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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Job DescriptionWe have exciting opportunities for Associates to join our expanding team. Following significant growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we are seeking high calibre project professionals to support our clients deliver a wide range of high-profile projects across Infrastructure, to be a leader in the industry and help mentor and develop the future generation of Project Managers. We want you to join us and to transform together.
As a member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering a diverse range of highly complex projects and programmes. You would be based in our London office and spend your time with colleagues and client teams based across the South-East region. There is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination.
Associates at Turner & Townsend:
Associates at Turner & Townsend work on a broad range of projects and programmes across public and private sectors including Aviation, Highways, Rail, Environment, Utilities, and more. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience, and behavioural attributes:
- Substantial experience of infrastructure project/programme management across the lifecycle, including project management principles; delivering to client objectives; contract/budget management; leadership and teamwork; financial management and project controls; schedule management; benefits alignment; health, safety, quality and environmental management, preparation, and presentation of status reports. Has a good understanding of CDM and how to practically apply it.
- Excellent leadership skills, capable of developing teams and leading others in challenging or ambiguous environments on commissions and within your line management. Able to identify and address capability gaps.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients.
- Strong problem solving, analytical and numerical skills with an ability to quickly understand complex problems and shape these into workable solutions for delivery.
- Drive and commitment to achieving solutions, including the ability to work under pressure and motivate others.
- Create, manage, and modify project/programme plans.
- Planning, communication, and organisational skills, including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously and communicate effectively with senior client representatives, as well as your team.
- Creative, curious and growth mindset
- Promoter of inclusive environments, acting as a role model
- Can identify client opportunities and solve challenges independently, including cross-service approach / reach-back within the business.
Beneficial Experience:
- Experience of procurement and managing NEC contracts
- Experience of managing contractors, consultants, and other advisors on infrastructure projects
- Experience of consultancy or client-side project management
- Familiarity with public sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s length bodies relevant to infrastructure
Preferrable qualifications:
- Degree level qualification in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience
- Professional affiliation with the APM, ICE, or an equivalent professional institution
- Project management certification (e.g. APM / PRINCE2 / MSP)
- NEC Accreditations or qualifications
- CSCS / equivalent
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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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.
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
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 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.
Skills Required
- Substantial experience in infrastructure project or programme management across the project lifecycle
- Experience applying project management principles and delivering to client objectives
- Experience with contract and budget management, financial management, project controls, and schedule management
- Experience with benefits alignment, health, safety, quality, environmental management, and status reporting
- Good understanding of CDM and its practical application
- Leadership experience, including developing teams, leading others, and addressing capability gaps
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, numerical, planning, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to create, manage, and modify project or programme plans
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and communicate with senior client representatives
- Ability to identify client opportunities and solve challenges independently
- Experience with procurement and managing NEC contracts
- Experience managing contractors, consultants, and advisors on infrastructure projects
- Experience in consultancy or client-side project management
- Familiarity with public sector infrastructure organizations
- Degree in management, construction, infrastructure, or equivalent experience
- Professional affiliation with APM, ICE, or an equivalent institution
- Project management certification such as APM, PRINCE2, or MSP
- NEC accreditation or qualification
- CSCS or equivalent certification
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.
