Associate Director - Programme Integration (Logistics)

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.

Our Programme Advisory team specialises in the strategy, set-up and transformation of major programmes and asset owning enterprises within the transport, defence, utilities, and power sectors in the UK and internationally. Since forming in 2018, our growing team of experts have brought innovative thinking to some of the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges - delivering tangible outcomes for clients by bringing the best of our technical excellence and transformational change capability.

We are looking for enthusiastic, talented, and proactive individuals to join our Programme Integration team, within Programme Advisory. Our growing team needs people with hands-on experience working in a major project environment.

Programme Integration is at the heart of the Programme Advisory Team. We work across the entire development lifecycle providing a range of services to our clients including:

• Programme and portfolio set up and delivery
• Transition management
• Governance and assurance solutions
• Consents, stakeholder and sponsorship management

As part of the Programme Integration team your key responsibilities will include:

• Working as part of an integrated project team to ensure the delivery of key client deliverables
• Designing and facilitating client workshops and presentations
• Managing client relationships
• Identifying and realising business development opportunities
• Contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals
• Supporting internal initiatives within the Programme Advisory team
• Mentoring and/or managing members of the Programme Advisory team
• Providing strategic consultancy services to clients on logistics and supply chain management

Support the development and implementation of innovative logistics strategies to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Advise clients on best practices in logistics operations, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution. Conduct thorough analyses of clients' logistics processes and identify areas for improvement. Collaborate with clients and internal teams to design and implement customised logistics solutions. Support the development of logistics-related proposals and presentations for clients. Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to provide cutting-edge advice. Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards in logistics operations.

Skills required include:

• Deep understanding of the planning and development of major projects
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities
• A commitment to your own learning and development
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• High attention to detail
• Outcomes focused
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Passionate and energetic

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.