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Project Director - Project Controls Lead (Construction)
Project Director - Project Controls Lead (Construction)-March 2024
Atlanta
Mar 29, 2026
About Project Director - Project Controls Lead (Construction)

  Company Description

  Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., Turner & Townsend Heery operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in K-12 education, higher education, aviation, corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, and government facilities.

  Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client’s vision.

  Job Description

  Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking a Project Director - Project Controls Lead to build, organize, grow and manage a Project Controls Group to support Project and Program Management work throughout the US.

  The role requires a smart, motivated professional who understands Project Controls, including scheduling, cost management, management information systems, and construction delivery overall, to support project management staff working on mission critical construction and renovation programs throughout the US.

  The Project Controls Lead’s duties will include reviewing costs, tracking progress, reporting results, process improvement and benchmarking.

  Responsibilities:

  Provide project controls support and guidance to Project and Program Management Teams throughout the program lifecycle.

  Drive innovation and consistency across the organization through the use of industry-leading tools, methodologies and systems.

  Drive integration with client tools & systems for benchmarking, analysis & process control

  Develop document control standards and processes.

  Create and maintain dashboards for recording changes, trends and project performance.

  Develop and maintain positive working relationships with site based project controls staff and stakeholders.

  Collaborate with key client contacts to achieve continuous improvement of processes, guidelines and templates.

  Provide guidance in the development of initial project budgets.

  Provide Project Controls QA/QC to project teams.

  Assist project teams in the preparation of monthly Project Controls reports and other progress reports for our clients.

  Provide guidance in the development of a project schedule detailing when stakeholder meetings will be needed, when reviews will be necessary and an overall project plan.

  Maintain the standards, processes, procedures, and deliverables for project reporting.

  Create a training plan that can be used to rollout the processes (web-based, video, in person, etc.)

  Perform benchmarking, including data collection at key stages of the projects.

  Respond to ad hoc requests for data and tools.

  Qualifications

  Skill & Qualifications :

  Experience working in project controls, project management or cost management in the construction industry.

  Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem resolution skills with demonstrated ability to communicate with people at all levels of the organization.

  Action-oriented and excellent organization skills with demonstrated ability to multitask.

  Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including documentation.

  The tenacity and drive to inject value and create solutions.

  Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.

  Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.

  High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications.

  Experience with cloud-based software.

  P6 scheduling knowledge preferred.

  Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement.

  Self-Motivated and proactive.

  Demonstrates a high level of self-organization, coordination and planning.

  Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player and integrate easily with others.

  Must have strong and professional English oral and written communication skills.

  Full passport with no geographical limitation.

  Education/Experience:

  Experience working in a cost focused construction Project Controls role.

  Experience working on large-scale, complex construction projects and programs.

  Degree in engineering, architecture, cost management, quantity surveying or construction preferred.

  Requires a detailed knowledge of industry standards and methods.

  Additional Information

  *On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

  Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

  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.

  Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

  Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

  Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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  Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

  Twitter (https://twitter.com/turnertownsend)

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  LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/turner-&-townsend/)

  It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

  Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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