Associate Director

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to transform performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.
- Our programme offers a structured and supported return to the workplace for professionals who have taken career breaks of at least two years. We passionately believe that those who have had time away, for whatever reason, can bring skills and experience that will strengthen, enhance, and diversify our teams._

**Job Description**:
Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Defence sector and we have a thriving UK Estimating team making the difference supporting a large number of our clients both in the UK and Overseas. We are now looking for talented Associate Directors and Project Directors with proven estimating leadership skills to work with a number of our key Defence sector clients in the South West on a wide variety of exciting projects/programmes.

Our team deliver a wide range of estimating outputs for our clients, to support their decision making, including:

- Estimate production (from Order of Magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)
- Estimating assurance
- Major programmes estimating strategy
- Estimating data

As an Associate Director or Project Director within the Estimating team at Turner & Townsend you will be responsible for:

- Leading or managing the production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans for projects/programmes
- Playing a leading role in the development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend;
- Playing a leading role in the achievement of departmental objectives;
- Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise
- Supporting or leading bids for new work
- Providing direction to staff working for you and with you on specific tasks.
- Acting as a role model for less experienced staff
- Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
- Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
- Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
- Staff management (where appropriate)
- Knowledge management

**Qualifications / Experience**

Proven Estimating Leadership experience

Defence sector estimating experience

Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience

Previous experience of working with estimating software packages;
Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB / A. Cost E.

Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects

Experience of working in the Infrastructure (Rail, air, power, highways) sector

Experience in leading and managing teams

**Qualifications**:

- Proven Estimating Leadership experience
- Defence sector estimating experience
- Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience
- Previous experience of working with estimating software packages;
- Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB / A. Cost E.
- Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects
- Experience of working in the Infrastructure (Rail, air, power, highways) sector
- Experience in leading and managing teams

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