Project Director – Planning and Scheduling at Turner & Townsend Ltd

Houston, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

13 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Planning and Scheduling, Project Controls, Project Delivery, Business Strategy, Resource Planning, Line Management, Stakeholder Management, NEC Contracts, Energy and Natural Resources, Transformation Projects, Team Leadership, Performance Reporting, Client Relationship Management, SOX Control, Process Improvement, Subject Matter Expertise

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Job Description At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Planning and Scheduling team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provide great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways. We are seeking an experienced Project Director - Planning & Scheduling to join our busy and expanding team, who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Energy & Natural Resources Projects/Programmes. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work as part of our senior leadership team driving innovation, collaboration and learning from our experienced and award-winning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Leading/working in project delivery and Turner & Townsend business operations, responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: Lead: Commissions in a client facing role, managing high value and complex projects, developing our talented teams and engage in our local markets. Improvements in Planning and Scheduling (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients. Interdisciplinary relationships that operate for the benefit of our clients. Accountable for: The continued success and growth of the Planning and Scheduling team in relation to business generation, resource planning, and business strategy / opportunities. Project scope, capability delivery and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction. Senior Line management activities including career development and Planning and Scheduling. The development of the project controls capability through recruitment, training, and experience. The implementation, embedding, and roll-out of any identified changes to Planning and Scheduling processes. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Drive: The national and regional Community of Practice. Promote: The benefits and requirements of Performance and Reporting within the business and external industry. Provide: Subject Matter Expertise. Expert analysis to relevant stakeholders and senior management, supporting effective decision making. Training and coaching clients and less experienced leadership team members on Planning and Scheduling processes and practices. Support: National and regional initiatives that are aimed at achieving strategic goals such as growth, outreach, or improvement. SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS You make change happen by viewing the needs of our business through a broad lens and taking responsibility for shaping the future. You challenge our leaders and teams to be ready for the future. We do better every day because you have a transformational perspective in developing and implementing strategy. You drive improvement in our offering to manage performance and drive accountability for execution at all levels. You act as a role model for collaboration and our ‘One Business’ approach, thereby fostering a culture of partnership across the business, with clients, and the broader community. You focus on leading and influencing across the business and within our clients, industry, and communities. You use your leadership influence to deliver on our purpose and values. You define future capability requirements and plan resourcing to match. You promote a culture of learning and development for everyone. You promote a culture of care and inclusivity, challenge unacceptable behavior, and manage the culture of the business, balancing concern for revenue with the well-being and safety of our people. Ability to travel to client sites across the region, as required, is essential. Qualifications Subject matter expertise of different Planning and Scheduling tools and techniques is mandatory. Experience of interfacing with other Project Controls disciplines is mandatory. Experience in Directing Planning and Scheduling on complex projects/programmes is essential. Experience leading large teams is essential. The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is essential. Familiarity with NEC contracts is essential. Security Clearance Requirements Additional Information *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs* Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/ All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-AN2 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Department: Energy and natural resources

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Responsibilities

Lead high-value, complex planning and scheduling commissions for Energy and Natural Resources projects while managing talented teams. Drive business growth, resource planning, and the implementation of improved project controls processes to enhance client outcomes.