Right around the globe, people are using transportation, buildings, and assets that Graduates at Turner & Townsend have helped to deliver. For more than 75 years, as an independent professional services company, we have been making the difference, transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world. With a growing team of over 10,000 in 50 different countries, we specialise in programme, project and cost management and consulting in the property, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. It’s our people who set us apart; we love a challenge. We are stronger together, and we recognise and nurture potential to bring out the best in everyone. Join our CEO and hundreds of our employees who started out as Graduates at Turner & Townsend and start making a difference to people’s lives every day.

Our 24-month Graduate Development Programme (GDP) provides you with a structured learning environment to help you become a well-rounded consultant and accelerate your career. You will get the opportunity to start building your internal networks, deepen your understanding of Turner & Townsend, gain knowledge of the industry and your service area from day one.

Upon joining, you will be provided with a structured development plan which introduces you to the technical and commercial competencies that graduates need to succeed at Turner & Townsend. This gives you the necessary tools to manage and monitor your personal and professional development and progress. Throughout the programme you will be partnered with a Graduate Development Manager who will provide support and guidance to ensure you are on track.

As well as ‘on-the-job' learning, you will benefit from technical and behavioural training, learning from peers and experienced professionals providing you with the knowledge and skills to support you in your personal development. Alongside this you will be given the opportunity to pursue professional qualifications with organisations such as CIPS, RICS, APM, CMI, IMEA, ICE and CIOB (depending on your technical discipline).

We’re recruiting graduates to join our Contract Services team that specialise in Intelligent Procurement, Project Advisory and Dispute Resolution; supporting our world-renowned public and private sector clients to create bespoke procurement, contract, and dispute avoidance strategies on major programmes both in the UK and internationally.

Over this 2-year programme, we offer a tailored training path that will help develop your skills, build your confidence, knowledge and experience.

We’re passionate about your development and this sits at the forefront of the Graduate Programme. You’ll receive a range of training to develop your skills in stakeholder management and leadership, as well as structured competencies to support your development in the delivery of our services in Intelligent Procurement, Project Advisory and Dispute Resolution. You will also have the opportunity to attain a professional CIPS diploma qualification as part of the programme.

Previous Contract Services graduates have helped source and procure billions of pounds worth of work and services, and have assisted with the resolution of multi-million-pound claims and disputes in the UK and overseas.

Our services are further described below:

Intelligent Procurement  

Our Intelligent Procurement team operates at the front end of the project lifecycle, collaborating with our global clients to deliver business and commercial strategies, procurement and supply chain strategies, deep-dive market engagement, and first-class procurement execution with detailed contracts creation. You’ll form part of our experienced team to help our clients maximise value from the supply chain, mitigate contractual risk, conquer sustainability goals, and harness innovative digital procurement tools to drive value for money, agility, and best in class transformations.

Commercial 

Our commercial team operate within our wider Intelligent Procurement offering. Working alongside subject matter experts you will collaborate closely with our clients from the very outset of project definition to facilitate a clear understanding of a client’s critical commercial success factors and their appetite for risk. Once these have been established, you will support our commercial team to develop and implement appropriate pricing strategies, innovative incentivisation models linked to financial rewards, and tools for effective contract administration mindful of client objectives, risk profile, and the third-party relationships needed for successful execution of the project.  

Contract Drafting 

Our contract drafting team are critical to the success of a project, ensuring that the contract is drafted to meet the client’s requirements concisely and clearly. The team works with all types of contract, from bespoke to standard forms including NEC, JCT and FIDIC. They are required to engage with several stakeholders from clients and lawyers, as well as the wider procurement and commercial teams, to include drafting that reflects the client’s procurement and commercial strategy. As the cornerstone of a project, the contract is a key document that all parties refer to and seek direction from throughout a project.

Project Advisory  

Our project advisory team forms part of the contract services division who provide a full spectrum support service. Project advisory encompasses assessing project performance and implementing effective measures to improve certainty of business outcomes and contract management procedures. We aim to build resilience for our clients by strategically aligning their programme and procurement requirements and provide a best practice approach to contract and commercial management.

Working across the entirety of the project lifecycle our services include; support in choosing the right contract, mitigating contractual risk, advising on projects in distress and providing expert services should disputes occur.

Claims & Disputes 

Our claims & disputes team provides flexible and innovative solutions, based on proven best practice, to support clients in any claim or dispute. Our team provides strategic advice to clients, informing them of the rights they may have under a contract and the likelihood of success in the event of a formal dispute. Our team will assist clients in formal dispute proceedings, drafting specialist reports and acting as expert witnesses.

Working with our claims & disputes team will involve providing contractual support, specialist project advisory services on quantum and/or delay issues and helping produce expert witness reports to a varied range of clients both in the UK and Internationally.

We are looking for people who:

• Have a passion for the built environment and a keen interest effecting positive change for clients, communities and the planet
• Have a demonstrable interest in the construction industry across infrastructure and real estate, and who understand the challenges facing the industry
• Strive to deliver excellent customer service and uphold our commitment to quality
• Have an awareness of current environmental issues and are keen to actively work towards a more sustainable future across the construction industry
• Have an analytical mindset and wish to develop their skills
• Hold an interest in exploring and presenting data
• Want to deliver projects and programmes
• Recognise their own development needs and are willing to invest time and energy in learning and refining their technical and commercial skills

What’s in it for you:

• The opportunity to build your knowledge across your sector which could be real estate, infrastructure, advisory, or natural resources, and develop the skills to provide commercial, strategic and analytical advice to our clients.
• The opportunity to work with your colleagues in a team environment, and with our clients, to drive positive social and environmental change, encourage innovation and create a sustainable energy future.
• A tailored training plan that will develop your skills and knowledge for your future career, and the tools to track and advance your personal development.
• Access to our Technical Training Academy, which will expand your professional knowledge, sharpen your skills and equip you to tackle the future challenges.
• The ability to influence and effect positive change – be that change driving the net zero agenda, creating commercial and employment opportunities with land and assets, modernising our infrastructure, or creating and using digital systems to support efficiency in operations.
• A network of support to grow your career, in a team-based environment.
• The opportunity to join a high-calibre, global professional services company which has consistently proved its resilience to volatile market conditions
• Opportunities to drive and support our corporate commitments to the environment, innovation, inclusivity, wellbeing and the communities we serve
• An industry-aligned reward package

In some regional roles being able to drive will be necessary due to the location of client offices.  Please also note this is not a remote role as we operate a hybrid working approach you will need to be willing and able to work in a Turner & Townsend office or a client site.

To be considered for roles in the Defence arena you will need to pass both a Baseline Personnel Security Standard check and UKSV SC clearance – this process will initiated once you have accepted an offer and have indicated you are happy to go through these checks.  A summary of the checks involved can be found here.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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