Director, Project Controls
QTS Data Centers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Duluth • Texas • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Oversee a preconstruction estimating team and multiple onsite cost control teams in managing large-scale construction and infrastructure project budgets from inception to completion.
- Ensure financial discipline, effective projects control for cost, schedule, and risk, and alignment with project and organizational objectives.
- Work closely with internal and external project teams and executives, development, finance, and accounting teams to ensure project costs and schedules are accurately forecasted, tracked, and maintained.
- Manage disputes with vendors and cost consultants, escalating when necessary.
- Lead and mentor the preconstruction estimating team responsible for setting site-specific and customer-specific development cost budgets, and multiple onsite cost teams responsible for adherence to approved project budgets.
- Oversee the accurate creation and validation of project budgets for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects.
- Monitor financial performance at all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring compliance with cost management procedures and company policies, and identify and implement strategies to enhance accuracy and achieve cost savings.
- Ensure project controls team enforces strict compliance with construction contract documents.
- Enhance the change management workflow for timely resolution.
- Serve as a senior leader in ensuring consistent application of project control practices across various projects and holding teams accountable.
- Prepare project templates for financial reporting and schedule adherence to assist teams in decision making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, financing, or accounting; or relevant professional experience.
- Deep expertise in project controls, construction contract documents, change management, and budget and schedule control processes.
- Advanced proficiency in financial and project management software (e.g., Workday, e-Builder, Autodesk Construction Cloud, P6, Oracle).
- Proven ability to lead teams in providing detailed and accurate financial forecasts, track project costs, and manage budgets through all stages of a project lifecycle.
- Experience establishing new processes and policies across broad portfolio and cross-functional teams.
- Ability to analyze complex financial data and present recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Eight or more years of experience in project controls, construction, or project management with prior experience in a senior or leadership role.
- Five or more years of experience in a leadership or management role.
Benefits
- QRest Sabbatical
- Employee Stock Purchase
- QTS scholarship for dependents
- Eagle Club award trip eligibility
- Paid volunteer days
- Tuition assistance
- Parental leave and military leave assistance
- Total Rewards package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.
- Bonus eligibility.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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