Director Project Controls - Life Sciences Construction

About the Role

The company is hiring a Director‑Project Controls to lead controls services for major client accounts. The role involves shaping the strategic vision for cost, risk and schedule management, overseeing budgets, guiding risk workshops and ensuring high‑quality reporting. The director will also drive cross‑functional deliverables, mentor the controls team and support broader business initiatives. • Set strategic direction for cost, risk, and schedule management. • Oversee project budget approval process. • Lead risk workshops to identify, assess, and mitigate risks. • Coordinate cross‑functional project controls deliverables. • Provide clear direction and goals to motivate the team. • Facilitate weekly meetings to track progress and drive performance. • Produce regular project performance reports. • Prepare documentation for gateway and approval procedures. • Define guidelines for project chartering and partnering. • Review master schedule for sequencing, milestones, and critical path. • Develop project budget, cash flow, and financial plan recommendations. • Manage the overall risk management process. • Create work plan for the Project Execution Plan (PEP). • Review and approve implementation plans from supporting teams. • Manage estimating and life‑cycle asset costing, including contingencies. • Develop change management and impact mitigation strategies. • Implement controls to ensure performance against baseline metrics. • Establish protocols for diversity compliance, monitoring, and reporting. • Define metrics and reporting standards for progress, forecasting and issues. • Design cost‑reduction guidelines and evaluate recommendations. • Assess diversity recommendations at project level. • Review construction progress and approve recovery plans. • Evaluate claims resolution recommendations. • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to secure consent. • Conduct ongoing risk analysis and coordinate Monte Carlo simulations. • Expand project intake deliverables for stronger business cases. • Build end‑to‑end process capturing controls data from intake to closeout. • Integrate intake, cost, and schedule reporting for holistic controls. • Lead the Project Controls Team with quality assurance. • Apply SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost management
• ▸risk management
• ▸schedule management
• ▸budget approval
• ▸performance reporting
• ▸monte carlo

What You Bring

The position requires extensive experience in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly cGMP environments, with a track record on projects exceeding $1 billion. Candidates must have managed large teams and established controls on projects where procedures were initially limited. Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in construction‑related disciplines, with a graduate degree preferred, and bring at least 12 years of project controls experience, including two years of team leadership in a consulting setting. They should possess deep knowledge of contract delivery methods, proven expertise in scheduling, cost control, estimating and risk management, and be proficient with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and advanced Excel. Strong analytical, regulatory, leadership and communication skills are essential. • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field (graduate degree preferred). • 12+ years of project controls experience. • Minimum 2 years managing high‑performing project controls teams in consulting. • Experience with multiple contract delivery methods. • Proven success in scheduling, cost control, estimating and risk management. • Experience implementing project controls systems for major capital projects. • Ability to establish and monitor project baselines and performance metrics. • Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and advanced Excel. • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills for complex data interpretation. • Knowledge of regulatory requirements, industry standards and compliance frameworks. • Demonstrated leadership and ability to motivate teams. • Excellent presentation, verbal, written and organizational communication skills. • Pharma cGMP experience on projects > $1 bn, managing large teams and setting up controls in limited‑procedure environments.

Requirements

• ▸primavera p6
• ▸microsoft project
• ▸advanced excel
• ▸cgmp
• ▸12+ years
• ▸project controls

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a flexible, inclusive workplace that values work‑life balance and diversity. The firm is an equal‑opportunity employer and expects candidates to engage in a fee‑free recruitment process. On‑site presence may vary based on client needs.

Work Environment

Onsite