Turner & Townsend
professional services
AssociateDirector-DecisionSupport&ValueOptimization
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“Associate Director - Decision Support & Value Optimization at Turner & Townsend. Skills: Decision support, Value optimization, Capital planning, Asset management. Lead process and decision-support design. Convert structured information into better decisions”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives; Turn challenge into opportunity; Turn complexity into success; Deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs; Deliver balanced, data-driven outcomes; Support balanced, data-driven outcomes; Support real capital investment decisions
Industry & Context.
Analytical and problem-solving skills; Translate complex data into actionable decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of relevant experience in capital planning, asset management decision support, lifecycle economics, portfolio planning, or related consulting environments, Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering, finance, economics, or a related discipline from a recognized university, expertise in asset decision-making, lifecycle planning, business case development, and investment prioritization frameworks, Proven experience applying Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), whole-life cost modelling, and value-based decision frameworks, Demonstrated ability to integrate risk, uncertainty, and asset criticality into investment analysis and decision support, Advanced capability in structuring and presenting executive-level insights and recommendations, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable decisions, Experience working across multidisciplinary teams (engineering, finance, operations) to align investment strategies, Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior leadership, Track record of delivering practical, outcome-focused solutions that support real capital investment decisions
What You'll Do.
Lead process and decision-support design
Convert structured information into better decisions
Define and structure investment lifecycle
Develop and implement stage-gate frameworks
Oversee Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling
and asset criticality
Establish standardized methodologies for evaluating options
Define and embed P4A and AssetIO implementation basis
Ensure consistency between design intent and cost modelling
Ensure front-end deliverables are decision-focused
defensible recommendations
Drive continuous improvement of investment governance
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with engineering, finance, and operations teams; Experience working across multidisciplinary teams
Communication Scope
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; engagement with senior leadership; Structuring and presenting executive-level insights
Process & Methodology
Program management, Project management, Cost management, Asset management, Commercial management, Controls and performance, Procurement and supply chain
Full Job 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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. As the Associate Director you will lead the process and decision-support design needed to convert structured information into better capital, lifecycle, and portfolio decisions, including front-end process, stage-gate logic, TCO, and the application of P4A and AssetIO approaches. * Define and structure the front-end investment lifecycle, guiding projects from concept through feasibility to final investment decision * Develop and implement stage-gate frameworks, including clear approval logic, governance criteria, and decision authority levels * Oversee Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and whole-life cost modelling, ensuring CAPEX and OPEX considerations are fully integrated into early-stage decisions * Lead the integration of value, objectives, risk, and asset criticality into decision-making frameworks to support balanced, data-driven outcomes * Establish standardized methodologies and tools for evaluating investment options, including financial, technical, and operational trade-offs * Define and embed the implementation basis for P4A and AssetIO,
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