Associate Director – Project Management

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17 Locations
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Professional Services • Real Estate • Consulting
Delivering impactful projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
The Role
Leads complex construction and workplace projects from inception through completion, overseeing strategy, governance, stakeholders, project controls, procurement, budgets, construction quality, risk, and compliance. Manages multidisciplinary teams, mentors project managers, supports business development, plans resources, and oversees invoicing through Microsoft Dynamics 365. Conducts site inspections, manages permitting, reports executive-level performance, and builds client, consultant, contractor, and supplier relationships.
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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: www.turnerandtownsend.com

公司介紹

特納唐遜(Turner & Townsend)是一家全球性的專業服務公司,在超過 60 個國家擁有 22,000 多名員工。

我們與客戶合作,橫跨地產、基礎建設、能源及自然資源等領域,攜手轉型,共同實現提升人們生活的成果。透過夥伴關係,我們將挑戰化為機遇,複雜轉為成功,從而推動世界上最具影響力的專案與計畫。

我們的專業服務涵蓋:

計畫管理、專案管理、成本管理
資產與商業管理、控制與績效
採購與供應鏈、淨零碳排、數位解決方案
我們的主要合作夥伴為全球最大商業房地產服務及投資公司世邦魏理仕集團(CBRE Group, Inc.),同時亦有合作夥伴持有重要少數股權。特納唐遜與世邦魏理仕攜手合作,為全球客戶提供頂尖的計畫管理、專案管理及成本管理服務。

歡迎瀏覽我們的官方網站:[www.turnerandtownsend.com]

 

Job Description

This position expects the candidate to work on-site at project locations as needed.

Role Overview

As an Associate Director in Project Management, you will lead the successful delivery of complex construction and workplace projects from inception to completion. You will be responsible for strategic 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

Team Leadership & Development

  • 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 in demonstrating resilience, integrity, and a growth mindset.
  • 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 and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.

Project Strategy & Planning

  • 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 business objectives.
  • 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 corporate objectives.
  • 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.

Financial Oversight

  • Monitor project budgets and financial performance in collaboration with cost management team.
  • Analyze cost drivers, manage variations, and report financial progress against budget.
  • Support commercial negotiations and contract administration.
  • Manage invoicing processes using D-365, including:
    • Reviewing and validating invoice data for accuracy and completeness.
    • Coordinating with finance teams to ensure timely submission and approval.
    • Tracking invoice status and resolving discrepancies.
    • Ensuring compliance with client billing requirements and internal financial controls.

Construction Oversight

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  • Conduct regular site inspections to monitor safety, quality, and progress, ensuring alignment with design intent, statutory requirements, and project milestones.
  • Collaborate closely with contractors, consultants, and site teams to proactively identify and resolve construction issues.
  • Manage permitting processes and statutory submissions to ensure timely approvals.

Business Development

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  • Contribute to business development initiatives, including proposal writing, client presentations, and market engagement to support growth and positioning.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to identify new opportunities, develop tailored solutions, and respond to client needs with agility and insight.
  • Demonstrate strategic thinking and commercial awareness in identifying trends, 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 ensure timely delivery, cost efficiency, and alignment with business priorities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to forecast resource needs, address skill gaps, and support team development and workload balancing.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in construction-related fields such as architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering.
  • 15+ years of experience in project management or construction projects
  • Architect, professional engineer, or relevant professional qualification in Taiwan or overseas preferred
  • Strong communication and leadership skills with experience in people management.
  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to drive outcomes on behalf of clients, develop new business, leverage current 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 to utilise critical business development skills and advisory skills to enhance project delivery on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
  • Business-level proficiency in English or Korean.

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 www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a construction-related field such as architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, or electrical engineering
  • 15 or more years of experience in project management or construction projects
  • Architect, professional engineer, or relevant professional qualification in Taiwan or overseas
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, including people management experience
  • Strong business acumen and ability to drive client outcomes, develop business, leverage opportunities, and coordinate construction and design teams
  • Client management experience in a client-facing environment, including business development and advisory skills related to value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing
  • Business-level proficiency in English or Korean
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The Company
HQ: Leeds, England
17,263 Employees
Year Founded: 1950

What We Do

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.

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