Portfolio Controls Office Delivery Team Lead

Turner & Townsend • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Portfolio Controls Office Delivery Team lead will manage the Portfolio Controls Office team (PCO) and oversee the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of portfolio project controls functions across all major/mega capital projects in the global Portfolio. The PCO Delivery Team Lead role is a project steering team level role responsible for driving consistency through rigorous administration of global control standards and processes. The ideal candidate should have experience as an owner's representative, be action-oriented, and able to think strategically as well as participate in direct execution. This position requires a leader who can develop and manage a senior project controls team. This is a high-impact leadership role requiring oversight of a team of senior Project Controls Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), who are responsible for managing and developing and maintaining standard project controls processes across a global portfolio of mega projects and programs. Minimum 80% on-site presence is required at client site in Indianapolis.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Deep understanding of capital project lifecycles from concept to handover.
• Proven leadership in complex corporate environments and stakeholder engagement.
• Hands-on project controls experience on mega capital projects ($3B+).
• Strong team leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
• Self-starter with ability to operate independently.
• Proficient in English (written and verbal).
• Knowledgeable in Primavera P6, Oracle Unifier (or similar), and Power BI.
• Experience building and managing large, multi-organization project controls teams.
• Advanced knowledge in estimating, budgeting, forecasting, earned value, contracts, invoice and change validation, risk management, and reporting for mega projects ($3B+).
• Comfortable presenting to executive leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic, proactive, and hands-on leader.
• Experience in life sciences or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Skilled in stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Preferred certifications: MRIQS, PMP, CCP (AACE), or equivalent.
• Experience in senior project and program leadership roles.
• Expertise in implementing new technologies.
• Familiarity with GMP environments and life science project delivery.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical project lifecycles and key drivers, including Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation.

Responsibilities

• Support the client PCO lead in meeting the PCO objective of driving consistency in project controls through standardization.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions that will drive consistent delivery across the portfolio of global projects and programs.
• Lead a team of senior Project Controls Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), responsible for developing project controls processes across a global portfolio of mega projects and programs, setting direction for the team and overseeing their performance to make sure it meets client requirements.
• Oversee governance and assurance processes, conducting regular reviews of individual projects and programs to ensure they are being delivered in compliance with the minimum standards of the client, as set out in Work Instructions.
• Represent project controls on senior governance boards responsible for overseeing delivery at Portfolio level and attend program/project steering teams as required.
• Oversee and support PCDs in planning and implementing project controls structure, resources, and timing for each project phase in alignment with the PCO.
• Implement standardized data gathering and reporting across the Portfolio, and ensure all projects and programs adopt these processes to enable consistent reporting of performance across all project phases.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of all project reports (e.g., Central Program Management Office, Executive Steering Committee, Monthly Reports, Contractor Reports).
• Oversee and support PCDs in the development and maintenance of comprehensive project controls plans (cost, schedule, change, risk, earned value, invoice validation, communications, document management).
• Collaborate with Capital Procurement on contract and commercial strategy, and in the development of standard contract terms for project controls processes.
• Work with PCDs to ensure project controls requirements are embedded in all contracts.
• Develop and implement standard onboarding and skills training for resources across the Portfolio ensuring that all project controls personnel complete the required training.
• Assure resource planning across the Portfolio team to ensure effectiveness and act as escalation point to resolve issues.
• Lead and mentor the Functional SMEs, PCDs and individual project controls team, fostering a collaborative 'One Team Lilly' culture.
• Implement a lessons learned process and oversee collation of best practice from across the portfolio and from other similar programs.
• Lead on innovation initiatives to drive continuous delivery improvement in the development of best practice, process improvements and embedding best practice.
• Act as a point of contact and escalation for resolving issues, coordinating with projects and programs as necessary.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the PCO or project leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree