Hybrid Director, Project Controls, Project & Development Services – Data Center

Posted 2 hours ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Director-level role serving as strategic lead for planning and scheduling in data center projects. Influencing program strategy, delivering frameworks from planning to execution with high-performing teams.

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 ensure integration 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 key program decisions.
  • Identify and communicate critical path impacts, schedule risks, and mitigation strategies at both project and program levels.
  • Oversee schedule quality, data integrity, and consistency across all projects within the program.
  • Partner with cost, commercial, and project management leads to align schedule with financial and operational objectives.
  • Build, lead, and mentor a team of schedulers and planners, establishing a culture of accountability, development, and continuous improvement.
  • Support business development efforts by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership related to project controls and scheduling.
  • Act as a visible leader within both the client organization and internal teams, reinforcing best practices and driving delivery excellence.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field.
  • 12–15+ 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 tech, mission critical and/or data center projects required, with an understanding of delivery, fast-track schedules, and commissioning requirements.
  • Expertise in Primavera P6 (required); experience with additional planning tools and data visualization platforms preferred.
  • Proven ability to lead teams within complex, matrixed environments and influence senior stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial awareness with the ability to connect schedule performance to cost, risk, and business outcomes.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present to executive audiences and translate complex data into clear insights.

Benefits

  • health, vision, and dental insurance
  • flexible spending accounts
  • health savings accounts
  • retirement savings plans
  • life and disability insurance programs
  • paid and unpaid time away from work

Job title

Director, Project Controls, Project & Development Services – Data Center

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$161,500 - $190,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job