Associate Director – Infrastructure Project Management

Company: Turner & Townsend
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this Associate Director role you drive delivery of complex infrastructure projects and programmes, leading multi-disciplinary teams and shaping strategy alongside client partners. You will mentor the next generation of project managers and foster a collaborative, inclusive culture. Based in London with regional exposure, you will tackle high-profile initiatives across Aviation, Highways, Rail and more, turning challenges into opportunities. This is a hands-on leadership role with a clear impact on project outcomes and client relationships.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working environment
  • healthy work-life balance
  • inclusive culture
  • equal opportunity employer
  • opportunity to grow and develop
  • supportive and engaging leadership

Responsibilities

  • Lead multiple disciplines/teams/advisors on infrastructure projects across the lifecycle
  • Set and monitor performance standards, optimising resources to meet stakeholders’ expectations
  • Ensure health, safety and wellbeing within your scope, applying CDM principles
  • Anticipate client challenges and craft sustainable, innovative solutions
  • Foster inclusive teamwork and cross-functional collaboration within TT and with clients
  • Build and nurture client and industry partnerships; grow long-term trusted relationships
  • Coach, mentor and develop colleagues, promoting best practices and continuous learning
  • Influence and translate TT’s purpose and vision into tangible impact across projects

Key requirements

  • Significant experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and clients on infrastructure programmes
  • Proven ability to challenge, set strategy and deliver results
  • Strong leadership and performance management skills
  • Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or challenging environments
  • Practical CDM understanding and application across teams
  • Capacity to build trusted advisor relationships with clients
  • Growth mindset, collaborative and inclusive leadership style
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities
  • Experience with procurement practices and contractor/consultant management
  • Familiarity with sustainability in projects and programmes
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • communication
  • CDM (Construction Design and Management) knowledge
  • procurement management
  • NEC or other contract experience

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Posted: October 5th, 2026