Associate Director at Turner & Townsend in Houston, TX

companyDescription jobDescription Lead and oversee a multidisciplinary data team, deliver high-quality analytics, cost management, and report solutions across multiple client projects. Direct the development and enhancement of dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, and Looker to track project performance, financials, and KPIs. Extract and analyse actionable insights from large datasets using SQL, ensure accuracy in visualizations and alignment with strategic objectives. Oversee data workflows including data migration, cleaning, transformation, and modelling using Python, R, and Advanced Excel (Power Query, Macros, VBA). Supervise the conversion of complex SQL queries into client-ready reports, follow client’s standards and preferred software. Guide the development of Python scripts for web scraping and automation, improve data acquisition and operational efficiency. Manage project cost dashboards to ensure real-time visibility into budgets by development, fund source, and delivery pillar. Collaborate closely with stakeholders and clients, represent the data and cost management functions throughout all project phases. Lead integration of analytics with web technologies, utilize HTML, CSS, and basic web design to enhance visualization and user interaction. Apply web and marketing analytics tools including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to track user behaviour and campaign effectiveness. Utilize cloud-based platforms including BigQuery, AWS, and Azure to manage scalable, secure data environments. Drive continuous improvement in cost management tools, templates, and report practices to support agile, data-driven decision-making. Manage financial performance and forecast across multiple commissions, ensure accurate margin tracking and alignment with business targets. Oversee recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and performance reviews to support ongoing staff development and team growth. Staff management – Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews and undertake Staff Performance reviews. RELATED OCCUPATION: Data Analytics Consultant or any other job title performing the following job duties: Directing the development and enhancement of dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, and Looker to track project performance, financials, and KPIs. Extracting and analysing actionable insights from large datasets using SQL, ensuring accuracy in visualizations and alignment with strategic objectives. Overseeing data workflows including data migration, cleaning, transformation, and modelling using Python, R, and Advanced Excel (Power Query, Macros, VBA). Supervising the conversion of complex SQL queries into client-ready reports, following client’s standards and preferred software. Collaborating closely with stakeholders and clients, representing the data and cost management functions throughout all project phases. Leading integration of analytics with web technologies, utilizing HTML, CSS, and basic web design to enhance visualization and user interaction. Utilizing cloud-based platforms including BigQuery, AWS, and Azure to manage scalable, securing data environments. Conducting data profiling and validation to ensure reliability before any statistical or business analytics. Creating optimized data models and establishing relationships between datasets to enable efficient querying, seamless drill-down analysis, and data-driven decision making. Implementing data validation and quality checks at every ETL stage to detect anomalies or errors early and collaborating with data team to establish data standards, and accessing controls. Performing root cause analysis to identify performance bottlenecks, and operational inefficiencies and conducting ad hoc analysis to answer urgent business questions or support critical decisions. Translating complex findings and calculations into clear, story-driven presentations for executives and non-technical audiences. JOB TIME:    Full Time qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 6 years of experience in job offered or 6 years of experience in the Related Occupation. additionalInformation 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. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. 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