Working in partnership with our clients, we deliver major projects and programmes with skill and precision, by focusing on outcomes and driving high performance. 

Delivering innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes across our sectors, we drive the success of our client’s projects and programmes through effective planning, highly skilled teams, and rigorous controls.

Our capabilities include asset management, controls and performance, cost and commercial management, digital, procurement and supply chain, programme advisory, project management and sustainability. Backed by our extensive experience, we focus on outcomes to transform client’s projects and programmes.

With over 133 offices across 47 countries, we are an organisation of over GBP 1.5 billion turnover and 12,000+ talented team members across the world.  In 2025, we are combining with CBRE’s Project Management business to create the premier, differentiated programme, project, and cost management capability globally.  Through this change, our profile in Asia will scale significantly, comprising a team of over 4000 staff across all major countries in region.  The combination of our programme management and project management and commercial management capabilities will provide a unique opportunity to do things for our clients. In Asia, we bring more than 4000 talented colleagues together across ten locations, supporting the region’s most iconic and critical projects and programmes. Our local track record includes high-profile projects such as Marina Bay Sands, Osaka Expo and offshore wind farms, as well as oversight of major property portfolios for major local and global brands.

Role summary

This role oversees the full talent lifecycle, including employer branding, recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement. The individual will function as a strategic leader responsible for designing and executing talent acquisition, development, and retention strategies that align with the organization’s goals. This role encompasses will also function as the ANZ TA business partner by working closely with senior leadership to build a high-performing, inclusive and future-ready workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead innovative recruitment strategies to attract top talent across all levels.
• Directly responsible for the resourcing of senior leadership hires that are often confidential, and requires proactive approach and active positioning of Turner & Townsend’s proposition and service model to market.
• Build and promote a compelling employer brand that reflects the company’s culture and values.
• Oversee recruitment operations, including sourcing, interviewing, selection, and offer processes.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the recruitment and talent team and develop capability on the team through career development, coaching and training
• Create operational model, suitable for the business needs
• Implement and manage recruitment strategy programs and advertising.
• Develop strong relationships with business leaders, hiring managers, and the HR team.
• Manage third party support, to include engagement, contracts and terms.
• Prepare and conduct Business Reviews on a regular cadence, and as required by the business.
• Assist with the creation of initiatives including diversity, transitions, and special interest areas.
• Ensure compliance with the recruitment team’s day-to-day tasks.
• Understand metrics to monitor and track programs and initiatives.
• Drive performance metrics and hold the team accountable for meeting them.
• As required, actively recruit internal/external executive-level candidates.
• Research and recommendation staffing process enhancements.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Maintain a competitive market assessment to understand market shifts, insights, and targets should be for the business and recruitment team to drive impact
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Leadership & Strategy

• Collaborate with executive leadership to align talent strategies with business objectives.
• Lead and mentor a team of talent professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• Monitor and report on key talent metrics and KPIs to inform decision-making.
• Drive and execute change management initiatives with senior stakeholders and key hiring teams.
• Good storyteller with the ability to translate market and internal data into key actions.

• At least 10 years' of progressive experience in talent acquisition within the built environment sector.
• Proven success in building and scaling talent teams in dynamic environments, particularly in major projects & programmes where timelines are often tight.
• Strong knowledge of HR technologies, ATS systems, and data analytics.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills and manage to achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Core behavioural skills

• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and strong execution focus.
• Commercially astute and performance driven.
• Strong communicator with executive presence.
• Passionate about people development and organizational culture.
• Comfortable navigating change and ambiguity.
• Committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.