Senior Project Controls Director - Hybrid/Telework

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development seeks an Assistant Director, Project Controls in New York, NY. This role leads cost, schedule, and risk management for major capital projects, reporting to the Director, Project Controls.

It requires strong leadership and broad stakeholder coordination across functions. The position supports front-end loading, contract baselines, and delivery performance while driving process improvements and ensuring alignment with strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction or Project Management, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related field.
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience.
• Must have a minimum of four (4) years in a management or supervisory role and/or project manager role in a large, multi-faceted organization.

Responsibilities

• Assists Director/Business Unit & project leadership in providing proactive cost, schedule, and risk management support to the Program Director and Technical Services concerning optimizing projects and defining appropriate plan, cost, and risk Project Baselines.
• Independent oversight of project delivery performance relative to Project and Contract Baselines and application of effective project control practices by senior leadership and project teams.
• Provide proactive cost, schedule, and risk management input during the Select-Phase stage to optimize project configuration for all project scope of work and agree on the schedule, cost, and risk baselines.
• Lead front-end-loading activities to identify opportunities to mitigate risk and realize opportunities associated with defining projects and their emerging execution strategies to reduce delivery risk and maximize project value for money.
• Oversee project delivery performance against Project Baselines and ensure appropriate project control practice is applied.
• Works cross-functionally to solve problems and implement changes. Analyses decisions and actions from project outcomes, performance, and value-for-money.
• Works proactively with Agency and Development to resolve complex issues.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Problem solving

Change leadership

Team building

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction/PM/Business Administration/Transportation

Job description

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development seeks an Assistant Director, Project Controls in New York, NY. This role leads cost, schedule, and risk management for major capital projects, reporting to the Director, Project Controls.

It requires strong leadership and broad stakeholder coordination across functions. The position supports front-end loading, contract baselines, and delivery performance while driving process improvements and ensuring alignment with strategic