Associate Director – Infrastructure Project Management in London

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. By partnering with clients, we enable delivery of the world’s most impactful projects and programmes, turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We have exciting opportunities for Associate Directors to join our expanding team. Following significant growth and ongoing delivery success, we are looking for high calibre leaders to support our clients on a wide range of high‑profile infrastructure projects, to be an industry leader, and to mentor and develop the next generation of Project Managers.

• Lead business initiatives and manage a broad range of projects and programmes across the public and private sectors, including aviation, highways, rail, environment, utilities and more.
• Manage multiple disciplines, teams, advisors and clients on infrastructure projects/programmes across their entire lifecycle, demonstrating proven, demonstrable success and a capacity to challenge and set strategy.
• Set high performance standards, manage performance against these standards and utilise people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations in ambiguous and challenging environments.
• Lead and be accountable for the health, safety and wellbeing of those within your sphere of responsibility, applying a practical understanding of CDM across teams.
• Anticipate client challenges, devise applicable solutions and innovatively address them, ensuring sustainability in all outcomes.
• Promote inclusive teamwork, build and foster trust with empathy, and instil a ‘one‑business’ collaboration mindset within Turner & Townsend and across clients.
• Foster client and industry partnerships, developing and growing long‑term relationships.
• Use leadership and influence to bring the company’s purpose and vision to life, expanding your impact.
• Coach and mentor others, encouraging the development of people around you, and maintaining a thirst for learning to advance best practice and nurture emerging potential.
• Maintain strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills, building long‑term trusted adviser relationships across clients and partner organisations.
• Demonstrate creativity, curiosity and a growth mindset.
• Promote inclusive environments and act as a role model.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, and must be adhered to where applicable.

• Significant experience managing multiple disciplines / teams / advisors / clients on infrastructure projects/programmes.
• Excellent leadership skills with capability to set high standards and manage performance.
• Practical understanding of CDM and ability to apply it appropriately across teams.
• Client‑focus and a deep understanding of stakeholder needs to provide sustainable solutions.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous and challenging environments.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor and influence to grow others’ potential.
• Proven commitment to inclusion and diversity.
• Relevant professional qualification (degree level or equivalent) and professional affiliation with APM, ICE or equivalent.
• Project management certification (e.g., APM, PRINCE2, MSP, ChPP).
• NEC accredited or other appropriate contract knowledge.

• Complex and multiple forms of procurement and managing NEC or other form contracts.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects in differing environments, ideally multiple sectors.
• Consultancy and/or client‑side project management experience.
• Familiarity with public sector organisations, non‑departmental or arm’s length bodies relevant to infrastructure.
• Familiarity with sustainability and application to projects/programmes.
• CSCS or equivalent safety qualification.
• Sustainability qualification (e.g., Carbon Literacy).
• Soft‑skills / leadership certification.

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.