Programme Director

  • Full-time
  • Department: Advisory

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, complex real estate or capital programmes — from strategy through execution — ensuring alignment with business objectives, stakeholder expectations, governance standards, and agreed outcomes.

Programme Leadership & Strategy

  • Shape and deliver programme strategy aligned to business priorities and portfolio objectives
  • Lead business case development, approvals, and governance submissions
  • Identify efficiency opportunities, risks, and improvement initiatives across the programme lifecycle

Delivery & Execution

  • Oversee delivery of multiple projects to agreed scope, schedule, cost, and quality
  • Ensure integrity of design, solution, and delivery outcomes
  • Own programme performance metrics, reporting, and benefits realisation

Stakeholder & Governance Management

  • Act as senior escalation point for stakeholders and delivery teams
  • Establish and chair programme and project steering forums
  • Drive clear communication across senior leadership, business, and delivery partners

Risk, Change & Controls

  • Maintain accountability for programme risk, change control, and compliance
  • Ensure accurate, timely reporting and data integrity
  • Lead programme close‑out, handover, and post‑implementation reviews

Team & Resource Oversight

  • Build and lead cross‑functional delivery teams and external partners
  • Guide project managers and workstream leads to ensure integrated delivery

Qualifications

  • Degree in Project Management or relevant field
  • At least 15 years of working experience in programme management
  • Proven leadership of large, complex real estate or capital programmes
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive-level influence
  • Solid financial, commercial, and governance acumen
  • Experience in development, transactions, leasing, or major fit‑out projects
  • Excellent communication, analytical, and change management skills
  • Strategic, outcome-driven leader
  • Collaborative, diplomatic, and confident decision‑maker
  • Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in matrix environments

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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