Project Director - Real Estate

Overview

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

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Due to the continued success and expansion of our Real Estate business in Ireland, we are seeking an experienced Project Director with a strong background in delivering complex Commercial (occupier, hospitality, retail) projects in Dublin. You will have a proven track record leading major developments within the commercial, hospitality, mixed‑use, or similarly complex real estate sectors, ideally with hands‑on experience in the Dublin market.

As Project Director, you will be fee‑earning on key projects and programmes, with significant involvement from the earliest stages. You will provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensure high‑quality delivery, and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

The role also requires active participation in business development, supporting the growth of our real estate offering in Dublin by identifying opportunities, strengthening client relationships, and contributing to the expansion of our project portfolio.

• Be fee‑earning on key projects and programmes with involvement from the earliest stages
• Provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams
• Ensure high‑quality delivery and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships
• Participate in business development to grow the Dublin real estate offering and project portfolio

• 10+ years’ experience managing large‑scale Commercial and Real Estate projects
• Strong understanding of local construction market
• Established network within the Irish real estate and construction sector
• Proven track record leading major projects and/or programmes of work
• Experience with a variety of procurement routes and contract forms
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including team management and client engagement
• Degree‑qualified in construction, engineering, architecture, or a related discipline
• Professional memberships desirable (e.g., RICS, CIOB, PMI, APM)

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