Senior Project Controls Leader - Enterprise Delivery

CDM Smith

Jonesboro (AR)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 263,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Manager, Project Controls to provide enterprise leadership for our project controls across a large portfolio of municipal, industrial, and federal projects. This enterprise role will establish and continuously improve the governance, systems, processes, analytics, and talent needed to deliver projects safely, profitably, and predictably.

The ideal candidate brings deep project controls leadership within the AEC industry, including experience with integrated

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

Define the enterprise project controls strategy, standards, and governance.
Establish controls for design-build, CMAR, and integrated delivery models.
Strengthen budgeting, forecasting, and scheduling processes.
Develop dashboards, risk reviews, and actionable insights for leadership.
Lead modernization of project controls platforms and data workflows.
Establish scalable document controls and data quality standards.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve profitability and predictability.
Develop talent and a high-performing enterprise controls team.