Associate Director Project Controls

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At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double‑digit year‑over‑year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

In this role, you will be a member of our highly reputable cost management and estimating team. The cost team delivers solutions to clients in the areas of conceptual estimating, budget development, cost planning, feasibility studies, value management, economic forecasting, milestone reports, pre‑ and post‑contract auditing, change order review and reconciliation, BIM 5D cost modeling, LEED cost analysis, life cycle costing, and more.

We are currently hiring for an Associate Director, Project Controls to be based in the Milwaukee, WI area. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on large‑scale data center projects where you will be heavily involved in a variety of tasks ranging from cost controls, risk, and overall client management.

• Oversee a client account with significant growth potential or a portfolio of smaller clients as the point of contact.
• Perform Project Controls Services service offering including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front‑end planning, project funding, project set up, construction technology, procure‑to‑pay, project, cost & commercial managing, schedule control, risk management, project close‑out.
• Engage in business development to defend, maintain and grow accounts being managed.
• Actively participate in resource management including talent acquisition, retention, development and usage.
• Lead the development of staff through supervision, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Fee proposal development & management.
• Provide mentorship and training to team members in understanding methods of measurement, construction technology, contracts and delivery methods.
• Participate in industry events.
• Responsible for business management of the areas assigned including maintaining revenue and margins.
• Responsible for accounts receivables and projections.
• Leads cost controls efforts for projects with a multi‑phase structure and/or complex funding structure and requirements.
• In partnership with Director Project Controls, leads QA/QC reviews of junior controls peers.
• Plans and leads project controls "lessons learned" sessions post project closeout.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

• Demonstrated technical competency in project controls service offering including capital planning, portfolio and project governance, front‑end planning, project funding, project set up, construction technology, procure‑to‑pay, project, cost & commercial managing, schedule control, risk management, project close‑out.
• Manage and monitor team members' activity in alignment with organizational goals.
• Delegate providing clear instructions and ongoing feedback.
• Monitor metrics and course‑correct as necessary while holding self and others accountable.
• Provide feedback to senior leaders and clearly communicate organizational direction to team members.
• Build relationships with key internal resources (peers, direct reports, & senior leaders).
• Create development opportunities and plan for direct reports and teams; provide ongoing feedback.
• Ability to begin to move from task‑focused to more business‑mentality.
• Demonstrate leadership traits and represent company values in a client‑facing capacity.
• Provide Value Engineering solutions to clients by identifying opportunities for savings and ensuring material substitutions are equal.
• Proven business development skills that have grown current market over the past year.
• Skilled in the use of ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle.
• Functionally proficient estimator across multiple divisions.
• Functionally proficient in scheduling including…