Corporate Director, Project Controls

Corporate Director, Project Controls

CRB is a leading provider of sustainable Engineering, Architecture, Construction and Consulting solutions to the global life sciences and food and beverage industries. Our 1,100 employees provide best-in-class solutions that drive success and positive change for our clients, our people and our communities. CRB is a privately held company with a rich history of serving clients throughout the world, consistently striving for the highest standard of technical knowledge, creativity and execution.

Job Description

The Corporate Director of Project Controls will lead the centralized Project Controls organization for an industry-leading EPC+CQV company with over $1B in annual revenue, specializing in pharmaceutical manufacturing and food & beverage facilities. This role is accountable for building and evolving a world-class project controls program that delivers consistent, accurate, and actionable cost, schedule, risk, and performance insights across a diverse portfolio of projectsranging from small fast-track upgrades to mega GMP manufacturing plants.

The successful candidate will be a visionary leader who can inspire the company with what is possible, create buy-in across executive and project teams, and drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence. This role will focus on developing and standardizing project controls practices within a culture of continuous improvement, attracting, developing, and retaining top talent, and leveraging advanced technology and AI to improve productivity.

This position has the opportunity to be remote with travel.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for the Project Controls function aligned with corporate growth and operational excellence goals.
• Expand cost engineering, scheduling, progress measurement, and project data analytics capabilities across the company
• Partner closely with the corporate accounting team to ensure alignment between project financial reporting and corporate financial systems, while maintaining separation of the project controls and accounting functions.
• Build a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and accountability.

People Leadership

Standards & Governance

Operational Excellence

Technology Deployment

Position Type

Travel expectations are approximately 25% for hybrid status and up to 50% for remote working status

Qualifications

Education & Credentials

Experience

Skills & Competencies