Digital ConsultingAssociate Director Digital (Tokyo)

Role Overview 

As an Associate Director you will lead the Digital Services offering for Turner & Townsend Japan shaping and delivering our digital vision across major construction and capital projects. You will drive innovation both internally and on client engagements across Real Estate Infrastructure and Energy & Natural Resources sectors. 

Working closely with our Project Management Cost Management Procurement and Supply Chain teams you will design implement and embed bestinclass digital solutions that enhance how we deliver projectsimproving productivity predictability quality and client value. 

These solutions will span digital advisory BIM project controls programme and portfolio platforms data analytics AI-driven insights and construction site digitalisation. You will play a crucial leadership role in driving adoption capability development and measurable digital transformation across the business. 

Key Responsibilities 

1. Digital Strategy & Innovation 

• Define and execute the digital strategy for Japan aligning emerging technologies with client needs and organisational goals. 

• Drive adoption of digital transformation initiatives across Project Management Cost Management and multi-sector client portfolios. 

• Identify opportunities for innovation value creation and continuous improvement. 

2. Project Strategy & Delivery 

• Lead end-to-end delivery of digital projectsfrom consultation and design to deployment testing and change management. 

• Establish and monitor critical success factors KPIs and delivery standards. 

• Manage multiple concurrent digital programmes using agile or hybrid methodologies. 

• Act as Product Owner or Project Sponsor for strategic digital initiatives. 

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration 

• Work with internal leaders client stakeholders IT teams and vendors to ensure solutions meet operational and strategic objectives. 

• Facilitate requirement-gathering workshops across diverse client and internal groups. 

• Lead issue resolution risk management and cross-team alignment. 

4. Technology & Data Enablement 

• Translate business requirements into scalable digital solution designs across enterprise systems workflow platforms and data environments. 

• Lead the development of workflow automation leveraging cloud open-source and SaaS technologies. 

• Champion data platforms and architectures supporting ingestion analytics insights and reporting. 

5. Governance Compliance & Continuous Improvement 

• Establish digital governance frameworks standards and best practices. 

• Oversee documentation SOPs system audits and compliance activity across projects. 

• Support implementation of ISO and industry standards for digital delivery. 

6. Business Development & Growth 

• Support proposal development bid responses and client presentations. 

• Work with regional teams to identify new opportunities and shape tailored digital solutions. 

• Provide market insights competitive benchmarking and thought leadership to strengthen the firms digital market position. 

7. Financial Oversight 

• Manage digital project budgets forecasts reporting and investment planning. 

• Analyse cost drivers and variations; support commercial negotiations and contract management. 

• Oversee invoicing processes in D365 ensuring accuracy compliance and timely billing. 

8. People Leadership 

• Line-manage digital professionals; mentor coach and develop team capability. 

• Drive performance management engagement and career development. 

• Lead resource planning and support workforce development across digital services. 

Qualifications :

Essential 

• Bachelors degree in BIM Computer Science Engineering Construction Business Administration or related discipline. 

• 710 years experience in digital transformation digital delivery or project management including 3 years in a leadership role. 

• Proven track record delivering complex multi-stakeholder digital programmes. 

• Experience in BIM data analytics or digital consultancy environments. 

• Strong knowledge of systems integration workflow automation and software development lifecycles. 

Preferred 

• Experience with Industry 4.0 technologies cloud transformation and enterprise digital platforms. 

• Postgraduate qualifications (MBA MSc etc.). 

• Experience in construction or capital projects environments. 

Skills & Competencies 

• Strong strategic thinking capability with the ability to convert digital goals into actionable programmes. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across multicultural environments (Japan/APAC). 

• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and manage complex vendor ecosystems. 

• Analytical and problem-solving mindset with strong commercial awareness. 

• Bilingual Japanese/English 

Technical Knowledge 

1. Business Intelligence & Analytics 

• Power BI Tableau 

• Python / R 

• MS Visual Studio 

1. Data & Cloud 

• SQL SSMS 

• Azure (Synapse ML) 

1. Automation & Platform Tools 

• Microsoft Power Platform (Apps Automate)   

1. Construction Technology Platforms 

• Procore 

• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC / Build / BIM 360) 

• Aconex (Oracle) 

• EcoSys (Enterprise Project Performance) 

• Matterport (3D Scanning & Digital Twins) 

Key Performance Indicators 

• Quarterly development check-ins and improved team engagement metrics. 

• Successful delivery of digital projects within agreed time budget and quality. 

• Contribution to revenue growth through successful bids and client wins. 

• 100% compliance with financial processes and billing accuracy in D365. 

• Demonstrated improvement and adoption of digital tools measured through client feedback and internal performance metrics. 

その他の情報 :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time