Director, Project Controls & Delivery Excellence

American Electric Power Co.; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Competitive pay

Educational opportunities

Job summary

American Electric Power in Columbus, OH is seeking a Director Project Controls (New Generation) to oversee project controls, cost management, and performance metrics across the department. You will lead a team, develop plans, manage budgets and schedules, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality and governance alignment.

The role requires a strong background in project controls, leadership, and strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Project Management, Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, or related field of study dependent on business unit requirements with ten (10) years of qualified experience.
• Master's in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Project Management, Information Technology, Accounting, Finance, Construction Management, or related field of study dependent on business unit requirements preferred.
• Supervisory experience is preferred.
• Valid state driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to employees and manage project controls personnel. Actively promote AEP's safety, culture, and business initiatives.
• Develop and maintain a performance measurement system and clearly define performance expectations and review and reward job performance within the organization to align individual performance with business goals.
• Implement training and improve the competencies of the project controls staff assigned to a project teams.
• Manage in the preparation of periodic project cost and schedule control reports including validating and reconciling actual and incurred costs and hours, analyzing progress to date, making recommendations as to forecasted cost and schedule projections while meeting critical deadlines, project change management, project risk management, and the development of metrics and reporting on program/project performance.
• Lead the development, review, and coordination of the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff.
• Communicate project details and status updates, lead planning meetings and project updates including detailed and complex stakeholder presentations.
• Supervise project controls functions to ensure data integrity and controls systems functionality.
• Ensure project assessments and audits of project cost and schedule control performance as directed and/or scheduled.
• Work collaboratively with project management teams and other departmental groups and leadership to develop project management processes, provide ongoing training support to personnel, and facilitate best practice sharing opportunities across the organization.
• Facilitate the development of contractual project controls requirements to ensure all contract documents are aligned with project execution. Ensure the department is represented in kick-off meetings with contractors to ensure all requirements are reviewed and understood.
• Direct, guide, and champion the administration of the AEP project management organizational standards, best practices, and tools and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the AEP Project Management Governance Committee.

Skills

Leadership

Project controls

Cost management

Communication

Risk management

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree (Construction Management / Engineering / Business / Project Management / IT / Accounting / Finance)

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PMP certification

Job description

American Electric Power in Columbus, OH is seeking a Director Project Controls (New Generation) to oversee project controls, cost management, and performance metrics across the department. You will lead a team, develop plans, manage budgets and schedules, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality and governance alignment.

The role requires a strong background in project controls, leadership, and strategic thinking.