Senior Programme Manager - Energy & Infrastructure

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

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director / Programme‑Level Project Manager to provide strategic leadership across multiple energy infrastructure projects. You will oversee governance, commercial strategy, technical assurance and stakeholder engagement at a senior level.

This role requires deep NEC expertise, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to influence at executive and regulatory levels across large, multi‑disciplinary programmes.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, project management, or construction.
• Chartered status or pursuing chartership (APM, IET, ICE, MCIOB).
• Significant project leadership across large infrastructure, utilities, or energy programmes.
• Deep NEC contract strategy, commercial leadership, and client governance experience.
• Strong track record delivering electrical infrastructure projects (substations, grids, energy works).
• Ability to lead multi‑stakeholder programmes and communicate with executives.
• Eligible to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance, reporting, assurance, and performance across multiple projects or a major programme.
• Lead NEC contract strategy across packages and advise on commercial strategy and changes.
• Provide senior technical oversight on electrical infrastructure and regulatory compliance.
• Manage senior stakeholders including client leadership and regulators.
• Drive risk, cost, and schedule optimisation across the portfolio.
• Shape delivery strategy, planning, resource sequencing, and investment priorities.
• Provide governance leadership with financial controls and client processes.
• Mentor senior PMs and build team capability.

Skills

Engineering degree

Chartered status

Project management leadership

NEC contract expertise

Stakeholder management

Senior leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered status toward chartership

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director / Programme‑Level Project Manager to provide strategic leadership across multiple energy infrastructure projects. You will oversee governance, commercial strategy, technical assurance and stakeholder engagement at a senior level.

This role requires deep NEC expertise, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to influence at executive and regulatory levels across large, multi‑disciplinary programmes.