Who are you?
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join our growing Data Centres team, supporting the delivery of complex mission-critical construction projects and programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, client management, business development, and project delivery experience within large-scale construction environments.
While this position is posted in Edmonton, we welcome applications from candidates across Canada. This role supports projects in Western Canada, including Edmonton, Regina, and Winnipeg. Candidates must be open to travel, rotational schedules, or temporary relocation based on project requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the growth and successful delivery of complex data centre and mission-critical construction programs across the region.
- Lead and maintain strong client relationships while supporting business development, pursuits, and strategic growth opportunities within the data centre sector.
- Provide leadership and oversight across multiple projects and project teams, ensuring successful delivery against client objectives, commercial targets, schedules, and quality expectations.
- Collaborate with senior leadership, project teams, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders across all phases of project delivery.
- Support project governance activities including financial management, forecasting, staffing, reporting, and risk management.
- Mentor and support project management staff through coaching, leadership, and professional development.
- Contribute to proposals, presentations, client interviews, and market engagement activities to support continued business growth.
- Promote collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across project delivery teams.
- Support strategic planning and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects and client accounts.
- SOX control responsibilities may form part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.