Associate Director - Rail

at  Turner Townsend

Company Description
From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programmes covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.
With offices located globally, you’re never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.
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

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - RAIL

Dublin or Belfast based
Due to existing successes and future growth ambitions, we are looking for a high-calibre Associate Director to support client delivery and future growth in the rail sector. As a senior member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering rail projects and drive business growth in the rail sector. You would be based in either our Dublin or Belfast office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams across the island. In return there is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination.

Associate Directors at Turner & Townsend work on business initiatives and a broad range of projects and programmes. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience, and behavioural attributes:

• Significant experience managing multiple disciplines / teams / advisors / clients on infrastructure projects/programmes across the lifecycle, ideally across sectors and clients. Proven and demonstrable success, and able to challenge / set strategy.
• Excellent leadership skills, capable of setting high standards and managing performance against these, utilising people and resources efficiently to meet and exceed stakeholder expectations. Able to succeed in ambiguous and challenging environments.
• Leads and is accountable for the health, safety, and wellbeing of those within your sphere of responsibility.
• Ability to anticipate client challenges and determine applicable solutions, innovating as necessary, through your depth of understanding of stakeholder needs. Can do this sustainably.
• Promoter of inclusive teamwork, building and fostering trust with empathy, diving a ‘one business’ collaboration mindset within T&T and across clients.
• Foster client and industry partnerships, developing and growing relationships.
• Able to use your leadership skills and influence to bring our purpose and vision to life, expanding your impact as you do.
• Coach and mentor others and encourage development of people around you, and you have a thirst for learning; using this to develop best practice. You spot, harness and nurture emerging potential.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients.
• Creative, curious and growth mindset, and acts as a role model.
• Promoter of inclusive environments, acting as a role model.

Due to existing successes and future growth ambitions, we are looking for a high-calibre Associate Director to support client delivery and future growth in the rail sector. As a senior member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering rail projects and drive business growth in the rail sector. You would be based in either our Dublin or Belfast office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams across the island. In return there is ample opportunity to thrive, own your career and reach your potential, from within an inclusive, engaging, and supportive culture. The only boundary is your imagination.

EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years’ experience in the rail sector
• Experience of building strong client relationships and leading business development activities
• Experience building and leading teams
• Experience of end-to-end delivery of rail infrastructure projects, including infrastructure upgrades, renewals, electrification, and signaling, telecoms and controls
• Experience of developing delivery plans and strategies associated infrastructure programmes
• Experience of consultancy or client-side project management
• Familiarity with public sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s length bodies relevant to infrastructure in Ireland

Qualifications

• Degree in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience
• Professional affiliation, qualification status with the APM, IEI, ICE, or similar professional institution

Additional Information

Please refer the Job description for details