Associate Director, Project Controls & Commission Management

Turner-; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including dental

RRSP matching

Learning & development budget

Professional membership/license fee

Flexible vacation and sick days

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Turner Townsend in Canada (Ontario) seeks an Associate Director, Project Controls & Commission Management to lead the full spectrum of project controls for large-scale capital projects and programs. You will guide cost, schedule, risk, and governance while coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated controls and insightful executive briefings.

With 10+ years in project controls, you will set frameworks, drive performance, and partner with senior leadership to optimize delivery and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering major capital projects and programs.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary project controls teams and overseeing cost, scheduling, risk, reporting, governance, and commercial functions.
• University degree in Engineering, Construction Management, PM, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Project Controls lead across major capital projects or programs.
• Provide strategic leadership for cost, scheduling, risk, reporting, and governance activities.
• Lead multidisciplinary project controls teams to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely deliverables.
• Establish and maintain project controls frameworks, standards, processes, and reporting protocols.
• Oversee project performance monitoring: schedule progress, cost performance, risks, trends, and metrics.
• Lead the development, review, and presentation of integrated project controls reports and executive briefings.
• Manage project forecasting, cash flow reporting, contingency tracking, and performance analysis.
• Oversee project risk management processes including identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Act as trusted advisor to project leadership on performance, controls, and delivery risks.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, processes, tools, and performance.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Cost management

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management or related

Job description

Associate Director, Project Controls & Commission Management

Full-time

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.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Project Controls leader with 10+ years of experience delivering major capital projects and programs. You have a proven track record of leading multidisciplinary project controls teams and providing strategic oversight across cost management, scheduling, risk management, reporting, governance, and commercial functions. You thrive in complex stakeholder environments and are passionate about driving successful project outcomes through integrated project controls leadership.

Job Description:

As an Associate Director, Project Controls & Commission Management, you will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight across the full spectrum of project controls services on large-scale capital projects and programs.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Project Controls lead across major capital projects or programs, ensuring the effective integration and delivery of all project controls functions.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for cost management, scheduling, risk management, reporting, forecasting, and project controls governance activities.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project controls teams to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely project controls deliverables.
• Establish and maintain project controls frameworks, standards, processes, and reporting protocols aligned with project objectives and industry best practices.
• Oversee project performance monitoring, including schedule progress, cost performance, risks, trends, commitments, and key project metrics.
• Lead the development, review, and presentation of integrated project controls reports, dashboards, and executive-level briefings for senior stakeholders.
• Manage project forecasting, cash flow reporting, contingency tracking, commitment management, and performance analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Oversee project risk management processes, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and monitoring of potential impacts to project cost, schedule, and delivery objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to project leadership teams, providing strategic guidance on project performance, controls, governance, and delivery risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within project controls, identifying opportunities to enhance reporting, processes, tools, and overall project performance.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in project controls, program controls, cost management, scheduling, risk management, or the delivery of major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary project controls teams and overseeing integrated project controls functions across complex projects or programs.
• Arecognized university degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline. If the degree was obtained outside Canada, an equivalency verification may be required.
• Professional certification in a relevant discipline such as PMP, CCP, PSP, AACE, RICS, CIQS, P.Eng., or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, change management, reporting, and performance monitoring.
• Experience developing and implementing project controls frameworks, governance structures, reporting processes, and performance measurement systems.
• Proven ability to prepare and present project performance reports, dashboards, forecasts, and recommendations to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Ability to obtain, or currently possess, a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance at a minimum.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Government of Canada Secret clearance.
• Experience working with the public sector.
• Understanding of local market dynamics, with established industry contacts and experience navigating regional construction and project delivery practices.

What's in it for you...

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

The base salary for the full-time Associate Director role is CAD $120,000 - 150,000. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.