Project Controls Director - Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Project Controls Director to join our team. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of successful client delivery and managing project control teams. This individual will lead project controls services for major client accounts and will help with wider business initiatives as needed. 

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for establishing and executing the highlevel strategic direction of project controls including cost management risk management and schedule management.  
• Responsible for project budget approval process.  
• Leads risk workshops with the project team to identify risks establish likelihood/severity mitigation actions and Owners.  
• Take the lead for project controls deliverables that require crossfunctional input.  
• Motivate the team by providing clear direction and goals.  
• Assist with weekly team meetings to discuss progress on initiatives and to drive performance.  
• Lead the development and production of regular reporting.  
• Prepares documentation for project gateway and approval processes. 
• Develop overall guidelines for project level chartering and partnering. 
• Review the Project Master Schedule sequencing interface milestones and critical path elements (developed by others). 
• Develop and recommend the project budget cash flow and financial plan. 
• Oversee and lead the risk management process for the project. 
• Develop the work plan that forms the Project Execution Plan (PEP) for the project. 
• Review critique and submit for approval the Project implementation plans as developed by the project supporting PMCM teams. 
• Manage Project Estimating and life cycle (total cost of ownership) asset costing including contingency methodology and estimate evolution through the project lifecycle. 
• Develop and submit for approval change management and impact mitigation strategies throughout the life of the project. This includes but is not limited to scope cost schedule control and cost reduction initiatives. 
• Develop the set of controls to assure team performance against the Project baseline metrics. 
• Develop protocols and guidelines for Diversity Compliance Monitoring and Reporting. 
• Establish the metrics and basis for progress reporting against the Project Projects and Contracts. Reporting shall include Performance Measurement Forecasting Trending Issues Actions Progress and Overall Status. 
• Develop project guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives. Review project level cost reduction recommendations. 
• Review project level diversity recommendations. 
• Review construction progress and approve recovery plans. 
• Review the claims resolutions recommendations. 
• Collaborate with appropriate internal and external stakeholders to achieve consent. 
• Establishes ongoing risk process and coordinates regular Monte Carlo analyses. 
• Project intake: Consider expansion of deliverables to ensure more robust business cases/estimates/schedules are developed. 
• Consider the development of an endtoend process that captures the project controls information from intake through to closeout. Including incorporating a feedback loop for intake/cost/scheduling closeout information. 
• Consider the integration of intake/cost/scheduling reporting to provide a holistic approach to project controls. 
• Leads the Project Controls Team and assuresdeliverables with quality control and assurance. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in construction management cost management quantity surveying engineering or field related to construction. 
• Graduate degree in quantity surveying cost management construction management or engineering is preferred. 
• 12 years of relevant project controls with portfolio controls experience. 
• 5 years managing high performing project control teams in a consulting environment. 
• 5 years experience managing project controls teams in a regulatory environment/missioncritical environment.
• Soft Skills/Client Management a MUST.
• Clean Room experience would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of multiple contract delivery methods and the merits of each. 
• Displays track record of proven success with schedules cost control estimating and riskmanagement. 
• Proven and demonstrated experience in implementing and managing a project controls system including financial and scheduling controls for a major capital project. 
• Experience in establishing and monitoring project baselines and performance metrics. 
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g. Primavera P6 Microsoft Project) and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting. 
• Exceptional analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to interpret complex project data and provide meaningful insights and recommendations. 
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements industry standards and compliance frameworks relevant to the project domain. 
• Demonstrates leadership skills and the ability to influence and motivate project teams towards achieving project control objectives. 
• Demonstrates excellent presentation verbal written organizational and communication skills.

Additional Information :

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