Associate Director, Project Management - Water/Utilities

Description

Associate Directors are expected to lead multi‑disciplinary programmes, manage teams, advisors and clients throughout the project lifecycle, set strategic direction and maintain high performance standards. They are accountable for health, safety and wellbeing, apply CDM knowledge, anticipate client challenges, deliver sustainable solutions, and promote inclusive teamwork while mentoring junior staff.

• Lead multi‑disciplinary infrastructure programmes, overseeing teams, advisors and clients across the project lifecycle.
• Set and enforce high performance standards, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing with practical CDM knowledge.
• Anticipate client challenges and deliver innovative, sustainable solutions.
• Foster inclusive teamwork, build trusted client and industry relationships, and mentor junior staff.
• Manage complex procurement, NEC and other contract forms, and high‑level commercial arrangements.
• Uphold equal opportunity values and comply with recruitment fee policies.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in utilities or water‑infrastructure delivery, complex procurement and NEC contract management, and high‑level commercial oversight. Preferred qualifications include a relevant degree, chartered status (APM, ICE or equivalent), project management certifications (PRINCE2, MSP, ChPP), NEC accreditation, CSCS, NEBOSH, CDM awareness and carbon literacy.

• Demonstrate extensive utilities/water infrastructure experience, including end‑to‑end delivery or specialist stages.
• Hold a relevant degree and chartered status (APM, ICE) or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Possess project management certifications such as PRINCE2, MSP or ChPP, and H&S qualifications like NEBOSH.

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy work‑life balance, flexible working and a supportive environment where diversity and inclusion are central. The firm is an equal‑opportunity employer, does not charge recruitment fees, and encourages candidates to engage via its social media channels.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance