Associate Director, Infrastructure Advisory

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Due to existing successes and future growth ambitions, we are looking for a high-caliber Associate Director to support client delivery and future growth across our infrastructure advisory service line. As a senior member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering high-quality advisory services across the infrastructure sector (transport, water, environmental resilience) in Ireland, and drive business growth. You would be based in either our Dublin or Belfast office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams across the island. In return, there is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination.

Our team advises across the entire project lifecycle from strategic assessment and organisational design to delivery strategies and in-service asset management. Our core services across the project lifecycle include: 

Inception 

• Strategic assessment reports and business cases  

• Target operating models 

• Delivery models 
• Programme governance and assurance frameworks
• Strategic plans and prioritisation  

• Requirements management and scoping  

• Strategic procurement and contracting models  

Initiation 

• Organisational design and development  
• Change management, culture and behaviors establishment 
• Capability and resourcing analysis  
• Governance arrangements and ways of working  
• Stakeholder strategies and interface management  
• Systems, data and reporting requirements  
• Risk management strategies  

In Flight 

• Progressive assurance  
• Stage gate assessments  
• Maturity assessments  
• Turnaround reviews and strategies  
• Benefits realisation and risk management

In service 

• Post project reviews  
• Asset management strategies  
• Lessons learned management 

In addition to client service, as a leader in the organisation, you will be asked support the operations of the Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Ireland business across service quality, people management and winning initiatives.

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend work on business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience, and behavioural attributes: 

• Significant experience in managing multiple disciplines / teams / advisors / clients on infrastructure projects/programmes across the lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients. Proven and demonstrable success, and able to challenge / set strategy. 
• Excellent leadership skills,