Director, Project Controls

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Sick time

Holiday pay

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Caregiver leave

Volunteer leave

Military spouse time-off

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a senior estimator to lead the development and governance of capital project estimating across the full lifecycle, ensuring alignment of scope, basis of estimate, and documentation with all stakeholders.

You will drive benchmarking, use of estimating tools, and independent reviews for large programs (> $100M) in a highly regulated environment, including pharma-related projects. This role requires deep experience and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or related field required.
• 15+ years in estimating/project controls/construction management for major capital programs.
• Experience with complex >$100MM projects in regulated environments (Supply Chain, R&D, Pharma, MedTech).
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, estimating platforms, benchmarking tools, cost databases, project controls systems; risk/Monte Carlo tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, governance, validation, and continuous improvement of capital project estimating practices across the lifecycle.
• Establish estimating strategies/standards from ideation through execution; align scope, assumptions, basis of estimate, procurements, and documentation.
• Drive estimating governance, tools/templates/checklists, and benchmarking with documented data.

Skills

Estimating

Project controls

Benchmarking

Risk analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Cost databases

Monte Carlo tools

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Construction Management or related field

Tools

Estimating platforms

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Planswift

FDA-regulated industry knowledge

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development, governance, validation, and continuous improvement of capital project estimating practices across the lifecycle.
• Establish estimating strategies/standards from ideation through execution/assessment; align scope, assumptions, basis of estimate, procurements, and documentation (incl. exclusions, allowances, escalation, contingency, and risk).
• Drive estimating governance, tools/templates/checklists, and benchmarking (internal and external) with documented, comparable data.
• Lead independent estimate reviews and challenge sessions; validate external partner/contractor deliverables; reconcile bid/estimate trends.
• Develop and review change order review procedures; evaluate subcontract plans/market capacity; develop contingency strategies and drawdown governance.
• Maintain 21-Tab/ESR estimate information and integrate estimating planning with engineering/design/procurement/construction/IT-automation/commissioning/operational readiness.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Business, or related field (required).
• 15+ years in estimating/project controls/construction management for major capital programs.
• Experience with complex >$100MM projects (Supply Chain, R&D, Pharma, MedTech, advanced manufacturing or similarly regulated environments).
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, estimating platforms, benchmarking tools, cost databases, project controls systems; risk/Monte Carlo tools.

Preferred

• J&J FPX/IDEA; certifications (CEP/CCP/CPE/PMP/RICS); Autodesk Construction Cloud, Planswift; FDA-regulated industry experience.

Benefits (time off)

• Vacation, sick time, holiday pay (incl. floating), work/personal/family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, military spouse time-off.