Turner & Townsend
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Associate Project Manager - Water and environmental resilience
Manage water and environmental resilience projects for utilities clients in London.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Associates will work on diverse utilities projects such as water‑treatment facilities, mains installation, environmental improvement and major strategic programmes. Responsibilities include creating, managing and adapting project and programme plans, delivering to client objectives, handling contract and budget management, and preparing status reports while ensuring health, safety, quality and environmental compliance. • Manage and adapt project/programme plans across the full lifecycle. • Deliver projects to client objectives while controlling budgets and contracts. • Lead multidisciplinary teams, develop talent and address capability gaps. • Engage stakeholders and build long‑term trusted advisor relationships. • Analyse complex problems and devise practical, workable solutions. • Ensure compliance with health, safety, quality, environmental standards and CDM. • Identify client opportunities and provide cross‑service, integrated solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project planning
- ▸budget management
- ▸contract management
- ▸status reporting
- ▸compliance
- ▸stakeholder engagement
What You Bring
Successful candidates will bring substantial infrastructure project‑lifecycle experience, strong leadership and team‑development abilities, and excellent stakeholder‑management skills. They must be analytical problem‑solvers with a growth mindset, capable of communicating effectively with senior client representatives and motivating teams under pressure. Preferred qualifications include a degree in construction, management or a related discipline, professional affiliation with bodies such as APM or ICE, and certifications like PRINCE2, MSP, NEC or NEBOSH. Beneficial experience covers utilities or water‑infrastructure projects, procurement and NEC contracts, commercial awareness and working within challenging regulatory environments. • Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and experience with NEC contracts. • Hold relevant qualifications (degree, APM/PRINCE2/MSP, NEC, CSCS, NEBOSH).
Requirements
- ▸nec
- ▸prince2
- ▸nebosh
- ▸commercial awareness
- ▸leadership
- ▸stakeholder management
Benefits
The role offers an Associate position within the utilities sector, based in the London office but supporting client teams across the South‑East. It follows a hybrid working pattern and provides a supportive, inclusive culture where individuals can own their careers and grow to their full potential. Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy work‑life balance, flexible working arrangements and an equal‑opportunity environment that celebrates diversity. Employees are encouraged to contribute to a positive, inclusive workplace while advancing their professional development.
Work Environment
Hybrid