Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 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.

Job Description

Who are you?

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Associate Director to join our growing Data Centres team, supporting the delivery of complex mission-critical construction projects and programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, client management, business development, and project delivery experience within large-scale construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the growth and successful delivery of complex data centre and mission-critical construction programs across the region.

• Lead and maintain strong client relationships while supporting business development, pursuits, and strategic growth opportunities within the data centre sector.

• Provide leadership and oversight across multiple projects and project teams, ensuring successful delivery against client objectives, commercial targets, schedules, and quality expectations.

• Collaborate with senior leadership, project teams, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders across all phases of project delivery.

• Support project governance activities including financial management, forecasting, staffing, reporting, and risk management.

• Mentor and support project management staff through coaching, leadership, and professional development.

• Contribute to proposals, presentations, client interviews, and market engagement activities to support continued business growth.

• Promote collaboration, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across project delivery teams.

• Support strategic planning and resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects and client accounts.

• SOX control responsibilities may form part of this role and are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, project management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Advanced degree or PMP certification is considered an asset.

• 10+ years of relevant experience within construction, mission-critical, data centre, or large-scale infrastructure project environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading major construction projects or programs, including oversight of multidisciplinary teams, project delivery, commercial management, and stakeholder coordination.

• Strong client relationship management and business development experience, including supporting pursuits, proposals, and strategic growth opportunities.

• Strong understanding of the full construction project lifecycle, project governance, financial management, risk management, and operational delivery.

• Experience leading and mentoring project management teams within fast-paced consulting or project delivery environments.

• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary range for this full-time role is $135,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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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.