Senior Manager, Enterprise Project Controls

CDM Smith; Tacoma (WA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead enterprise project controls for a broad portfolio, spanning municipal, industrial, and federal clients. You will shape governance, standards, and platforms while guiding teams across regions and disciplines.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in integrated delivery, digital modernization, and a track record of delivering profitable, predictable projects with strong cost, schedule, and risk controls.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise leadership for project controls across a large, complex portfolio.
• Establish controls for design-build and alternative delivery methods.
• Strengthen budgeting, earned value management, forecasting, variance analysis, and scheduling.
• Develop dashboards and actionable insights on margin, cash flow, and risk.
• Lead modernization of controls platforms and AI-enabled forecasting.
• Establish document controls standards and data quality.
• Collaborate with executives and cross-functional teams to improve outcomes.

Skills

Project controls leadership

Design-build experience

Digital transformation

Cost engineering

Stakeholder management

Talent development

Team building

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

EcoSys

Acumen Fuse

Oracle

Textura

Power BI

Job description

CDM Smith seeks a Senior Manager, Project Controls to lead enterprise project controls for a broad portfolio, spanning municipal, industrial, and federal clients. You will shape governance, standards, and platforms while guiding teams across regions and disciplines.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience in integrated delivery, digital modernization, and a track record of delivering profitable, predictable projects with strong cost, schedule, and risk controls.