Enterprise Project Controls Leader, Digital Transformation

CDM Smith; Norfolk (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead enterprise governance, systems, analytics and talent across a large portfolio of municipal, industrial, and federal projects. This role advances digital transformation, improving control platforms, workflows, and predictive insights enterprise-wide.

Ideal candidates bring deep AEC project controls leadership, extensive experience with integrated delivery models, and a track record of delivering profitable, predictable projects while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of related experience.
• PMP or PgM certification required.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise project controls strategy, standards, methodologies and governance.
• Establish controls for design-build and other delivery models across portfolios.
• Strengthen budgeting, earned value management, forecasting and schedule control.
• Develop leading indicators, dashboards and actionable insights on margin, cash flow and risk.
• Lead modernization and digital transformation of project controls platforms and reporting.
• Establish scalable document management and data quality standards.
• Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to improve outcomes.
• Develop talent and build high-performing project controls teams.

Skills

Leadership

Integrated design-build

Digital transformation

Forecasting

Cost scheduling & EVMS

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring & team development

Executive decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree

15+ years related experience

PMP or PgM certification

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Acumen Fuse

Oracle

Textura

Power BI

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead enterprise governance, systems, analytics and talent across a large portfolio of municipal, industrial, and federal projects. This role advances digital transformation, improving control platforms, workflows, and predictive insights enterprise-wide.

Ideal candidates bring deep AEC project controls leadership, extensive experience with integrated delivery models, and a track record of delivering profitable, predictable projects while