Senior Director, Project Controls (Scheduling)

Cushman & Wakefield

9d

About The Position

This Senior Director-level role serves as the strategic lead and primary client interface for planning and scheduling functions across large-scale capital programs, with a strong focus on data center delivery. The role advises executive stakeholders and shapes program strategy through integrated schedules, resource plans, and delivery frameworks from early planning through execution and closeout.

The Senior Director establishes scheduling standards, governance, and reporting, and builds and mentors high-performing teams. The position combines strategic insight with technical expertise to influence outcomes, align complex stakeholder groups, and support successful program delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of experience in planning and scheduling for large-scale capital programs, including design and construction phases.
• Demonstrated experience operating at a program or portfolio level, ideally in a client-facing leadership capacity.
• Strong experience in advanced technology, mission-critical, and/or data center projects; understanding of delivery, fast-track schedules, and commissioning requirements.
• Expertise in Primavera P6.
• Proven ability to lead teams in complex, matrixed environments and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to connect schedule performance to cost, risk, and business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences and translating complex data into clear insights.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with additional planning tools and data visualization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of enterprise-level schedule management frameworks across major capital programs, including tools, processes, governance, and reporting standards.
• Serve as the primary planning and scheduling advisor to client leadership, providing strategic guidance on program phasing, sequencing, and delivery risks.
• Develop and oversee integrated master schedules aligning design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations across complex programs.
• Drive alignment across internal teams, contractors, designers, and third parties to integrate their work into a single-source-of-truth schedule.
• Establish program-level reporting structures, KPIs, and executive dashboards to communicate schedule performance, risks, and trends.
• Lead scenario planning, what-if analysis, and quantitative risk assessments to support program decisions.
• Identify and communicate critical path impacts, schedule risks, and mitigation strategies at project and program levels.
• Oversee schedule quality, data integrity, and consistency across program projects.
• Partner with cost, commercial, and project management leads to align schedules with financial and operational objectives.
• Build, lead, and mentor a team of schedulers and planners, fostering accountability, development, and continuous improvement.
• Support business development by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership related to project controls and scheduling.
• Act as a visible leader within the client organization and internal teams, reinforcing best practices and driving delivery excellence.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive pay.

What This Job Offers

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