Associate/Project Director - Defence Construction

Turner & Townsend
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Systems thinking","Stakeholder management","Team leadership"]

Seasoned project leadership role overseeing defence infrastructure programmes in the South West of England. Leads multi-front projects, balancing technical and managerial delivery, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance, with NEC4 experience preferred. Travel to client sites expected; hybrid working supported.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
8 months ago

Associate/Project Director - Defence Construction

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Job Summary

Seasoned project leadership role overseeing defence infrastructure programmes in the South West of England. Leads multi-front projects, balancing technical and managerial delivery, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory compliance, with NEC4 experience preferred. Travel to client sites expected; hybrid working supported.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as the Turner & Townsend representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the programme execution. Negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors. Collaborate with Business Development to market and secure additional work with client. Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the programme. Participate in regulatory conversations and in public meetings in support of clients.
  • •Oversee establishment of the Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
  • •Establish the delivery requirements for all areas of the project, and monitor the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria. Responsible for ensuring that all within the project understand the project brief, requirements and outputs.
  • •Plan, direct, supervise, and control the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project as required. Assign responsibility for executing project plans to key subordinates after careful assessment of how to utilize their qualifications and strengths.
  • •Mobilise resources, through liaison with capability leads, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work. Discuss the qualifications required of the key project positions in specific detail with the capability leads and Cost Centre Leads.

Key Requirements

  • •Senior accreditation to a professional body (ICE, APM, RICS) is desirable
  • •Strong infrastructure background in defence, nuclear, transportation or utilities
  • •Construction-related degree or equivalent and experience across all stages of the programme life-cycle
  • •NEC / FIDIC commercial experience
  • •SOLE UK National able to obtain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC)
Experience:DefenceInfrastructureNuclear
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationSystems thinkingStakeholder managementTeam leadership
Certifications:ICEAPMRICS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NEC4Quality AssuranceHealth and Safety

Eligibility

Nationality:UK National
Security Clearance:SC

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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