Turner & Townsend strengthens senior leadership team

Programme management firm Turner & Townsend, is making a raft of senior hires as the business bolsters its capacity in major programme delivery to support growing client demands.

Chris Enoch, Mark England and Ray Riley join to focus on the company’s work in infrastructure and defence, while Craig Taylor is brought on board in the energy and natural resources team.

How new hires will help support major UK infrastructure projects

The announcements follow Steve Hudson’s appointment as Director of Infrastructure, UK to lead the business’ ongoing rapid expansion across UK major programmes.

Steve was previously Executive Managing Director for Infrastructure at Sir Robert McAlpine and has over 30 years of expertise in delivering and helping clients set up complex programmes for success, including across government departments while working within HM Treasury and at HS2. He will support clients on intervention, set up and execution across infrastructure, defence and energy and natural resources.

Chris Enoch takes on the role of National Service Director, UK for Programme Management. He joins from Bechtel, where he was recently Global Rail Sector Lead, bringing over 35 years of delivery experience in the rail, aviation, aerospace, water, mining and telecoms industries, managing a wide range of complex, multibillion-pound programmes.

At Turner & Townsend, Chris will be leading teams to develop and embed best practice, leveraging leading technology and establishing programmes that will drive better outcomes and a longer-lasting positive legacy for communities and customers.

Expanding capabilities across the defence sector

As the UK Government works to ramp up spending on defence and security, Turner & Townsend has appointed Ray Riley as Director, UK and Mark England as Major Programme Director, UK, with both focusing on defence infrastructure.

Ray joins the business with a wealth of experience delivering complex defence, nuclear and multi-national aerospace programmes, having held senior leadership roles within Amentum, Ultra Electronics and Thales. Most recently, he led infrastructure programmes supporting the UK’s submarine enterprise, overseeing multibillion-pound portfolios and large multidisciplinary teams.

In his new post, Ray will be helping clients to deliver complex infrastructure and capital programmes. He will also be expanding the business’ capabilities across the defence sector.

Mark brings a track record of more than 35 years in programme, project and commercial management, largely across the civil and defence nuclear sectors. He has held senior roles including Site Director at Dungeness A, Delivery Partner positions with Bechtel and most recently as Programme Director at Mace.

In his previous position, he led delivery of a multibillion-pound defence infrastructure programme involving the design and future construction of a complex production facility. He will continue to play a leading role in upgrading Britain’s defence capability by supporting Turner & Townsend’s growing defence portfolio.

With the UK Government’s focus on improving energy resilience and creating cleaner and low-cost power sources, Craig Taylor joins Turner & Townsend as Sector Director, UK for Conventional and Low Carbon Energy. He has over three decades of experience in the industry, both internationally and in the UK, which includes serving as Global Managing Director at project services consultancy, rhi.

Managing increasing complexity and supply chain resilience

Andy Scott, Managing Director, Infrastructure and Defence, UK, Turner & Townsend, said: “The number of billion-pound infrastructure projects is on the rise as investment is funnelled into the UK’s infrastructure, energy networks and defences to support our economic growth and national security.

From the UK’s defence estate to major water, transport, nuclear and energy programmes, clients are under pressure to move faster while managing greater complexity and increased scrutiny on affordability, supply chain capacity, resilience and long-term performance.

“We’re strengthening our team to make sure our clients have access to the best people and insight as they make decisions about their major programmes. A warm welcome to Steve, Mark, Ray, Chris and Craig. These experienced and talented hires will help us build our capability across some of the UK’s most strategically significant sectors, enhancing the support we provide on programme set-up, commercial, controls, programme management and long-term asset performance.”

Turner & Townsend has over 23,000 people in 64 countries, working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, specialising in major programmes, cost and commercial management, project controls and performance, net zero and digital solutions, in markets worldwide.