Project Controls Director

Turner & Townsend; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United States is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Director to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is a construction professional with experience supporting project controls, cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs.

This on-site role requires managing cost control, change orders, budgeting, reporting, and coordinating with PMs and suppliers across data centers, life sciences, and high‑tech manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field.
• Experienced in cost, planning and progress measurement applications.
• Strong self-organization, coordination and planning abilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and project controls tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage and implement project controls processes and procedures.
• Oversee cost/change control, review change orders and delay analyses.
• Track and review change orders with the Project Manager.
• Budget management and tracking across projects.
• Process invoices, payments, and reporting; update cost tracking software.
• Produce monthly and earned value reports for management.
• Coordinate with PMs, suppliers, and site teams on SOWs and change orders.

Skills

Spreadsheets

Report writing

Presentations

Cost planning tools

Self-organization

MS Excel

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

MS Excel (Office)

Cost tracking software

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and 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 and programmes as 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 estate services and 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 & Townsendisseeking an ambitiousProject Controls Diretorto join our growing team. The ideal candidate is an ambitious construction professional with experience supporting project controls cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and implement processes andprocedures
• Managecost/changecontrol, including change order review, negotiation, and recommendations, delay analysis.
• Track and review change orders with Project Manager.
• Budget Management and Tracking.
• Invoice/paymentapplication processing,tracking,and reporting.
• Updating owner cost tracking software.
• Manage weekly progress reports with the General Contractor.
• Produce monthly reports for management.
• Providing review reports.
• Produce earned value reports.
• Review GC’s cost tracking reports.
• Work with project managers to develop andmaintainthe RFP/SOW/change order templates for variousprojects andsupport the development of service agreements and SOWs as needed.
• Follow up on proposals, reviews, and negotiations for thetimelyexecution of contracts and purchase orders.
• Develop ownerfurnishedequipment delivery plans by working with PMs,suppliersand the commodity management team.
• Track proposal reviews,negotiations,and contract execution.Manage/ coordinate and track the supplier delivery plan to ensure suppliers meet the demand per the plan.
• Provide reports for the progress and status of SOWsopenforlong periodsof time.
• Coordinate closure of POs at project-end and keep track of work orders status.
• Periodically review financial reports to ensure compliance with budget targets, reconciliation of project charges against approvedcontracts,and support gathering data related to unit costs within sites.
• Reconcile GC actual costs with GMP/ Schedule of Values.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.
• On Site Records and Document Control.
• Trackingall key project documents, including change orders, invoices and payments,lienreleases, etc.
• Initiate close out process prior to project completion, typically two to three months in advance.
• Establishclosedocumentation requirements. Collect and track receipt of allcloseout documents until completion, including warranties, as-builts, O&M manuals, etc.
• Setting and attending change control and cost meetings asrequired.
• Attend risk meetings andmaintainrisklog.
• Monitor,trackand analyze schedule progress in the field (actual vs. forecast).
• Ensure QA/QC isfollowed.
• 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.
• Minimum 12years of applicable experience
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, reportwriting,and presentations.
• Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost,planning,and progress measurement.
• Demonstratesahigh levelof self-organization,coordination,and planning.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Expertiseusing Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience across data centers, life sciences, and high‑tech manufacturing

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is$165K-$200Kper year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

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