Director- Project Controls Lead Construction

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.  

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. With over 22,000 specialists in more than 60 countries, we blend local knowledge with global insight to tackle challenges of any scale.    

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. 

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking a Director - Project Controls Lead to lead our team on a large data center project.  

Duties: 

Leadership Scope 

• Responsible for establishing and executing the high-level strategic direction of project controls including cost management, risk management and schedule management. 
• Leads risk workshops with the project team to identify risks, establish likelihood/severity, mitigation actions and Owners. 
• Take the lead for project controls deliverables that require cross-functional input. 
• Motivate the team by providing clear direction and goals. 
• Assist with weekly team meetings to discuss progress on initiatives and to drive performance. 
• Lead the development and production of regular reporting. 
• Leads the Project Controls Team and assures deliverables with quality control and assurance. 
• Leading Project Controls Team in developing requirements for the General Contractors and Client stakeholders 
• This position will also provide oversight and coaching of the project team and delivering consistent and predictable project performance 

Project Scope 

The main roles within the project delivery for the role includes: 

• Lead contractual scheduling requirements to be included in GC contracts 
• Review resource/cost loaded schedules to drive earned value analysis with schedules 
• Produce management level reports/indicators to demonstrate schedule performance  
• Produce management level reports/indicators to demonstrate cost performance 
• Review GC project schedules to identify potential concerns/issues with a focus on mitigation 
• Collaborate with project teams to develop early project schedules using data driven durations 
• Review the Integrated Master Schedule sequencing, interface milestones and critical path  
• Develop and recommend the project budget, cash flow and financial plan. 
• Oversee and lead the risk management process for the project. 
• Develop the work plan that forms the Project Execution Plan (PEP) for the project. 
• Review, critique and submit for approval the Project implementation plans as developed by the project supporting PMCM teams. 
• Develop and submit for approval change management and impact mitigation strategies throughout the life of the project. This includes, but is not limited to scope, cost, schedule control, and cost reduction initiatives. 
• Develop the set of controls to assure team performance against the Project baseline metrics. 
• Develop project guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives. Review project level cost reduction recommendations. 
• Review construction progress and approve recovery plans. 
• Review the claims resolutions recommendations. 
• Collaborate with appropriate internal and external stakeholders to achieve consent. 

Continuous Improvement 

The Director - Project Controls Lead will look at ways to improve the project’s delivery overall. This should include: 

• Project intake: Consider expansion of deliverables to ensure more robust business cases/estimates/schedules are developed. 
• Consider the development of an end-to-end process that captures the project controls information from intake through to closeout. Including incorporating a feedback loop for intake/cost/scheduling closeout information. 
• Consider the integration of intake/cost/scheduling reporting to provide a holistic approach to project controls. 

Qualifications

• Proven track record of leading controls on large projects of $1 billion or larger. 
• Knowledge of multiple contract delivery methods and the merits of each. 
• Displays track record of proven success with schedules, cost control, estimating and risk-management. 
• Proven and demonstrated experience in implementing and managing a project controls system, including finan