Associate Director

6 months ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Full time

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

**Job Description**:

- Turner & Townsend is one of the UK's leading consultancy providers across a wide range of markets. Using our skills, processes and knowledge we provide industry leading services to our clients. We are currently looking to engage an Associate Director with proven experience in Natural Resources and New Energies to take a lead on expansion of our offering in Aberdeen.

Job Objectives:

- Client facing, stakeholder engagement with key clients in Natural Resources and New Energies
- Business development, growth of the Aberdeen team
- Team development across planning & controls, cost management, project management. Anticipated pace of growth is ambitious but has to be sustainable
- Lead on Aberdeen recruitment with support from wider Natural Resources North (NRN) senior leadership team (SLT)
- Proposal and bid writing/reviews
- 60% to 80% time delivering planning and project controls across major programmes and the remaining time supporting the development and growth of the Aberdeen team
- Work with SLT within the Natural Resources North cost centre as well as the wider UK programme controls function
- Mentoring and coaching

Other responsibilities include:

- As expansion plan lead
- Working closely with other cost centres with an Aberdeen office presence
- Onboarding of new starts
- Build a leadership team in Aberdeen to support growth plan
- Health, Safety and Well-being focus for team
- Establish close bond with the team, especially those working remotely or in client organisations
- On Commission
- Reviewing new project proposals/remits and monitor so that realistic, resource plans are developed for delivery of programmes.
- Identify resourcing requirements to support programmes and liaise with client planning functions to resolve resourcing issues.
- Provide an efficient day-to-day service to the Programme and Project Manager teams in reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment and programme performance.
- Monitoring for accuracy and consistency of plans, cost, safety, environment and performance reporting, and deploying available planning and controls team resources to best effect.
- Monitoring data input by project teams and others to cost and performance systems to assure deliverables against required data standards.

**Qualifications**:

- Natural Resources and New Energies focused experience
- Proven business development experience
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of strategic resource management
- Adaptability and resilience
- Ability to evidence an established management and leadership approach
- Knowledge of reputational, commercial and financial risk
- Skilled in oral and written communication
- Proven Project Management Office (PMO) experience within planning and project controls, ideally with a Natural Resources and New Energies focus.
- Knowledge of Aberdeen specific market would be advantageous
- Knowledge of digital PMO’s would be advantageous

Additional Information

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.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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