Project Director – Project Management

Company: Turner & Townsend
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you lead strategic delivery for infrastructure commissions, expanding Midlands relationships while supporting national initiatives. You’ll manage diverse multi-sector teams and critical programmes, engaging clients at multiple levels. The position blends business development with high-impact project leadership, offering scope to influence major projects and performance improvements. You work across mobility across the UK, contributing to growth and client satisfaction in a global professional services environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of commissions at strategic levels with clients
  • Grow relationships in the Midlands and support national initiatives
  • Mobilize and manage multi-sector teams on major programmes
  • Lead and manage Major Programmes and Projects
  • Provide client engagement and management across levels of the organisation
  • Oversee bidding, networking, pursuit planning and business generation activities
  • Contribute to resourcing and growth strategies on boards and governance
  • Involvement with procurement, asset management or advisory (programme setup or performance improvement) as applicable

Key requirements

  • Proven leadership of diverse teams across multi sectors (rail, aviation, utilities, power, highways, local authorities)
  • Experience delivering major programmes/projects
  • Experience leading and managing teams
  • Working knowledge of NEC3/4 contracts
  • Demonstrated success in business generation, networking, pursuit planning and client engagement
  • Ability to develop and grow client relationships across all levels of an organisation
  • Experience on client and internal boards with strategy and growth delivery
  • Desirable: Procurement, asset management, or advisory experience
  • relationship cultivation
  • commercial mindset
  • leadership
  • NEC3/4 contracts
  • capital programme delivery
  • project management

Posted: September 14th, 2026