Associate Director

Associate Director - Data and Analytics at Turner & Townsend in Dublin. 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 deliver 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. Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Visit for more information.

Due to growing demand for our digital assurance and analytics services we are seeking to recruit an experienced professional with a strong track record of delivering high-impact data and analytics projects, preferably in the construction and engineering sector. You will join a team based in our Dublin office with responsibility for managing and growing our portfolio of clients across Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors. This is an exciting time to join a recently formed and rapidly growing team. You will have diverse responsibilities including client-facing consultancy, business generation and people development, and you will instinctively recognise opportunities to drive productivity and improve our clients' outcomes.

• Be the key client contact on a major project and client account
• Lead client engagements and provide technical delivery and assurance of projects
• Design, develop and deliver data-driven solutions in collaboration with clients and other business units to drive insights and performance
• Produce design documents and technical specifications, including functional and non-functional requirements and end-to-end data processes
• Development of the team and inspire them through commitment and enthusiasm
• Foster and demonstrate an inclusive team culture focusing on service excellence and exceptional performance
• Lead and contribute to business development activities and proposal writing
• Identify and establish new relationships, whilst maintaining and developing existing relationships
• Take knowledge or experience and translate into new ideas or solutions
• Market appraisal and client needs
• Opportunity and pursuit management
• Proposals, bid preparation, client interviews and work winning

• Business acumen – understanding the commercial market and using your knowledge to secure and extend business opportunities
• Proven people management skills
• Adept at communicating, influencing and driving change
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, R, SQL
• Extensive experience using business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, QlikView and Excel
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service
• Experience in quality assurance and change control
• Knowledge of master data management, database management, data warehousing, data modelling and ETL concepts
• Sound understanding of technology infrastructure and implementation
• Understanding of project controls tools and processes
• Knowledge of Building Information Modelling
• Exposure to Digital Twin and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions
• Degree educated or equivalent experience in a technical subject (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science)

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. If this sounds like a challenge you'd like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review. Visit for more information.

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Please ensure your application includes your current CV and a cover letter outlining your experience in data and analytics within construction and engineering. This role is based in Dublin, Ireland.