Associate Director - Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job 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

Who are you?

You are an expert Senior Project Manager with a minimum of 10 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, driven, and capable of working both independently and as part of a team. In this impactful role, you will be providing leadership and direction, actively embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

This Associate Director position is a senior leadership role dedicated to a major client account within Turner & Townsend’s Project Management team in Toronto. The role is responsible for leading project delivery, managing client relationships, and overseeing a team of project management professionals to ensure excellence across all commissions.

Job Objectives– Associate Director:

• Lead a team of Project Management professionals across Toronto, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance management for Senior Consultants, Consultants, and Graduate Consultants.
• Support resource planning and workforce forecasting for the account, including onboarding and capability development within the team.
• Serve as the senior point of contact for a key client account, ensuring consistent delivery, stakeholder engagement, and long‑term account growth.
• Provide strategic oversight across all active commissions, ensuring alignment with the client’s objectives, Turner & Townsend methodology, and best practices.
• Participate actively in recruitment activities, including interviews, selection, and supporting onboarding for new PM team members.
• Champion professional development pathways, training, and succession planning across the team.
• Oversee commission financials, including margin management, resource planning, fee forecasts, and overall commercial performance.
• Ensure all commissions adhere to Turner & Townsend governance standards, project controls, and quality assurance processes.
• Lead knowledge management initiatives by capturing lessons learned and contributing to internal best‑practice repositories.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience as a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager supervising construction projects of increasing complexity required.
• Strong commercial interiors / corporate fit‑out experience is required, including managing multiple projects concurrently in occupied or fast‑paced environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a similar field.
• Experience working with or leading delivery for large, complex client accounts is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, coach staff, and manage performance in a consulting or professional services environment.
• Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, & Project or P6.
• Good with numbers, technology, and web-based data platforms.

The base salary range for this full-time role is $125,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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.    

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.   

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. 

We may use automated or AI-based tools to support the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants.

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