Associate Director- Construction Controls Performance Management

Turner & Townsend • Sacramento, CA

1d • $180,000 - $250,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Associate Director – Construction Controls Performance Management to join our infrastructure project controls team. The Associate Director will partner closely with Cost, Schedule, and Risk leads to consolidate, monitor, and report performance against the approved baseline, providing forward‑looking insights to support effective decision‑making for infrastructure projects or programs. The role is accountable for the development, maintenance, and review of integrated project controls data—including budget, cost forecasts, schedules, and risk—and for delivering accurate performance reporting and variance analysis. This position also leads the preparation and management of key technical and stakeholder-facing documents, including business plans and project update reports, ensuring consistent, high-quality communication of program performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or finance and 6+ years of project management experience in related fields of transit and mobility industry.
• Have expertise in the principles and practices of project management, data management and cost control; project cost planning and reporting techniques; construction project phases and disciplines.
• Use analytical techniques to provide cost analysis and provide solutions; research and compile data and maintain accurate and complete project records; meet deadlines; work and communicate effectively with others using courtesy, respect, and sensitivity; and follow and adhere to company policies.
• Have significant experience in liaison, coordination, and collaboration with departmental and external stakeholders to elicit timely and consistent responses to program controls requirements.
• Have experience in leading and developing reporting, controls and baseline management methodology, procedures and presentations.

Nice To Haves

• PMP and MBA
• Experience with Agile project management and Lean processes / techniques
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Proficient in desktop publishing software, Visio and professional graphics software
• Proficient with Data Analytics tools such as PowerBI, and a working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Ability to communicate effectively with various personnel, including dealing with people effectively and tactfully in difficult and stressful situations
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to work under time pressure, good understanding of project controls functions, data structures and baseline management
• Project Management, data analytics, technical writing and presentational skills

Responsibilities

• Key resource in charge of the Authority's Capital Baseline, including technical supporting documents, data systems, and assumptions underlying the baseline.
• Controls Authority functional unit forecasts and assumptions for the Program baseline.
• Collation of data across the Authority functions and projects.
• Monitors changes against Capital Baseline on the projects under execution. Develops dashboards for executive reporting and provides analytical insights on variances of actuals versus Baseline plan.
• Maintains records of month-on-month movements in scope, EAC and schedule.
• Responsible for integration of the baseline across functions and branches.
• Manages the development, maintenance and implementation of the Authority’s Program WBS and WBS dictionary.
• Drives performance improvement and optimizations by continually reviewing the existing baseline processes, structures and data.
• Develops, maintains and enhances Authority processes and procedures related to program performance monitoring and control.
• Collaborates with the other Authority business units to support value engineering, cost mitigation and opportunity realization.
• Provides big picture expertise on the Capital Baseline to ensure consistency and robustness of data and reporting.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager