Associate Director, Planning - Calgary - Turner & Townsend

Description

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to transform projects and programmes, delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.

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. Turner & Townsend and CBRE collaborate to provide clients with premier programme, project and cost management offerings worldwide.

Who are you?

Do you want to be part of our successful Energy and Natural Resources team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in Calgary? We are hiring ambitious and forward-thinking team members in the Planning and Scheduling service line to join our growing team.

You are an experienced Planning and Scheduling Lead with 15+ years post-graduate experience who is eager to take on a service line leadership role. You are knowledgeable, personable, and driven, motivated to lead our Planning and Scheduling team, support our growth, and make a meaningful impact on our business and clients.

Job Description

As an Associate Director, you will lead the Planning and Scheduling service line within our Energy & Natural Resources business. This role involves managing teams and project commissions, working directly with clients to deliver complex projects, and driving business development efforts to expand our market presence.

Key Responsibilities

Service Line Leadership

• Lead and develop the Planning and Scheduling service line, ensuring best practices and industry standards are met.
• Mentor, manage, and support planning and scheduling professionals within the team.
• Oversee resource allocation, performance management, and team growth.
• Manage commissions, risks and opportunities.

Project Delivery

• Manage complex integrated schedules, ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Provide expert scheduling insights and solutions to optimize project delivery.
• Work closely with clients to understand their needs and provide tailored scheduling solutions.
• Ensure compliance with project controls, governance, and reporting requirements.

Business Development & Growth

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand our business.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships to drive repeat business.
• Represent the company externally at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal teams to align scheduling services with broader business objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Define and implement the strategic direction for the Planning and Scheduling service line within the Energy & Natural Resources business.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and career development support to scheduling professionals to provide high quality services to our clients.
• Establish and maintain scheduling best practices, methodologies, and standards.
• Ensure efficient resource allocation across projects to optimize team utilization.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide continuous feedback to team members.
• Effectively manage teams and stakeholders to build productive relationships, internally and externally.
• Review and implement standardized ways of working and collaborate with other project controls leads on developing the service lines.
• Provide clients with an exceptional and tailored scheduling approach to meet their project needs, including but not limited to; planning, developing, and maintaining Master Schedule, schedule basis, managing progress measurement and earned value, schedule reporting, QSRA, change implementation, KPI implementation and schedule management plan.
• Ensure high quality and consistent outputs for all client commissions.
• Focus on networking and business development to create new revenue growth.
• Actively seek out diversification opportunities to grow the service line.
• Contribute and/or lead bid preparation to win new work.
• Internal operational accountabilities for corporate compliance, and commission and financial management.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in planning and scheduling, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Recognized degree in engineering or a relevant discipline.
• AACE, PMI, or RICS qualifications are an asset.
• Significant experience in scheduling for large-scale and complex projects and programs, particularly in the energy sector.
• Experience across complex portfolios and programs is beneficial.
• Detailed knowledge of scheduling software including Primavera P6 and Acumen Fuse.
• Proven leadership capabilities with excellent written and spoken communication skills, including leading workshops and presenting to C-suite audiences.
• Experience in senior-level strategic positions.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an Equal Opportunity employer. We will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.

Turner & Townsend does not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative CVs will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any recruitment fee. No recruitment agency will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.