Associate Director, Project Management - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Townsend in Cork, Ireland, seeks an Associate Director to lead infrastructure project management initiatives across transport, utilities, energy, water and aviation sectors.

You will drive successful delivery across portfolios, develop client relationships, win work, lead multidisciplinary teams and advance our project management practice in Ireland.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience delivering infrastructure projects or programmes.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams in complex environments.
• Experience in project delivery governance, commercial management and risk management.
• Track record of building client relationships and growing business.
• Experience in consultancy, client-side or major programme delivery contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful delivery of projects and programmes across the lifecycle.
• Provide strategic leadership across multiple commissions and client objectives.
• Develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners with a collaborative culture.
• Oversee governance, risk, commercial, schedule and quality performance.
• Identify and mitigate strategic risks and opportunities.
• Promote health, safety and wellbeing across responsibility areas.
• Support client account management and business development.
• Contribute to business planning, resource management and financial performance.
• Recruit, mentor and develop talent and succession planning.
• Drive innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Programme governance

Client relationship management

Infrastructure delivery

Strategic thinking

Education

Degree in Project Management

APM/ICE/IEI membership

Chartered status desirable

Job description

Associate Director, Project Management - Infrastructure

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand 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 andprogrammesas we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities includeprogramme, 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 estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsend’s Ireland Infrastructure business is experiencing sustained growth as we partner with clients to deliver some of the country’s most significant and complex infrastructure programmes. To support this continued expansion, we are seeking an Associate Director, Project Management to join our Cork team. Working across sectors including transport, utilities, energy, water and aviation, you will lead the successful delivery of projects and programmes, develop and strengthen key client relationships, and contribute to the continued growth of our project management practice. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role within a market-leading consultancy, helping to shape Ireland’s future infrastructure while supporting the development of high-performing teams and delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.

Overview

The Associate Director is responsible for leading the successful delivery of projects and programmes while supporting the growth, performance and strategic development of Turner & Townsend's Project Management business. The role combines leadership of complex client commissions with responsibility for developing client relationships, winning new work, growing teams, and driving operational excellence across the business.

Working closely with clients, project teams, consultants and delivery partners, the Associate Director will provide strategic direction across programmes and portfolios, establish delivery strategies and governance frameworks, and lead multidisciplinary teams to achieve successful outcomes. The role requires the ability to operate effectively in complex and challenging environments, balancing client, commercial and operational priorities whilst maintaining high standards of delivery.

The Associate Director will act as a trusted advisor to clients, building long-term relationships, promoting innovation and collaboration, developing future leaders, and contributing to the continued growth and reputation of Turner & Townsend's Infrastructure business.

• Lead the successful delivery of projects and programmes across the project lifecycle.
• Provide strategic leadership across multiple commissions, ensuring alignment with client and business objectives.
• Develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, fostering a collaborative and high-performing culture.
• Oversee programme governance, risk, commercial, schedule and quality performance.
• Identify and mitigate strategic risks, challenges and opportunities.
• Promote high standards of health, safety and wellbeing across all areas of responsibility.
• Support client account management, business development and work-winning activities.
• Contribute to business planning, resource management and financial performance within the Project Management practice.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop talent, supporting long-term capability and succession planning.
• Drive innovation, sustainability, and continuous improvement across project delivery and business operations.

Experience Required

• Minimum 15 years' experience delivering infrastructure projects and programmes.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams within complex project environments.
• Strong experience of project delivery, governance, commercial management and risk management.
• Demonstrable success building client relationships, winning work and supporting business growth.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience within consultancy, client-side or major programme delivery environments.
• Knowledge of public and private sector infrastructure delivery desirable.

Skills & Attributes

• Exceptional leadership and people management capability.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial awareness and decision-making skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and relationship management skills.
• Ability to establish trusted advisor relationships with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence effectively at all organisational levels.
• Ability to lead teams through complexity, ambiguity and change.
• Commitment to health, safety and wellbeing leadership.
• Ability to foster collaboration, inclusivity and high-performing teams.
• Innovative, solution-focused and growth-oriented mindset.
• Commitment to continuous learning and the development of others.
• Acts as a role model for Turner & Townsend's values, behaviours and culture.
• Degree qualified in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Infrastructure or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Professional membership of the APM, ICE, IEI or an equivalent recognised professional institution.
• Chartered status or progress towards chartership desirable.
• Project management qualifications such as APM PMQ, ChPP, PRINCE2, MSP or MoP desirable.
• Sustainability, leadership or health and safety qualifications desirable.

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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