Senior Project Manager/Associate Director - Infrastructure

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.

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Job Description

The Senior Project Manager/Associate Director will provide effective project management leadership for public sector infrastructure projects by planning, coordinating, and delivering works in compliance with regulatory, safety, and stakeholder requirements. The position contributes by ensuring projects are executed efficiently, risks are managed proactively, and client expectations for quality, schedule, and cost are met from early engagement through to delivery.

• Plan, manage, and deliver public sector infrastructure projects in accordance with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Coordinate and lead project teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to ensure effective execution and timely decision‑making.
• Liaise closely with public sector clients to manage requirements, approvals, reporting, and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory, safety, and statutory requirements, including PSSCOC, WSH, and public sector project guidelines.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and changes, implementing mitigation measures to minimize impact.
• Monitor project progress, cost control, and resource utilization, providing regular updates and reports to management and clients.
• Oversee contractor performance and coordinate procurement, tendering, and contract administration activities where required

Qualifications

• Recognized degree in Project Management, Engineering, Architecture , or related discipline.
• 8–10 years’ project management experience , preferably in public‑sector infrastructure projects .
• Valid PSSCOC with strong knowledge of WSH and statutory requirements .
• Proven experience managing project planning, cost, schedule, risk, and stakeholders .
• Familiarity with Singapore authority processes and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills.
• Preferred experience working with or similar public sector agencies
• Professional, mature, and composed, with confidence in public‑sector environments.
• Proactive, accountable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders tactfully.
• Organized, detail‑oriented, and resilient under regulatory and schedule pressure.
• Collaborative team player with a hands‑on but structured working style.
• Primary interface with public sector clients and authorities
• Works closely with consultants, contractors, and internal project teams.
• May supervise or mentor graduate Project Manager / Assistant Project Manager / Project Manager depending on project scale.

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