Associate Director - Project Controls - Energy & Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Manchester seeks an Associate Director for Project Controls in Energy & Natural Resources to lead expansion, oversee planning & controls across major programmes, and mentor a growing Manchester team. The role balances client engagement with delivering robust cost and schedule reporting.

You'll drive recruitment, bid work, and develop leadership in NR North, collaborating with cross-functional cost centres and senior leadership.

Qualifications

Natural Resources and New Energies experience.
Business development experience.
Excellent stakeholder management skills.
Strong understanding of strategic resource management.
Adaptability and resilience.
Evidence of established leadership approach.
Knowledge of reputational, commercial and financial risk.
Strong oral and written communication.
PMO experience in planning and project controls, ideally in NR/NE.
Proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Office applications.
Aberdeen market knowledge advantageous.
Digital PMO knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

Client facing, stakeholder engagement with key clients in Natural Resources and New Energies.
Team development across planning and controls, cost management, project management.
Lead on Manchester recruitment with SLT support.
Proposal and bid writing/reviews.
Deliver 60–80% of time on planning and project controls; rest of time on growth.
Collaborate with SLT in NR North cost centre and UK programme controls.
Mentoring and coaching.

Skills

Natural Resources and New Energies

Business development

Stakeholder management

Resource management

Adaptability and resilience

Leadership approach

Risk awareness

Oral and written communication

PMO experience

Software proficiency (P6 & MS Office)

Aberdeen market knowledge

Digital PMOs

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Associate Director - Project Controls - Energy & Natural Resources

2026-10-15T00:00:00

Greater Manchester

M2 5DB

Any

Turner & Townsend

2026-11-17T10:00:37.547

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is one of the UK's leading consultancy providers across a wide range of markets. Using our skills, processes and knowledge we provide industry leading services to our clients. We are currently looking to engage an Associate Director with proven experience in Natural Resources and New Energies to take a lead on expansion of our offering in Manchester.

Job Objectives

Client facing, stakeholder engagement with key clients in Natural Resources and New Energies

Team development across planning & controls, cost management, project management. Anticipated pace of growth is ambitious but has to be sustainable

Lead on Manchester recruitment with support from wider Natural Resources North (NRN) 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 Manchester 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 include

As expansion plan lead

Working closely with other cost centres with an Manchester office presence

Onboarding of new starts

Build a leadership team in Manchester 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

On Commission: 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, for example 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

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.

Please find out more about us at #LI-MS2SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn.

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. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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