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Associate Director | Advisory

CompanyTurner & Townsend
LocationSydney
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 7, 2026
About The Company
We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect. From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact. Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment. From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.
About the Role

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

As an Associate Director, you will support and lead consulting commissions, taking responsibility for client engagement and team leadership for both our clients and team, including:

• Supporting team leadership in NSW advisory, providing technical consulting and advisory knowledge and provide support to our multi-disciplinary team.
• Being accountable and responsible for building, maintaining, and winning a pipeline of planned advisory and consulting services to both new, and existing Turner & Townsend clients
• Acting as day-to-day management consultant, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.
• Producing clear, concise, and persuasive client-facing reports or deliverables in various formats that deliver to client expectations and demonstrate value.
• Supporting in management and build up of advisory/consulting team both in NSW and Australia/New Zealand.

In addition to these primary activities, you will be in charge of the following activities:

  • Provide complementary services to Turner & Townsends propositions such as commercial and procurement management, project management, cost management, contract services and program management.
  •  Proven ability to lead complex organisational transformations, leveraging strategic vision, change management and stakeholder engagements to drive successful outcomes.
  • Deploying a variety of techniques to deliver improvements to client operations that include, but are not limited to, process re-engineering, visual analytics, organisational change, stakeholder management implementation and beyond.
  • The development of key client data insight and visualisation reports used to drive enhanced performance and management.
  • The development of program/ portfolio management systems used to improve delivery reporting and assure our clients investments are effectively and efficiently controlled.
  • To support the development of consulting and advisory sales opportunities with new or existing clients and convert successfully through high quality bid writing and propositions.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 9+ years consulting and advisory experience
  • A university degree in Program Management, Project Management, Engineering, Business or Economics
  • Experience in delivering capital projects, programs and/or portfolios
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary consultancy team environment and individually
  • Client-focused and service-oriented
  • Great communication skills, team player
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Previous experience working for a consultancy organisation
  • Professional accreditation desirable i.e. PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Additional Information

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  • Department: Advisory
  • Key Skills
    ConsultingAdvisoryProject ManagementProgram ManagementChange ManagementStakeholder EngagementProcess Re-engineeringVisual AnalyticsData InsightBid WritingCommercial ManagementProcurement ManagementContract ServicesTeam LeadershipCapital Projects
    Categories
    ConsultingManagement & LeadershipConstructionEngineeringData & Analytics
    Job Information
    📋Core Responsibilities
    The Associate Director will lead consulting commissions and manage client engagements to ensure projects meet time, cost, and quality targets. They are also responsible for building a pipeline of advisory services and supporting the growth of the consulting team in the NSW region.
    📋Job Type
    full time
    📊Experience Level
    10+
    💼Company Size
    19223
    📊Visa Sponsorship
    No
    💼Language
    English
    🏢Working Hours
    40 hours
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