Relationship building

Procurement knowledge

Advisory services

Job description

Project Director - Project Management

2026-10-19T00:00:00

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

GB

CB1 0

Any

Turner & Townsend

2026-11-17T10:00:49.087

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 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.

Job Description

Having secured several long-term frameworks through successful project and programme wins and with increasing client satisfaction we are currently seeking to hire a key strategic Project Director level role in our UK Infrastructure business. You will take the lead in growing our relationships within the Midlands region as well as having a direct impact in supporting our national initiatives, as such this role will require individuals who are happy to be mobile across the UK. The ideal candidate would be commercially minded and who is motivated in cultivating and developing relationships. You will need to have demonstrable experience in leading delivery of commissions working at strategic levels with clients.

Qualifications

• A proven and experienced leader of diverse teams across multi sectors such as Rail, aviation, utilities, power, highways, local authorities
• A background in one of Turner & Townsend's key service lines Project Management, alternatively, an engineering background with in-depth experience of capital programme delivery would be equally applicable
• Experience of leading and managing Major Programmes and Projects
• Experience in leading and managing teams
• Working knowledge of NEC3/4 contracts
• Demonstrable experience in successful business generation activities including bidding at all levels, networking, pursuit planning and client engagement and management
• Ability to develop and grow client relationships across all levels of an organisation
• Procurement, asset management, or advisory (programme set up or performance improvement) would be desirable.
• Experience of inclusion on both client and internal boards, setting strategy and successfully delivering these including resourcing and growth strategies to deliver growth targets

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at #LI-CH1SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Project Management
• Experience level: Director
• Industry: Construction