Associate Director - Project Management - Energy Infrastructure, Manchester

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend

We are looking for high‑calibre leaders to support our clients in delivering a wide range of high‑profile projects across infrastructure, to be leaders in the industry and to mentor the next generation of Project Managers.

Location: Manchester office, North West region. The only boundary is your imagination.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes across low‑carbon, clean energy and transmission distribution sectors, such as small modular reactors, battery energy storage, carbon capture schemes, and the Great Grid Upgrade.
• Manage multiple disciplines, teams, advisors and clients on infrastructure or energy projects/programmes across the lifecycle, setting strategy and challenging assumptions.
• Set high standards, manage performance and utilise people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations in ambiguous and challenging environments.
• Champion health, safety and wellbeing for the teams under your responsibility and apply CDM principles across projects.
• Innovate solutions to client challenges, drive sustainable outcomes and foster inclusive teamwork and collaboration across T&T and clients.
• Build and maintain long‑term trusted advisor relationships with clients and industry partners.
• Coach, mentor and develop the people around you, encouraging learning and nurturing emerging potential.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant experience managing multiple disciplines, teams, advisors and clients on infrastructure or energy projects/programmes across sectors and lifecycle.
• Excellent leadership skills, capable of setting high standards and managing performance against stakeholder expectations.
• Practical understanding of CDM and experience applying it across teams.
• Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management and partnership building skills, comfortable with diverse personalities.
• Creative, curious, growth mindset and a role model for inclusive environments.

Beneficial Experience

• Experience of complex procurement and NEC or other contract management.
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure and energy projects.
• Consultancy and/or client‑side project management experience.

Pre‑ferred Qualifications

• Degree in management, construction, infrastructure or equivalent.
• Professional affiliation with APM, ICE or equivalent institution.
• Project management certification (APM, PRINCE2, MSP, ChPP).
• NEC accreditation or qualification.

Benefits & Working Environment

We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance. Each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change.

Equal Opportunity

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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