Associate Director (Sports Complex)

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.

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Role Overview

As an Associate Director, you will provide strategic leadership across the full lifecycle of project delivery, with a strong focus on pre-contract cost planning, procurement strategy, commercial governance, and client management.

You will take ownership of major commissions, lead project teams, mentor cost management professionals, and contribute to business growth through client engagement and project delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Cost Strategy

• Lead the full lifecycle of cost management services from concept through project completion.
• Drive pre-contract cost planning, feasibility studies, benchmarking, budgeting, and cost strategy development.
• Establish cost control frameworks, project governance structures, and commercial management processes.
• Provide strategic advice on project costs, procurement approaches, risk management, and value optimisation.
• Lead value engineering and life-cycle costing initiatives.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary client interface and trusted commercial advisor.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with developers, government agencies, consultants, and delivery partners.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, workshops, presentations, and commercial reviews.
• Support clients in making informed investment and development decisions.

Project Controls & Commercial Management

• Lead cost planning, procurement, contract administration, and post-contract commercial management.
• Oversee cost reporting, forecasting, change management, and final account settlements.
• Monitor project financial performance and manage commercial risks.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved budgets and governance frameworks.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor Cost Managers and project teams.
• Drive team performance, professional development, and succession planning.
• Manage project resources and support recruitment and team growth initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on excellence and continuous improvement.

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture, Building Services, MEPF Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Professional accreditation such as MRICS, AIQS, or equivalent international membership is highly preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, commercial management, or project delivery.
• Proven experience leading the full lifecycle of cost management services, particularly pre-contract cost planning and commercial strategy.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and managing client relationships at a senior level.
• Experience delivering one or more of the following project types:
  • Sports facilities (Stadiums, Arenas, Sports Complexes)
  • Mixed-use developments
  • Urban development and regeneration projects
  • Large-scale infrastructure projects
  • Complex landmark

Preferred Background

• Experience gained within a cost consultancy, project management consultancy, engineering consultancy, developer, or client-side environment.
• Candidates with international project delivery experience are preferred but not mandatory.

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.

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