Associate Director
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Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director in Melbourne to lead a team delivering Commercial and Landlord capital works upgrade projects, taking end-to-end responsibility for project management commissions, client objectives, and time, cost and quality targets while driving sector growth. The ideal candidate will bring 10-15+ years of client-side PM experience, be well connected in Melbourne’s construction and property scene (REITs preferred), and have a proven track record in business development, procurement, contract administration and superintendent duties. Highlight stakeholder management, governance, budgeting and cashflow control, and mentoring of junior staff. To apply, tailor your CV to showcase end-to-end delivery on medium-scale projects, quantify outcomes, and write a concise cover note linking your network and leadership to Turner & Townsend values.
Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Job Description
Our team is looking for an Associate Director to oversee a team to deliver a mix of Commercial / Landlord capital works upgrade projects:
• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects.
- Build upon an already established network in the Landlord / Commercial / REIT client base to identify opportunities as part of their Sector Leadership role and be responsible for leading the team to drive growth and achieving the budgets set
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.
• Manage all aspects of the project and both the internal team and consultant team to deliver quality outputs on time.
• Manage commissions, cashflows, budgets plus assist with resourcing and superintendent recommendations.
• Training and development of junior staff (transfer of skills to graduates and assistant PMs).
Qualifications
- A minimum of 10-15+ years’ experience from a client-side project management consultancy.
- Well-connected within the Melbourne construction and property industry (relationships with Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) will be preferred).
- Active in business generation and able to lead a team to drive growth in the Sector
- Strong commercial acumen, with a solid understanding of construction law and contract administration.
- Manage builder procurement, tendering, and contract negotiations.
- Act as Superintendent under relevant building contracts.
- Have high attention to detail and able to manage the design process for architectural, structural, and services.
- Drive program, budget, and quality control to meet the company’s high standards.
- Establish and implement best-in-class delivery systems and processes.
- Build strong industry relationships with builders, consultants, and key stakeholders.
- Construction project management experience across commercial occupier projects
- Significant experience in end to end delivery of medium size projects from scoping to approvals to construction; ideally on the client side
- Strong stakeholder management
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification related to Construction Project Management
- Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
- Planning and managing quality, safety, health and environment issues on projects.
- Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
- Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan.
- Advising upon the procurement of contractors and consultants.
- Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
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