Director Project Controls- Construction (Anticipated Opening)

Turner & Townsend; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Health benefits

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking an experienced Director-Project Controls in Charlottesville, Virginia. The successful candidate will lead project controls services for major clients and inspire high-performing teams. Essential qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, over 12 years of project management experience, and expertise in cost and risk management. The firm offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant project controls experience.
• 2+ years managing project control teams in a consulting environment.
• Proficiency in project management software.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute project controls direction.
• Lead risk workshops and manage project budget approval.
• Develop project guidelines for cost reduction initiatives.

Skills

Cost management

Risk management

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Graduate degree in quantity surveying or management (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand 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 andprogrammesas 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 estateservicesand 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.

Job Description

Turner & Townsendare seekingan experiencedDirector-Project Controlsto join ourteam. The ideal candidate has a proventrack recordof successful client deliveryand managing project control teams. This individual willleadproject controls services for major client accounts and will help with wider business initiativesasneeded.

Responsibilities

• Responsible forestablishingand executing the high-level strategic direction of project controls including cost management, riskmanagement,and schedule management.
• Responsible forthe projectbudget approval process.
• Leads risk workshops with the project team toidentifyrisks,establishlikelihood/severity, mitigationactionsand Owners.
• Take the lead for project controls deliverables that require cross-functional input.
• Motivate the team by providing clear direction and goals.
• Assistwith weekly team meetings to discuss progress on initiatives and to drive performance.
• Lead the development and production of regular reporting.
• Prepares documentation for project gateway and approval processes.
• Develop overall guidelines for project level chartering and partnering.
• Review the Project MasterSchedule forsequencing, interfacemilestones,and critical path elements (developed by others).
• Develop and recommend the project budget, cashflowand financial plan.
• Oversee and lead the risk management process for the project.
• Develop the work plan that forms the Project Execution Plan (PEP) for the project.
• Review,critiqueandsubmitfor approval the Project implementation plans as developed by the project supporting PMCM teams.
• Manage Project Estimating and life cycle (total cost of ownership) asset costing, including contingencymethodologyandestimateevolution through the project lifecycle.
• Develop and submit for approval change management and impact mitigation strategies throughout the life of the project.This includes, but is not limited to scope, cost, schedule control, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop the set of controls to assure team performance against the Project baseline metrics.
• Develop protocols and guidelines for Diversity Compliance,Monitoring,and Reporting.
• Establish the metrics and basis for progress reporting against the Project, Projects, and Contracts. Reporting shall include Performance Measurement, Forecasting, Trending, Issues, Actions,Progress,and Overall Status.
• Develop project guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives. Review project level cost reduction recommendations.
• Review project level diversity recommendations.
• Review construction progress and approve recovery plans.
• Review the claims resolutions recommendations.
• Collaborate withappropriate internaland external stakeholders to achieve consent.
• Establishes ongoing risk process and coordinates regular Monte Carlo analyses.
• Project intake: Consider expansion of deliverables to ensure more robust business cases/estimates/schedules are developed.
• Consider the development of an end-to-end process that captures the project controls information from intake through to closeout. Including incorporating a feedback loop for intake/cost/scheduling closeout information.
• Consider the integration of intake/cost/scheduling reporting to providea holistic approachto project controls.
• Leads the Project Controls Team andensures deliverables with quality control and assurance.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,engineeringor field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying, cost management, construction management, or engineering is preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant projectcontrolsexperience.
• 2+ years managing high performingproject controlteams in a consulting environment.
• Knowledge of multiple contract delivery methods and the merits of each.
• Displaystrack recordof proven success with schedules, cost control, estimating andrisk management.
• Proven anddemonstratedexperience in implementing and managing a project controls system, including financial and scheduling controls, for a major capital project.
• Experience inestablishingand monitoring project baselines and performance metrics.
• Proficiencyin project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project) and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex project data and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards, and compliance frameworks relevant to the project domain.
• Demonstratesleadership skills and the ability to influence and motivate project teams towards achieving project controlobjectives.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills

Additional Information

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