Strategic Governance Consultant

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.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 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.

The Strategic Governance Consultant  – provides governance, reporting, and decision-support across complex projects. The role supports senior leadership through the preparation of high-quality briefing materials, analysis, and governance coordination to enable effective oversight and informed decision-making.

Operating within a programme environment, the role focuses on embedding robust governance processes, tracking actions and decisions, and ensuring clear communication across stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Support senior leaders in the preparation of briefing papers, presentations, reports, and supporting materials.

Provide clear analysis and synthesis of complex programme information to inform decision-making.

Coordinate and monitor governance actions, decisions, and follow-ups, ensuring timely resolution and feedback to stakeholders.

Maintain and support governance processes, standards, and tools in line with agreed policies and frameworks.

Track programme progress, maintain governance logs, and support the forward planning of decisions and approvals.

Organise, attend, and support governance and stakeholder meetings, including preparation of agendas, materials, and accurate records of actions and decisions.

Ensure quality assurance of governance outputs through robust review and approval processes.

Maintain accurate and controlled governance documentation, acting as a point of reference for programme records.

Support change control and governance workflows, ensuring changes are appropriately documented and approved.

Track and support stakeholder communication plans, ensuring key messages, decisions, and actions are clearly communicated.

Contribute to continuous improvement of governance and PMO processes across the programme.

 

• Typically 5+ years’ experience in programme governance, PMO, or project management support roles within complex delivery environments.
• Strong experience supporting senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to prepare high-quality briefing materials and reports for decision-making.
• Experience coordinating governance processes, action tracking, and assurance activities.
• Good understanding of PMO functions, including reporting, change control, information management, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear and concise outputs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.

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. 

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 all sectors of the community.

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