Turner & Townsend is looking for a talented Associate Director/Project Director to join our busy and expanding Defence business in the South West of England. We provide professional services to deliver programme outcomes on behalf of our Defence clients. In this role you will be expected to provide direction and management for every phase of infrastructure programmes across a range of complex and challenging commissions, assuring on-schedule completion within or below budget and in accordance with contractual obligations. The individual must be capable of managing multiple work fronts/packages which make up a complex project/programme enterprise involving a diverse supply chain. The Associate Director/Project Director will be required to demonstrate experience of balancing technical, leadership and managerial approaches within highly regulated delivery environments, such as nuclear-regulated sites and show evidence of engaging and managing stakeholders at a variety of levels. Experience working with the NEC4 suite of contracts is also strongly desired. Prior experience must include significant project management or construction management assignments at a leadership level. Experience should also include operations management of personnel and the effective management of client outcomes. Must be able to travel to client sites, as and when required.
What You'll Be Doing
- Act as the Turner & Townsend representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the programme execution. Negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors. Collaborate with Business Development to market and secure additional work with client. Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the programme. Participate in regulatory conversations and in public meetings in support of clients.
- Oversee establishment of the Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
- Establish the delivery requirements for all areas of the project, and monitor the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria. Responsible for ensuring that all within the project understand the project brief, requirements and outputs.
- Plan, direct, supervise, and control the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project as required. Assign responsibility for executing project plans to key subordinates after careful assessment of how to utilize their qualifications and strengths. Provide input to performance reviews and development plans for subordinates. Field responsibilities may include labour relations, local procurement and payroll operations, etc., if required.
- Mobilise resources, through liaison with capability leads, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work. Discuss the qualifications required of the key project positions in specific detail with the capability leads and Cost Centre Leads. Collaborate with the programme enterprise to address programme/project space requirements.
- Work with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a programme. Ensure that the programme meets or exceeds goals established in the project plans.
- Work with the key project individuals to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work. Advise the client and company management of any such changes. Responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.
- Promote technical and commercial excellence on the project (and beyond) through application of Quality Assurance processes. Monitor and report to management on the progress of all project activity, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule.
- Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Highly commended leadership skills and proven ability to operate at Project Leadership Level, with values and behaviours at the core of your approach.
- A strong technical background, as well as previous project management experience on infrastructure projects.
- Able to manage and direct cross-functional teams with credible pan domain and pan discipline鈥痚xpertise
- Able to apply systems thinking to complex multi-stakeholder environments.
- Proven ability to perform in a management capacity, excellent written and oral communications skills, and a thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are also required.
- A desirable demonstrable history of working in Infrastructure, Defence and or nuclear environments
- A demonstrable history of applying the NEC4 suite of contracts
- A demonstrable history of working for or with Tier 1 contractors