Senior Director, Enterprise Scheduling & Program Controls

Cushman & Wakefield; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Director, Project Controls (Scheduling) to lead scheduling across large capital programs, particularly data center projects. You will serve as the strategic advisor to executives, shaping master schedules, resources, and delivery frameworks from planning through closeout.

The role partners with cost, commercial, and project management leads to align schedule with financial and operational objectives and will build and mentor a team of schedulers and

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in planning and scheduling for large-scale capital programs.
• Experience operating at a program or portfolio level with client-facing leadership.
• Strong experience in advanced tech, mission critical and/or data center projects.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 (required).
• Proven ability to lead teams in complex, matrixed environments and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement enterprise-level schedule management frameworks across major capital programs, including tools, processes, governance, and reporting standards.
• Serve as the primary planning and scheduling advisor to client leadership, providing strategic guidance on program phasing, sequencing, and delivery risks.
• Develop and oversee integrated master schedules aligning design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations across complex programs.
• Drive alignment across internal teams, contractors, designers, and third parties to ensure integration into a single source of truth schedule.
• Establish program-level reporting structures, KPIs, and executive dashboards to communicate schedule performance, risks, and trends.
• Lead scenario planning, what-if analysis, and quantitative risk assessments to support key program decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Risk analysis

What-if analysis

Data center experience

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Planning tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Director, Project Controls (Scheduling) to lead scheduling across large capital programs, particularly data center projects. You will serve as the strategic advisor to executives, shaping master schedules, resources, and delivery frameworks from planning through closeout.

The role partners with cost, commercial, and project management leads to align schedule with financial and operational objectives and will build and mentor a team of schedulers and