Project Manager

Job Descriptionturner & Townsend; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Director focused on Natural Resources and New Energies. This key role involves business development, team leadership, and overseeing the recruitment process for their Aberdeen office. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in stakeholder management, project management office (PMO) functions, and a strong understanding of strategic resource management. This position promotes a flexible working environment, emphasizing work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience focused on Natural Resources and New Energies.
• Proven track record in business development.
• Skilled in project management office (PMO) functions.

Responsibilities

• Engage with key clients in Natural Resources and New Energies.
• Lead Aberdeen recruitment and oversee expansion plans.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business development

Adaptability and resilience

Oral and written communication

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Microsoft Office Applications

Job description

Associate Director – Natural Resources & New Energies (Aberdeen)

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.

Job Objectives

• Client facing, stakeholder engagement with key clients in Natural Resources and New Energies
• Business development and growth of the Aberdeen team
• Team development across planning & controls, cost management, project management
• Lead on Aberdeen recruitment with support from wider Natural Resources North senior leadership team (SLT)
• Proposal and bid writing/reviews
• 60% to 80% time delivering planning and project controls across major programmes and the remaining time supporting the development and growth of the Aberdeen team
• Work with SLT within the Natural Resources North cost centre as well as the wider UK programme controls function
• Mentoring and coaching

Other Responsibilities

• Lead on expansion plan
• Work closely with other cost centres with an Aberdeen office presence
• Onboarding of new starts
• Build a leadership team in Aberdeen to support growth plan
• Health, Safety and well-being focus for team
• Establish close bond with the team, especially those working remotely or in client organisations
• Reviewing new project proposals/remits and monitor so that realistic, resource plans are developed for delivery of programmes
• Identify resourcing requirements to support programmes and liaise with client planning functions to resolve resourcing issues
• Provide an efficient day‑to‑day service to the Programme and Project Manager teams in reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment and programme performance
• Monitoring for accuracy and consistency of plans, cost, safety, environment and performance reporting, and deploying available planning and controls team resources to best effect
• Monitoring data input by project teams and others to cost and performance systems to assure deliverables against required data standards

Qualifications

• Natural Resources and New Energies focused experience
• Proven business development experience
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of strategic resource management
• Adaptability and resilience
• Ability to evidence an established management and leadership approach
• Knowledge of reputational, commercial and financial risk
• Skilled in oral and written communication
• Proven Project Management Office (PMO) experience within planning and project controls, ideally with a Natural Resources and New Energies focus
• Proficiency with multiple discipline specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office Applications
• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes
• Knowledge of Aberdeen specific market would be advantageous
• Knowledge of digital PMO’s would be advantageous

Additional Information

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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees.