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Associate Director - Project Controls (Life Sciences)

USA wide, usFull-time$155,000–$155,0002026-09-30 → 2026-10-09

Core

Lead project controls services for major pharmaceutical client accounts, focusing on cost, risk, and schedule management for multi-billion dollar capital projects.

Role type

Senior IC project controls director (life sciences)

Builds

Project execution plans, financial plans, risk mitigation strategies, and performance reporting for major capital projects

Domain

Life Sciences / Construction Management

Required skills

Cost management, risk management, schedule management, project budgeting, change management, contract delivery methods, project controls systems, performance metrics, Monte Carlo analysis

Preferred skills

Graduate degree in quantity surveying/cost management, managing high-performing project control teams in consulting

Technologies

Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

Establish strategic direction for project controls; lead risk workshops and manage risk processes; develop project budgets, cash flow, and financial plans; review and approve project master schedules and implementation plans; manage project estimating and lifecycle costing; develop protocols for cost reduction and diversity compliance; lead the project controls team and ensure deliverable quality; prepare documentation for project gateway approvals. (via careerplan.io/jobs/744000152699933-associate-director-project-controls-life-sciences-at-turner-townsend)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership