Associate Director - Project Controls - Energy & Natural Resources

Turner & Townsend
Manchester
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Business development","Communication","Leadership","Mentoring"]

Lead expansion of project controls and planning capabilities in Manchester for Natural Resources and New Energies clients. Build and mentor a growing team, manage recruitment and onboarding, and partner with Natural Resources North senior leadership to deliver ambitious growth sustainably. Provide day-to-day oversight across major programmes, including reviewing proposals, resourcing, and ensuring accurate, consistent reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment, and performance.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
1 month ago

Associate Director - Project Controls - Energy & Natural Resources

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Job Summary

Lead expansion of project controls and planning capabilities in Manchester for Natural Resources and New Energies clients. Build and mentor a growing team, manage recruitment and onboarding, and partner with Natural Resources North senior leadership to deliver ambitious growth sustainably. Provide day-to-day oversight across major programmes, including reviewing proposals, resourcing, and ensuring accurate, consistent reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment, and performance.
Location: Manchester
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Take lead on expanding the Natural Resources and New Energies offering in Manchester, including recruitment and building a leadership team.
  • •Deliver planning and project controls across major programmes (60% to 80% of time) and support ongoing development and growth of the Manchester team.
  • •Review new project proposals/remits, develop realistic resource plans, and identify resourcing requirements to support programme delivery.
  • •Provide efficient day-to-day reporting to Programme and Project Manager teams on plans, costs, safety, environment, and programme performance.
  • •Monitor accuracy and consistency of plans, oversee data input to cost and performance systems, and deploy planning/control resources effectively.

Key Requirements

  • •Natural Resources and New Energies focused experience with proven project controls/planning capability.
  • •Experience in project management office (PMO) work within planning and project controls, ideally with a Natural Resources and New Energies focus.
  • •Strong stakeholder management, business development, and oral/written communication skills.
  • •Proficiency with Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office Applications for planning, cost, and project reporting.
  • •Ability to evidence an established management and leadership approach and knowledge of reputational, commercial, and financial risk.
Experience:Natural ResourcesNew EnergiesPMO
Skills:Stakeholder managementBusiness developmentCommunicationLeadershipMentoring
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Primavera (P6)Microsoft Office

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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