Associate Project Manager – Infrastructure

Overview

As an Associate in our expanding infrastructure practice, you help deliver complex programmes that shape critical projects for public and private clients. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams across the South-East region from our London base, mentoring others and driving delivery excellence. You’ll tackle diverse challenges across lifecycle management, planning, and governance, contributing to Turner & Townsend’s mission to turn challenges into opportunity. This role offers growth through hands-on leadership, client-facing impact, and a culture built on inclusion and development.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• strong emphasis on work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• equal opportunity employer
• opportunity to thrive and develop
• mentoring and career growth

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure projects/programmes across their lifecycle, applying PM principles to meet client objectives
• Oversee contract and budget management, financial controls, and schedule management
• Lead and develop teams, address capability gaps, and operate in challenging environments
• Ensure health, safety, quality and environmental management (CDM) and prepare/present status reports
• Create, manage and adjust project/programme plans and coordinate multiple work streams
• Communicate effectively with senior client representatives and project teams; build long-term client relationships
• Identify client opportunities and drive cross-service collaboration within the business

Key requirements

• Substantial experience in infrastructure project/programme management across the lifecycle
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities
• Proven stakeholder management and interpersonal skills across diverse organisations
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and numerical abilities to shape complex problems into delivery solutions
• Ability to work under pressure, drive solutions, and motivate others
• Planning, communication, and organisational skills with multi-stream coordination
• Understanding of CDM and its practical application

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• analytical thinking
• procurement experience
• NEC contracts familiarity
• project management certifications (APM, PRINCE2, MSP)

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