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 through partnership and delivering the world’s most impactful projects and programmes.
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.
Job Description
Our Programme Advisory team specialises in strategy, set‑up and transformation of major programmes and asset owning enterprises within the transport, defence, utilities and power sectors in the UK and internationally.
The Opportunity
We are looking for enthusiastic, talented and proactive individuals to join our Programme Integration team within Programme Advisory. The team works across the entire development lifecycle providing a range of services, including programme and portfolio set‑up and delivery, transition management, governance and assurance solutions, and consents, stakeholder and sponsorship management.
Key Responsibilities
- Working as part of an integrated project team to ensure the delivery of key client deliverables related to Nationally Significant Infrastructure projects and programmes, navigating the Development Consents Order, Transport and Works Act and Town & Country Planning processes across the pre‑/post‑consent stages of the project or programme lifecycle.
- Occupying client or service roles involving consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environmental impact assessments, consultation/stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory/assurance.
- Managing client relationships.
- Identifying and realising business development opportunities.
- Leading or contributing towards the preparation of bid proposals or managing key bids.
- Leading internal initiatives within the Programme Advisory team, such as the development of programme integration products and methodologies.
- Mentoring and/or managing members of the Programme Advisory team.
- Line managing junior staff where applicable.
Qualifications
- BSc/MSc in an appropriate degree.
- Excellent knowledge and practical experience of the lifecycle of a consents process from pre to post consent.
- Demonstrable technical understanding of consents strategy via different consenting routes (e.g., DCO, TWAO, Hybrid Bill).
- Demonstrable technical understanding of discharging primary and secondary consents and post‑consent deliverables.
- Experience of pre‑application and/or post‑consent liaison with internal and external stakeholders within large and complex organisations.
- Experience of coordinating approvals and notifications between all interested parties and managing consent management plans/strategies.
- Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: consents leadership and management (pre & post consent), consent production and delivery, environmental impact assessments, consultation stakeholder engagement and procedural strategic advisory.
- Experience working in, or familiarity with, a consulting environment or ability to demonstrate a consulting skillset.
- Proven track record of delivering tangible results across a range of projects, adopting a nimble approach and can‑do attitude.
- Experience of programme and/or project management within a complex environment with multiple workstreams (including DCO, TWAO and/or TCPA consenting environments).
- Experience of managing the production of high‑quality deliverables within challenging time‑scales.
- Experience developing productive working relationships and the ability to identify new business opportunities.
- Experience in some/all of the following sectors: infrastructure, transportation, utilities, defence, energy and natural resources (including nuclear), and real estate.
Skills
- Deep understanding of planning and development of major projects and programmes.
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and critical‐thinking skills.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities.
- Commitment to your own learning and development.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Outcomes focused.
- Entrepreneurial mindset.
- Passionate and energetic.
Additional Information
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 at work and in 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.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.
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