Associate Director - FM Operational Readiness

Turner & Townsend
Leeds
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Business development","Team leadership"]

Lead end-to-end FM Operational Readiness programmes, including mobilisation and transition, for major clients across technology, financial services, government and healthcare. Drive growth of the Operational Readiness service line, managing complex engagements, guiding design reviews, asset handover, and readiness governance while developing high-performing teams.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
3 months ago

Associate Director - FM Operational Readiness

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end FM Operational Readiness programmes, including mobilisation and transition, for major clients across technology, financial services, government and healthcare. Drive growth of the Operational Readiness service line, managing complex engagements, guiding design reviews, asset handover, and readiness governance while developing high-performing teams.
Location: Leeds
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead end-to-end operational readiness and Government Soft Landings programmes, ensuring assets are safe, compliant, and fully operational at handover.
  • •Provide strategic oversight across multiple projects, ensuring consistent application of best practice in readiness, transition, and mobilisation.
  • •Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, including developers, operators, and end users.
  • •Lead design reviews, asset reviews, and readiness assurance activities, ensuring operational risks are identified and mitigated early.
  • •Develop and implement a comprehensive Operational Readiness Plan aligned to project milestones and operational objectives, including governance, KPIs, milestones, risk management, and readiness criteria.

Key Requirements

  • •Extensive experience delivering FM Operational Readiness / mobilisation programmes.
  • •Strong understanding of asset handover, commissioning, and transition into operations.
  • •Expertise in CAFM / IWMS systems and asset data management.
  • •Professional accreditation (e.g. IWFM, RICS, CIBSE or equivalent) is desirable.
  • •Proven leadership experience within FM advisory, operational readiness, or consultancy.
Experience:Facilities managementReal estate advisory
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationBusiness developmentTeam leadership
Certifications:IWFMRICSCIBSE
Languages:English
Tech Stack:CAFMIWMSMicrosoft OfficeExcelPowerPoint

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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