【Project Management】Occupier & Retail - Associate Director

Turner & Townsend; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director in Project Management to lead the delivery of complex construction and workplace projects from inception to completion. You will manage strategic planning, governance, stakeholder management, and invoicing processes through D-365 to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

You will mentor junior project managers, foster a collaborative culture, and drive business growth while aligning project goals with client expectations and organizational

Qualifications

• Strong communication and leadership skills with experience in people management.
• Native-level proficiency in the local language and business-level proficiency in English.
• Experience in client management with solid advisory skills to enhance project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse project teams including clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Oversee governance, reporting, and performance dashboards for strategic decision-making.
• Manage project controls across schedule, cost, risk, and change while ensuring quality and compliance.
• Contribute to business development through proposals, client presentations, and market engagement.
• Plan resources across projects to ensure timely delivery and cost efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Client management

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a construction-related field

Tools

D-365

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 62 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.

As an Associate Director in Project Management, you will lead the successful delivery of complex construction and workplace projects frominceptionto completion. You willbe responsible forstrategic planning, stakeholder management, governance, and execution, ensuring projects meet client expectations, quality standards, and budgetary targets. This role also includes portfolio oversight, team development, contributing to business growth and innovation, and overseeing invoicing processes through D-365 to ensure financial accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop junior project managers and team members through structured guidance, feedback, and performance reviews.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture that supports continuous learning and professional growth.
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership by recognizing diverse perspectives and encouraging open dialogue.
• Promote accountability, ownership, and ethical behavior across the team.
• Adapt coaching style to suit individual team members’ strengths, development areas, and working styles.
• Lead by example indemonstratingresilience, integrity, anda growthmindset.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams including clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Serve as the primary point of contact for clients throughout all project phases.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across all stakeholders through structured meetings, reporting, and documentation.
• Build andmaintainstrong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Develop and lead the overall project execution strategy, defining critical success factors and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Drive strategic alignment of project goals with broader businessobjectives.
• Establish robust project governance frameworks, reporting structures, and control mechanisms for quality, safety, compliance, risk, and environmental management.

Project Oversight & Governance

• Drive executive-level reporting and performance dashboards to support strategic decision-making across leadership.
• Lead the implementation of robust project controls covering schedule, cost, risk, and change management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide strategic direction for design development, ensuring compliance with client requirements, regulatory standards, and corporateobjectives.
• Lead end-to-end procurement processes—from tender strategy to vendor selection—ensuring transparency, governance compliance, and value creation.
• Cultivate strong partnerships with consultants and vendors to drive accountability, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor project budgets and financial performance in collaboration withcostmanagement team.
• Analyze cost drivers, manage variations, and report financial progress against budget.
• Support commercial negotiations and contract administration.
• Reviewing and validating invoice data for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinating with finance teams to ensuretimelysubmission and approval.
• Tracking invoice status and resolving discrepancies.
• Ensuring compliance with client billing requirements and internal financial controls.

Construction Oversight

• Conduct regular site inspections tomonitorsafety, quality, and progress, ensuring alignment with design intent, statutory requirements, and project milestones.
• Collaborate closely with contractors, consultants, and site teams to proactivelyidentifyand resolve construction issues.
• Manage permitting processes and statutory submissions to ensuretimelyapprovals.

Business Development

• Contribute to business development initiatives, including proposal writing, client presentations, and market engagement to support growth and positioning.
• Collaborate with internal teams toidentifynew opportunities, develop tailored solutions, and respond to client needs with agility and insight.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking and commercial awareness inidentifyingtrends, client priorities, and competitive differentiators.
• Capture and share lessons learned, benchmarking data, and best practices to drive continuous improvement across projects and teams.

Resource Planning & Management

• Lead effective resource planning across projects to ensuretimelydelivery, cost efficiency, and alignment with business priorities.
• Collaboratewith cross-functional teams to forecast resource needs, address skill gaps, and support team development and workload balancing.

Requirements

• Construction related degree (e.g.Project Management, Construction Management, Design, Engineering,etc) or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years’ experience inprojectmanagement or construction projects (e.g.projectmanager, construction manager, procurement, project manager, vendor, consultant etc.).
• Strong communicationand leadership skills with experience in people management.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to drive outcomes on behalf of clients, develop new business,leveragecurrent opportunities, and coordinate with construction and design teams to meet deadlines and deliverables
• Experience in client management with solid experience in client facing environment that requires incumbent toutilisecritical business development skills and advisory skills to enhance project delivery on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Native-levelproficiencyin (local language), Business-levelproficiencyin English

KPIs

• Conduct quarterly check-ins with direct reports to support career development,withPeakon surveyfeedbackindicatingincreased engagement and clarity on growth opportunities.
• Set clearobjective during performance reviews, activelymonitorprogress, and apply insights to drive career growth and achieve professional goals.
• Successful project delivery by meeting agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards, with outcomes reflected through clientcarescore.
• Contribute to successful proposals or new client engagements, withmeasurableimpact on revenue growth or market positioning.
• Maintain financial reporting through D-365, with 100% compliance to internal controls and client billing requirements.

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.

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