Director, Project Controls, Life Sciences, Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield•Mount Laurel, NJ

21h•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Project Controls, Life Science, Project and Development Services provides oversight for a portfolio of project controls consulting assignments, primarily in the United States. The role supports cost and schedule modeling and project controls across engineering, construction, and commissioning scopes. It may be performed remotely from home and requires domestic travel to various client offices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or another directly related field, plus 10 years of experience in the offered position or closely related positions; alternatively, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in one of these fields plus 8 years of such experience.
Experience may be concurrent.
Willingness to travel domestically to various client offices 25–50% of the time.

Responsibilities

Support the development of cost and schedule models using detailed engineering design documents, equipment vendor shop drawings, and P&ID sets.
Implement the cost engineering scope by defining project scope, estimating time periods and phases, communication channels, and estimate or project requirement boundaries.
Develop the project Cost Breakdown Structure by identifying all project scope that impacts costs.
Finalize project cost estimates summarized by the established Cost Breakdown Structure.
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure and baseline project schedule for engineering, construction, and commissioning scopes.
Establish and oversee Earned Value Management programs for engineering and construction scopes.
Track engineering and construction progress and scope milestones; collect and monitor data, manage risks, track and control changes, and coordinate communication.
Measure and report project progress status.
Implement risk and change management processes.
Work with process engineers and site teams to ensure scope and changes align with project objectives.
Develop and implement requirements for cost recording, reporting, and analysis, including engineering standards, programs, and reports.
Document each cost engineering element, including data sources, assumptions, methodologies, and analyses.
Develop project closeout documentation.
Ensure project costs are accurately captured and reported for site engineering use.