Associate Director - Project Management

2026-08-14T00:00:00

Kirkliston

Edinburgh

GB

EH29 9

Any

2026-11-15T09:02:13.463

Company Description

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity 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 are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website:

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for an Associate Director to lead on infrastructure projects within our Scotland region.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To lead and co-ordinate project activities, ensuring good communication and adherence to governance processes. To understand, anticipate, inform and deliver great outcomes for our clients, every time, everywhere. To drive exceptional delivery, health & safety, commercial, risk management and quality performance on infrastructure projects throughout the project lifecycle. To be heavily involved in winning new work and developing a team of Project Managers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Project management discipline, to include:
- Helping to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
- Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
- Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
- Project planning, including producing the detailed project plan.
- Advising upon the procurement of resources.
- Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team.
- Monitoring and applying performance management techniques.
- Managing the change control process.
- Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
- Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
- Preparing formal project progress and other reports.
- Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE:
- Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager.
- Assisting in the production of bid documentation.

Internal management accountabilities, to include:
- Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
- Financial management - Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project's financial status.
- Process improvement - Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.

Qualifications

NEC accredited Project Manager

Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (Civil Engineering/Construction)

Experience working on major Highways projects

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-FL1SOX

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 email 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.

Summary

Type: Full-time

Function: Engineering

Experience level: Director

Industry: Construction

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Company DescriptionTurner & 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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity 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 are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: Job
DescriptionWe are currently recruiting for an Associate Director to lead on infrastructure projects within our Scotland region.MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To lead and co-ordinate project activities, ensuring good communication and adherence to governance processes.To understand, anticipate, inform and deliver great outcomes for our clients, every time, everywhere.To drive exceptional delivery, health & safety, commercial, risk management and quality performance on infrastructure projects throughout the project lifecycle.To be heavily involved in winning new work and developing a team of Project Managers KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESProject management discipline, to include:Helping to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised
throughout project.Project planning, including producing the detailed project plan.Advising upon the procurement of resources.Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team.Monitoring and applying performance management techniques.Managing the change control process.Monitoring and advising upon project finances.Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.Preparing formal project progress and other reports.Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE:Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager.Assisting in the production of bid documentation.Internal management accountabilities, to include: Knowledge management - Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner &
Townsend internal database.Financial management - Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project's financial status.Process improvement - Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.QualificationsNEC accredited Project Manager Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (Civil Engineering/Construction)Experience working on major Highways projectsAdditional InformationOur 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-FL1SOX 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: TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt 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. SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: EngineeringExperience level: DirectorIndustry: Construction

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