Associate Director, Project Controls

Cumming Group • Libertyville, IL

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About The Position

The Associate Director, Project Controls at Cumming Group will play a pivotal role in overseeing project controls services for life sciences clients. This position involves managing client accounts, leading a team in cost forecasting, and ensuring effective project governance. The role emphasizes business development, mentorship, and the delivery of high-quality project controls solutions, contributing to the company's reputation in the project management consultancy sector.

Requirements

• Demonstrated technical competency in project controls service offerings including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front end planning, project funding, project set up, construction technology, procure to pay, project, cost & commercial managing, schedule control, risk management, project close-out.
• Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.
• Monitor metrics and course correct as necessary while holding self and others accountable.
• Provide feedback to senior leaders and clearly communicate organizational direction to team members.
• Build relationships with key internal resources (peers, direct reports, & senior leaders).
• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
• Ability to begin to move from task focused to more business mentality.
• Demonstrate leadership traits and represent company values in a client facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.
• Skilled in the use of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle.
• Functionally proficient estimator across multiple divisions.
• Functionally proficient in scheduling including ability to work with Primavera and MS Project.
• Functionally proficient in the contracts management of projects (Pre and post award).
• Functionally proficient in cost management of Projects.
• Functionally proficient in the use of analytical/reporting software such as Power BI.
• Functionally proficient in the use of project information management systems such as Procore or ACC build.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• MRICS, CPE, CCE, CEP, PMP, Six Sigma certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a client account with significant growth potential or a portfolio of smaller clients as the point of contact.
• Perform Project Controls Services including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front end planning, project funding, project set up, construction technology, procure to pay, project, cost & commercial managing, schedule control, risk management, and project close-out.
• Engage in business development to defend, maintain and grow accounts being managed.
• Actively participate in resource management including talent acquisition, retention, development and usage.
• Lead the development of staff through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Manage fee proposal development & management.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members in understanding methods of measurement, construction technology, contracts and delivery methods.
• Participate in industry events.
• Responsible for business management of the areas assigned including maintaining revenue and margins.
• Responsible for accounts receivables and projections.
• Lead cost controls efforts for projects with multi-phase structure and/or complex funding structure and requirements.
• In partnership with Director Project Controls, lead QA/QC reviews of junior controls peers.
• Plan and lead project controls 'lessons learned' sessions post project closeout.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities without discrimination or harassment.
• Support for professional development and training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees