Enterprise Project Controls Leader (Digital Transformation)

CDM Smith

Omaha (NE)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 263,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead enterprise project controls across a large portfolio of municipal, industrial, and federal projects, focusing on governance, systems, analytics, and talent to deliver projects safely, profitably, and predictably. The role emphasizes improving cross-functional coordination and governance across regions.

The ideal candidate will bring deep leadership in project controls within the AEC industry, with experience in integrated

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Define the enterprise project controls strategy, standards, methodologies, and governance model; drive consistent adoption across business units and regions.
Establish project controls approaches for design-build, progressive design-build, CMAR, construction management, and other integrated delivery models.
Strengthen budgeting, earned value management, forecasting, variance analysis, integrated master scheduling, critical path analysis, change management, contract administration, and claims avoidance.
Develop leading indicators, project health reviews, executive dashboards, and actionable insights for margin, backlog, cash flow, labor productivity, schedule performance, forecasting accuracy, and delivery risk.
Lead modernization of project controls platforms, data, and workflows; champion automation, AI-enabled forecasting, and predictive risk identification.
Establish scalable standards for document management, records, configuration control, collaboration platforms, data quality, traceability, and digital project delivery.
Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to improve project predictability and client outcomes.
Lead and develop a geographically distributed organization of schedulers, cost controllers, and document control professionals.