Associate Director / Director - Project Controls

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services firm employing over 22,000 individuals across more than 60 countries. Collaborating with clients in real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources sectors, the company focuses on delivering transformative outcomes that enhance people’s lives. Through partnership, Turner & Townsend tackles complex projects and programs to achieve successful results. Their expertise spans programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, project controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions.

The firm is primarily owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the largest global commercial real estate services and investment company, with Turner & Townsend’s partners holding significant minority interests. Together, they provide leading programme, project, and cost management services worldwide.

Job Purpose

The role of Project Controls Director entails overseeing the Project Controls Function for all work packages and major contracts within large-scale projects. This includes leadership of Cost Management, Planning/Scheduling, Change Management, Reporting, Risk, and Information Management activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the regional subject matter expert in project controls, both within the company and externally.
• Offer technical leadership and support for regional pursuits and bids.
• Ensure the delivery of the regional Project Controls team budget and business performance.
• Provide people leadership, fostering engagement, development, and effective resource deployment.
• Drive team growth while cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture.
• Champion service excellence across project controls functions.
• Ensure compliance with Business Management Systems encompassing contract, risk, health, safety, wellbeing, delivery, and finance.
• Lead Health, Safety & Wellbeing initiatives for the designated Cost Centre.
• Oversee contract execution and compliance.
• Maintain a visible presence in regional markets.
• Secure regional bids aligned with the Cost Centre goals.
• Manage resource planning and capability development to meet regional demands.

Qualifications and Experience

• Preferably holds a degree, commonly from Quantity Surveying or Project Management backgrounds.
• Proven experience leading substantial teams.
• Has worked across multiple sectors at major project levels (implementing project controls) and at programme levels (establishing project services functions, processes, systems, monitoring, assurance, and optimization services).
• Possesses expertise spanning estimating, cost management, scheduling, risk, change management, performance measurement, and reporting.
• Capable of designing and embedding management systems and information management approaches, including project controls tools.
• Familiarity with contract strategies and deploying project controls across supply chains.
• Experience in both client and contractor environments is advantageous.

Skills and Behaviors

• At least 15 to 20 years of professional experience managing project controls for major construction project development or delivery.
• Track record of success as a Project Controls Director, including coordinating and managing project controls teams effectively.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is committed to fostering a supportive workplace where employees can thrive professionally and personally by promoting a balanced, flexible working environment. The company champions diversity and strives to maintain an inclusive culture welcoming applicants from all community sectors.

Potential applicants should note the company strictly prohibits any recruitment fees, and all authorized recruitment agencies are formally agreed upon by the Recruitment Team.