Program Controls Lead

## Program Controls Lead Aplikuj:
Remote:
Atlanta, GA:
Charlotte, NC:
New York, NY:
Philadelphia, PA:
Chicago, IL:
Full time:
Opublikowano dzisiaj:
REQ
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** OVERVIEW
* * The Program Controls Lead is a senior leadership role within the Center of Excellence (COE), responsible for integrating cost controls, estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and program-level financial visibility across the portfolio. This role leads both the Cost Controls and Scheduling functions and establishes the operational rigor, governance standards, and analytical frameworks required to support predictable program delivery and long-term capital planning alignment.

Reporting directly to the COE Lead, the Program Controls Lead drives consistency across estimating, schedule governance, forecasting, benchmarking, and portfolio analytics. The role partners closely with Project Delivery, Design Enablement, PMO, Innovation, and client stakeholders to improve program predictability, support financial stewardship objectives, and strengthen integration between cost, schedule, and capital planning activities.

The role operates as an enterprise enablement and governance function. It provides leadership oversight, portfolio-level visibility, and strategic controls integration while supporting early-phase planning, program forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
** Job Summary/Goals
** This role provides program-wide leadership for integrated controls functions within the COE. Key goals include:  
* Lead and integrate the Cost Controls and Scheduling teams under a unified program controls structure
* Establish and enforce program-wide controls governance, estimating standards, scheduling discipline, and forecasting methodologies
* Improve cost and schedule predictability through benchmarking, analytics, and risk visibility
* Support client financial stewardship objectives through disciplined controls processes and reporting alignment
* Strengthen integration between estimating, scheduling, constructability, and delivery planning
* Support evolving capital planning and portfolio forecasting capabilities through program-level controls insights and analytics
* Provide leadership focus on recovery planning, forecasting accuracy, process efficiency, and continuous improvement
* Partner closely with COE functional leaders and client stakeholders to align priorities, staffing, reporting, and operational focus areas  
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
* ** Program Controls Leadership & Governance**  + Own program-wide controls governance frameworks across estimating, scheduling, forecasting, and reporting  + Establish integrated controls standards, methodologies, and performance expectations across the portfolio  + Ensure alignment between cost, schedule, scope, and delivery assumptions at all major program milestones  + Provide leadership oversight for estimating rigor, schedule integrity, forecasting accuracy, and controls consistency  + Serve as the senior escalation point for program controls risks, variances, recovery concerns, and confidence gaps  + Drive accountability for timely, defensible, and data-driven controls outputs
* ** Cost Controls & Estimating…