Project Director Construction Management - Industrial & Manufacturing Projects

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. 

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com 

Job Description

The Construction Director will lead the safe, timely, and successful delivery of large-scale manufacturing construction projects, overseeing all aspects of construction execution from design coordination through commissioning and handover. The role is responsible for managing contractors, suppliers, consultants, and key stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered in line with scope, budget, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead construction delivery across multiple project workstreams, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and project standards.
• Manage stakeholders including clients, architects, engineers, contractors, and supply chain partners.
• Track critical project milestones, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to maintain schedule performance.
• Ensure effective project governance, reporting, controls, and best-practice project management processes.
• Monitor project progress, costs, design compliance, and construction quality across all phases of delivery.
• Manage contractor and supplier interfaces through regular reviews, reporting, and performance management.
• Coordinate communication and information flow between project teams and stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership on constructability, value engineering, cost control, and risk management.
• Review project reports, schedules, drawings, and contractor submissions to ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Build strong client relationships and support business growth through excellent project delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned across the project portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction. 
• 15+ years of experience delivering large-scale industrial and manufacturing construction projects.
• Proven track record managing all phases of project delivery, from design and procurement through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong expertise in contractor management, site execution, and construction planning.
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary construction teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Deep understanding of construction safety, quality, programme controls, risk management, and governance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple contractors, suppliers, and stakeholders while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in contract negotiations, change management, and claims management.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior executives, project sponsors, and operations teams.
• Availability for on-site work.

Additional Information

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world. 

We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review.   

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