Background:Due to increased workload and securing of new clients across the Infrastructure and Real Estate sectors, Turner Townsend has a new opportunity for an Associate Director to join our growing Contract Services division in our UK offices based in our Johannesburg office.The successful candidate will havethe opportunity to:Drive change in the largest organisations in the country,Engage on and influence large scale flagship projects,Impact across multiple industries and categories,Challenge themselves in a market leading global business,Create new and innovative service offerings to the Market,Lead and develop an outstanding team of specialist procurement and other consultants.The wider team also includes specialists in procurement and contract strategy, claims management and dispute resolution services.We are the first consultancy to be recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement Supply (CIPS) for excellence in the procurement processes that it provides for clients in the construction sector. Our Team received a Procurement Excellence Programme Award demonstrating excellence in our procurement and supply chain activities.The Opportunity:The individual will work and lead our highly skilled team delivering best-in-class strategic procurement and contract advice, including end-to-end procurement services to some of the larger brands and on the most exciting programmes and projects. This role will be a part of our growing Contract Services team and play a significant part in the continued expansion of our team and our services in this exciting period of growth, such as Sustainable Procurement, Transformation, Renewables, Digital Procurement and Net Zero Strategies.Main Expectations:Provide specialist procurement strategy advice to Public and Private sector clients.Lead and manage end to end procurement services on major projects or programmes.Lead and support the development of the procurement services provided by Turner Townsend.Lead and develop a team to achieve successful outcomes for our clients.Managing client relationships and related commission outputs and deliverables.Lead and support business development and marketing of the Contract Services team’s service proposition.Lead on bid preparation and proposal documentation and support the work winning capability of the contract services division.Support the delivery of both team and wider business targets.The Offer:Turner Townsend will offer the right candidate a distinct opportunity to progress their career within an entrepreneurial, defined and growing division. This will be achieved through a mixture of leading the delivering large scale projects, creating innovative solutions and service offerings, elevating the TT Contract Services team, working with blue chip organisations and becoming a trusted and visible expert with Turner Townsend and the Market.Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio.Turner Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings.We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve Chartered Status for CIPS and then onto Fellowship status, regular Professional Development and development will be available to further the team’s high standards.