Associate Director, Project Controls

Linesight; Gaithersburg (MD); Híbrido; USD 140.000 - 195.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Linesight is seeking an Associate Director, Project Controls in the United States (Maryland) to lead pharma/life sciences client relationships and strategic projects. You will drive cost management and scheduling performance, mentor a diverse team, and negotiate complex contracts to maximize value for clients.

The role offers a hybrid work model, combining three days on site with two days remote, and requires 10-15+ years of construction and project controls experience in mission-critical

Formación

• Experience in pharma/life sciences client management.
• Proven ability to lead senior project controls teams.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the key account manager in the pharma/life sciences team.
• Develop client relationships based on partnership and trust.
• Engage new clients and repeat projects with existing clients.
• Oversee key strategic client projects and ensure delivery.
• Apply project controls experience to meet cost and scheduling targets.
• Negotiate contract terms with clients and external contractors.
• Mentor and develop top performance within the team.

Conocimientos

Key account management

Business development

Client relationships

Cost management

Scheduling

Contract negotiation

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Educación

Degree in cost management or quantity surveying

Descripción del empleo

As an Associate Director, Project Controls at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your vast industry experience which will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Act as the key account manager in the pharma/life sciences team, developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust
• Use your business development skills to engage new clients as well as repeat projects with existing clients
• Oversee key strategic client projects.
• Apply your wealth of project controls experience to achieve all project deliverables within contract performance measures focused on cost management/scheduling.
• Expertly negotiate contract terms and commercial agreements with external clients and contractors
• Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have strong operational management experience in a dynamic environment
• Have experience in pre- and post-contract project controls exp within the pharma/life sciences preferred.
• Have 10-15+ years' experience in construction with previous project controls experience in the mission-critical sectors
• Have confidence to head up meetings with clients
• Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or quantity surveying
• Are chartered and ideally a member of the RICS
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun

Work Environment:

• This is a hybrid schedule working 3 days onsite and 2 days remote.

The Salary Range for this position is $140,000.00 - $195,000.00 USD but actual salary offer is dependent upon experience, education and skillset.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight , you can truly discover the power of team !

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you !