TURNER & TOWNSEND DATA CENTER LEAD - CONSTRUCTION

Company Description At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference.
That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.
We are an independent professional services company specialising in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.
Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 120 offices and 50 countries worldwide.
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture.
Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.
As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.
Job Description Turner & Townsend has been supporting both local and global clients in Latin America since .
Our Real Estate team helps our clients deliver future-ready assets and achieve better outcomes on real estate construction  projects  of all sizes.
We support with delivery that is not only faster, cheaper, and greener, but also digitally enabled and more controlled.
Reporting directly to the Director – Industrial Science & Technology (IS&T), the Data Center Lead will be based in Brazil and will serve as a market leader for Latin America.
The successful candidate will be responsible for driving growth in the sector with a particular focus on large scale major projects and programs.
The appointed lead will also be responsible for service quality, the hiring and nurturing of key talent required to deliver our services, and the conversion and of major opportunities.
Responsibilities Market offer – contributing to the ongoing development of major project and programs offer, including service approaches, best practices, etc.
Strategy – leading the development and execution of major projects and programs growth strategies within the data center sector.
Opportunities – leading major project and program pursuits in the local market.
Execution – serve as a project director / leader of our service on new commissions.
Capability development – lead the development and nurturing of talent, in line with strategy and opportunities.
Partnerships – leading on development of strategic industry partnerships to enable opportunities, proposition, and delivery.
Assurance – development of core assurance methodology associated with the projects in the local market.
Qualifications Qualified to degree level with professional chartership (e.
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MCIOB, MRICS).
Excellent communication skills and an ability to establish robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to access and influence key decision makers within clients, regulatory bodies, and government.
Strategically minded with a considered and consistent approach to decision-making.
Ability to serve in the capacity of a ‘doer / leader’ – someone who can deliver the service whilst growing talent and the pipeline locally.
Must speak both English and Portuguese at an advanced level with Spanish also preferable.
Likely to have 15 years plus construction industry experience from a project management, cost management, or project controls background, with a proven track record in successfully delivering major projects and programs.
Experience delivering data center projects specifically is essential.
Experience of working within both client and consultant environments an advantage.
Preference for Latin America experience with an ability to work in multi-cultural environments.
Experience working with global accounts and supporting the growth of those relationships 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 in work and life.
To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
At Turner & Townsend we firmly believe that our people are at the heart of our success and we continually strive to create a great place to work.
We promote integrity in everything that we do and apply our expertise to shape a better environment for future generations and, ultimately, generate value for our communities.
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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list.
Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application.
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