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Principal Project Manager

Remote, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Jun 2026

About the role

Who We Are

Not just built for today. Building for tomorrow.

DIRTT is a global leader in industrialized construction. Our system of physical products and digital tools empowers organizations—alongside construction and design leaders—to build high-performing, adaptable interior environments.

Operating across workplace, healthcare, education, and public sector markets, DIRTT provides total design freedom and greater certainty in cost, schedule, and outcomes.

We are a highly motivated group of individuals who embrace the company’s entrepreneurial spirit. Everyone is hands-on, regardless of role. We celebrate our successes together, work hard, have fun, and treat one another with respect.

Who You Are

The Principal Project Manager serves as the senior project execution authority within DIRTT’s Project Execution organization. Acting as a player-coach, this role leads the delivery of the company’s most complex, and strategic projects while establishing execution standards across the project portfolio. The Principal Project Manager drives excellence in project controls, forecasting, risk management, field execution, customer satisfaction, and cross-functional coordination.

Through influence, expertise, and leadership, this role develops project management capability, resolves critical project challenges, and partners with Solutions Design, Order Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Installation teams to ensure predictable project outcomes, operational readiness, and sustained margin performance.

What You’ll Do

Project Risk & Complexity Management

Lead risk identification, mitigation, and escalation efforts for DIRTT’s highest-risk projects.
Facilitate formal project risk reviews during turnover, design completion, manufacturing release, site mobilization, and project closeout.
Identify commercial, operational, manufacturing, logistics, and installation risks before they impact project performance.
Partner with Solutions Design teams to crystallize project complexity and ensure execution strategies appropriately address risk.
Develop recovery strategies for challenged projects and support implementation.
Serve as the escalation point for project teams requiring additional support.

Schedule Management & Delivery Planning

Lead planning efforts for DIRTT strategic projects and programs.
Establish project execution plans that align customer requirements, manufacturing commitments, logistics activities, and field installation activities.
Facilitate schedule reviews and recovery planning sessions for profiled projects.
Coach project teams on critical path management, look-ahead planning, constraint management, and schedule recovery techniques.
Review schedules for quality, realism, resource alignment, and execution risk.
Develop scheduling standards and planning best practices across the organization.
Validate readiness at key project milestones including turnover, design completion, manufacturing release, shipment, site mobilization, and project closeout.
Support cross-functional coordination to ensure commitments remain aligned throughout project execution.

Field Execution Excellence

Conduct regular project reviews and on DIRTT projects.
Review installation progress, quality, safety, schedule adherence, and constraint management activities.
Validate alignment between approved design intent, manufactured product, and field installation.
Support project teams in removing barriers impacting execution performance.
Facilitate lessons learned reviews and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
Partner with installation teams and distribution partners to improve field execution consistency and customer outcomes.

Project Accounting

Serve as the project execution lead for project accounting practices and controls.
Support resolution of billing, cost allocation, retention, and contract administration issues.
Coach project managers on project accounting fundamentals and financial stewardship.
Identify recurring financial management issues and recommend process improvements.
Partner with Finance to improve project accounting workflows and reporting.

Forecasting Financials