Associate Director

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 62 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.

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We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director to drive growth in the market, lead strategic client relationships, and help us achieve our ambitious growth targets over the coming years. Due to increasing demand for our Infrastructure Digital – Data and Analytics services, this role will play a critical part in expanding our capabilities and delivering data excellence across our team and client engagements. We are looking for a commercially and technically minded leader with a proven track record of delivering successful data-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will be skilled in managing relationships and providing technical guidance across a multidisciplinary team spanning data visualisation, automation, infrastructure, data science, and systems implementation.

The Role

As the Associate Director, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Leverage a strong technical background to effectively engage with both clients and technical teams.
• Lead client engagements, define delivery strategies, and provide technical assurance across complex data and analytics projects.
• Manage and deliver system deployments across critical PMO functions, including cost control, schedule management, and risk mitigation.
• Design, develop, and implement data-driven solutions in collaboration with clients and internal teams to generate actionable insights and enhance performance.
• Produce comprehensive design documentation and technical specifications, including functional and non-functional requirements and end-to-end data processes.
• Lead and contribute to business development initiatives, including the preparation of proposals and client presentations.
• Cultivate new client relationships while maintaining and strengthening existing partnerships.
• Oversee the development and deployment of data systems and pipelines, ensuring data quality and resolving any related issues.
• Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Create high-quality communications, reports, and presentations tailored to diverse audiences.
• Champion innovation and growth by mentoring team members and fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal documentation, processes, and knowledge-sharing practices.

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience implementing data reporting and dashboarding solutions
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies
• Hands-on experience designing or implementing data architecture, particularly within the Azure data stack
• Proficiency in analytics languages such as SQL or Python
• A strong understanding of Project and Program management tools e.g. EcoSys/Contruent/Planview/Planisware/ InEIght/ Oracle Aconex/ Unifier
• Exceptional communication skills – able to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, system testing, and user acceptance testing
• Familiarity with data science approaches and best practices
• Experience translating Azure data solution designs into actionable implementations
• Background in requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation of data platforms
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., software engineers, DevOps, infrastructure, data scientists)
• Exposure to Digital Twin, BIM and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions

System Knowledge:

• Business Intelligence
  • Power BI / Tableau or similar 
    
     
• Programming
  • Python / R Data or similar 
  • MS Visual Studio or similar 
  • MS365 Power Platform 
    
     
• Database Platform Development
  • EcoSys / Contruent / Planview / Planisware / InEIght / Oracle Aconex / Unifier
  • Microsoft SQL + SSMS 
  • Microsoft Azure Platform (Synapse, Machine Learning, Databricks)

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.

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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. 

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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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.