VP Project Controls, Data Centers

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The Vice President, Project Controls - Mission Critical is an experienced management professional responsible for overseeing a project controls team supporting JLL's Mission Critical and data center capital projects. This role manages a team of cost managers, estimators, and schedulers, ensuring effective delivery of project controls services across an assigned portfolio of projects. You'll collaborate with senior leaders to establish goals and priorities for your team while maintaining operational excellence in cost management, scheduling, and budget oversight.

Working with moderate supervision on complex assignments, you'll be accountable for the quality and timeliness of project controls deliverables within your scope, resolving operational challenges, and ensuring your team meets client expectations. This position requires advanced knowledge of project controls disciplines combined with operational management skills to lead a high-performing team that supports the successful delivery of mission-critical capital projects valued up to $50M.

• Oversee a team of cost managers, estimators, and schedulers, assigning work, monitoring progress, and ensuring quality standards are met
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members on cost estimating methodologies, scheduling techniques, and earned value management
• Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and support professional development of direct reports
• Manage team workload distribution and resource allocation across assigned project portfolio to meet schedules and deliverables
• Foster a collaborative team environment focused on continuous improvement and professional growth
• Coordinate hiring, onboarding, and training activities for team members in collaboration with senior management

• Oversee development of detailed cost estimates, budgets, and financial forecasts for assigned capital projects
• Review and approve cost estimates prepared by team members, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project scope
• Monitor project expenditures against approved budgets, tracking variances and investigating discrepancies
• Coordinate change order processes with project teams, reviewing cost impacts and ensuring proper documentation and approval workflows
• Prepare cost reports and variance analyses for assigned projects, escalating significant issues to senior management
• Support value engineering efforts by analyzing cost optimization opportunities and coordinating with design and construction teams

• Oversee development and maintenance of detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software for assigned projects
• Review critical path analyses and schedule logic prepared by team members, ensuring schedules accurately reflect project sequencing and constraints
• Monitor schedule performance, identifying delays or risks and coordinating with project teams to implement recovery strategies
• Prepare schedule status reports and updates for assigned projects, communicating timeline impacts to project stakeholders
• Support schedule coordination across multiple projects within the portfolio, identifying resource conflicts or dependencies

• Implement standardized project controls processes, templates, and tools established by senior leadership within your team
• Ensure team adherence to JLL project controls methodologies and quality standards
• Conduct quality reviews of cost estimates, budgets, and schedules produced by team members
• Maintain project controls documentation and files in accordance with established procedures and client requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by providing feedback on processes and identifying operational efficiencies

• Prepare and present cost and schedule…