We are a global professional services organization that provides consulting and delivery services to large global clients.

With our experience of major capital projects all over the world we’re experts at managing the many moving parts involved in complex programmes, with 110 offices across 45 different countries.

At the heart of our approach is a focus on better outcomes. With an independent view we do things smarter; we give the clarity and rigour to help teams work better together, to make an investment case stronger, to raise the standards of delivery and to maintain schedules and budgets. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 70 years.

We are equal opportunity employers. A copy of the policy statement on equal opportunity is provided upon request.

The new Associate Director will provide project controls services and compliance oversight, taking responsibility for program level reporting and metrics from a globally divested delivery team in the commercial/corporate occupier asset class. We are looking for a strong communicator who can efficiently digest complex data sets and succinctly report on them both in written and oral form to senior client stakeholders.

The right candidate will be a good listener and be able to take, understand and rationalize performance feedback from internal and external stakeholder partners to create an environment of continuous improvement.

• Work with a small, agile, Center of Excellence team to ensure data quality and reporting standards are adhered to across regional and global delivery organizations
• Assist in the leadership of program management team
• Work collaboratively with staff of all levels on team to complete current and forecast project deliverables
• Participate in meetings with VP of Business Unit, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations.
• Bet familiar with and be able to clearly communicate advice on set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and train, coach on same.
• Deliver fantastic client service; operate in a partnership manner and be agile and creative in problem solving
• Proficient in Excel and Power BI; the ability to create, evaluate and troubleshoot dashboards and complex KPI reporting
• Be vocal and lead client discussion; contribute to meetings and discourse by actively engaging and leading workshops
• Provide weekly updates regarding the status of projects, initiatives, and staffing, and propose solutions and obtain approval and agreement from management team.
• Direct process improvement to improve internal and client facing systems and processes , establishing new cost and project control tools, reporting and risk documents, and cost management templates and products.
• Engage in financial management – Utilize the tools provided to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports.
• Be a critical thinker and be able to articulate positions and arguments
• Be an active proponent and reference point of our values and behaviours
• Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key performance indicator (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals.
• Advise on contracting and procurement strategy to the benefit of clients over a variety of industries and procurement routes and program level capital planning and reporting
• Facilitate value engineering, capital phase planning, risk and/or life cycle costing exercises for all projects/programs
• Have a good working knowledge of project delivery and cost management metrics

• 8+ years of relevant technical experience and demonstrable pedigree working on major capital programs in the real estate sector.
• Professional experience undertaking project control roles for the development and/or delivery of commercial construction projects.
• Experience working within project controls, planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control information management and reporting within complex projects, and integration of same.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Relevant consulting experience is preferred. 
• Office based role
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the construction project life cycle.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with, internal team members, clients and cross-functional team members.

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected].  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected].  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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