Senior Director, Project Management & Controls

Curtin Marine Transportation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Short-term Disability

AD&D/Life Insurance

401k with company match

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Curtin Maritime is seeking a Director of Project Management & Controls in Long Beach, CA, with travel to project sites and other company locations as needed. You will lead the development of a consistent project management framework and provide leadership to Project Managers across Capital Builds, Marine Construction, and Shipyard Projects.

This executive role requires strong skills in planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management, plus coaching and cross-department

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive project management experience in marine construction, shipyard, or related complex environments.
• PMP certification preferred, or ability to obtain within an agreed timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a company-wide project management framework with standard phases, stage gates, templates, controls, and closeout requirements.
• Provide direct or functional leadership to Project Managers across Capital Builds, Marine Construction, and Shipyard Projects.
• Set clear expectations for project scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, documentation, and communication.
• Coach and develop Project Managers through project reviews, field engagement, performance feedback, and training.
• Lead portfolio-level review of active and upcoming projects, including priorities, critical paths, resource needs, constraints, and escalation decisions.
• Create consistent project reporting that gives leadership visibility into schedule, cost, forecast, risks, changes, and project health.
• Strengthen CPM scheduling using Microsoft Project and other approved tools; drive coordination with Finance on budget and forecasting.
• Promote risk, issue, change order, and decision tracking with clear ownership and timely escalation.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Risk Management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related field

PMP Certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Curtin Maritime is seeking a Director of Project Management & Controls in Long Beach, CA, with travel to project sites and other company locations as needed. You will lead the development of a consistent project management framework and provide leadership to Project Managers across Capital Builds, Marine Construction, and Shipyard Projects.

This executive role requires strong skills in planning, scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management, plus coaching and cross-department