Director Program Management

Advastar, Inc. | Recruiting & Staffing; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)

Paid time off (PTO)

Short- and long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. seeks a senior leader to own the full P&L across a portfolio of programs within a design-manufacture-construct firm. You will stand up new programs, shape client strategy, and lead the team and budget decisions across concurrent projects.

This builder-operator role requires executive presence and proven experience running large portfolios with financial accountability. The role involves travel up to 25% and onsite work at our Birmingham, AL headquarters, with potential

Qualifications

• Portfolio >$100M–$150M annual contract revenue ownership.
• Full P&L ownership across multiple programs with board/C-suite reporting.
• Experience standing up new programs, markets, or building-type categories.
• Demonstrated accountability for a portfolio with significant contract revenue.

Responsibilities

• Own full P&L across all programs in the assigned category, with explicit margin accountability.
• Build, restructure, and right-size the program team to meet operational demand.
• Develop and hold C-suite-level client relationships and long-term, multi-year account strategy.
• Lead capital and capacity planning: production capacity allocation, hiring, and organizational investment.
• Stand up new programs and building types; lead the operational launch of new markets or product categories.
• Take direct control of programs in serious jeopardy and drive them back to health.
• Present and defend program and business‑case performance to executive leadership and the board.
• Represent the company externally in the industry — conferences, publications, and standards bodies.
• Champion safety and quality culture across every program.

Skills

P&L ownership

Program management

Construction management

C-suite relationships

Team building

Capital planning

Capacity planning

Negotiation

Communication skills

Healthcare/EPC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction/Engineering

Master's degree beneficial

Tools

PMP

ASHE CHC

Data analytics tools

Job description

Our client is a design-manufacture-construct firm that builds complex facilities using a factory-based, industrialized construction model. This role sits at the top of the Program Management function and owns an entire category of the company's project portfolio — full P&L, client strategy, team structure, and delivery outcomes across multiple concurrent programs. You will represent the company at the executive and industry level, stand up new programs and building types, and take direct control of programs when schedule, financial, or client-relationship stakes are highest. This is a builder-operator seat for someone who has already run large portfolios and wants ownership over an entire line of business, not oversight of a single project.

• Anticipated $250,000–$350,000, based on experience
• Full benefits package: health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k); flexible spending accounts (FSA); PTO; short- and long-term disability; and life insurance
• Onsite at Birmingham, AL headquarters minimum 3 days/week (candidates in Atlanta or Nashville may be considered)
• Up to 25% travel

Overview

• Own full P&L across all programs in the assigned category, with explicit margin accountability
• Build, restructure, and right-size the program team to meet operational demand
• Develop and hold C-suite-level client relationships and long-term, multi-year account strategy
• Lead capital and capacity planning: production capacity allocation, hiring, and organizational investment
• Stand up new programs and building types; lead the operational launch of new markets or product categories
• Take direct control of programs in serious jeopardy and drive them back to health
• Present and defend program and business‑case performance to executive leadership and the board
• Represent the company externally in the industry — conferences, publications, and standards bodies
• Champion safety and quality culture across every program

Preferred Skills / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Building Science, Data Analytics, or related field; relevant Master's (MBA, Data Analytics) beneficial
• Professional certification beneficial (PMP, ASHE CHC, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated accountability for a portfolio exceeding $100M–$150M+ in actively managed contract revenue annually
• Proven full P&L ownership across multiple concurrent programs, including board/C-suite reporting
• Track record building and restructuring program teams
• Demonstrated C-suite client relationships — not PM-level contacts only
• Experience standing up new programs, markets, or building-type categories
• Deep command of contract strategy, claims, disputes, negotiation, and mediation
• Excellent communication skills and high technical/software proficiency
• Complex-project experience in Healthcare, EPC, or Mission Critical (Data Center) preferred

KEYWORDS: program director, program management, portfolio management, P&L, construction, modular construction, prefabrication, industrialized construction, design-build, healthcare construction, EPC, mission critical, data center, capital planning, capacity planning, preconstruction, project controls, JCR, change orders, subcontracts, claims management, client relationship management, PMP, ASHE, construction operations, general contractor, program delivery