Associate Director/Director - Procurement Lead Life Science

About the role

Turner & Townsend is looking for an Associate Director of Procurement Delivery / Project Management to join our team. The Associate Director will be a member of the Procurement and Supply Chain team and will primarily be responsible to support the client in driving delivery of a key client commission. This is a senior, client-facing position requiring strategic judgment, disciplined governance, and hands-on execution in a complex project environment.

Responsibilities

Strategy, Governance, & Team Leadership

• Develop and maintain the Procurement Plan, delivery model, package strategy, procurement schedule, resource plan, governance calendar, stakeholder interfaces, and performance reporting.
• Ensure execution complies with Client policies, procedures, approval gates, confidentiality requirements, systems, and agreed review periods.
• Lead, coach, and coordinate the procurement team; define roles, decision rights, deliverables, escalation paths, and interfaces with engineering, construction, project controls, legal, quality, and site teams.

The team will be responsible for:

• Direct Procurement
  • Lead supplier prequalification, market engagement, NDA verification, bidder-list development, and package-specific sourcing strategies.
  • Direct the preparation and coordination of RFIs, RFPs, bid forms, scopes of work, technical specifications, drawings, commercial documents, and contract exhibits.
  • Manage transparent bidding, bidder communications, clarifications, evaluation criteria, technical and commercial evaluations, governance submissions, and detailed recommendations for award.
  • Coordinate contract formation with Client stakeholders and legal counsel, compile final contract documents, and support execution readiness.
• Contractor oversight & commercial management
  • Oversee Tier 1 contractor buyout activities not covered by fixed-price arrangements, reviewing procurement documentation, market engagement, bid processes, evaluations, and scope coverage.
  • Promote commercial transparency, best value, and early closure of scope gaps while maintaining a collaborative relationship with construction contractors.
  • Review change-order requests for contractual compliance, entitlement, justification, quantities, cost, and market alignment; develop negotiation strategies and lead or support negotiations as directed.
• Supplier quality, expediting & delivery
  • Establish risk-based inspection and surveillance requirements, equipment criticality ratings, inspection registers, hold and witness-point protocols, and reporting for directly managed purchase orders.
  • Define processes for inspections, non-conformance reports, deviations, carry-over work, release certificates, manufacturing data books, and equipment-document traceability.
  • Create and execute an expediting approach for critical equipment, specialist machinery, and long-lead items across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, testing, and delivery milestones.
  • Integrate logistics and materials management, including shipment tracking, equipment coding, Material Movement Tickets, Material Receipt Reports, and overage, shortage, and damage reporting.
  • Audit contractor-managed inspection and quality-control activities and establish data requirements that provide Client with consistent visibility across owner-furnished and contractor-furnished equipment.
• Client service, reporting & risk management
  • Provide concise, evidence-based recommendations and dashboards covering sourcing status, commitments, supplier performance, quality, cost, schedule, logistics, decisions, and emerging risks.
  • Facilitate client and governance meetings, drive decisions and actions to closure, and escalate material issues with clear options and recommendations.
  • Maintain complete and auditable procurement records and continuously improve delivery practices based on project needs, market conditions, and lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, supply-chain management, business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in procurement, construction project management, supply-chain management, or equipment expediting.
• Experience managing owner-furnished, long-lead, or technically complex equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate owners, prime contractors, equipment suppliers, design teams, logistics providers, and site personnel.
• Working knowledge of purchase orders, scopes of work, submittals, manufacturing schedules, logistics, receiving, change management, and warranty processes.
• Ability to interpret construction schedules, specifications, drawings, technical submittals, and commercial documentation.
• Strong communication, meeting facilitation, negotiation, documentation, and issue-resolution skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, scheduling software, and common project-management or document-control platforms.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*