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Director, Project Controls, Life Science, Project and Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc.

Mount Laurel, NJ · HybridFull-time$166–195K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$166–195K/yr
Location
Mount Laurel, NJHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Director, Project Controls, Life Science, Project and Development Services oversees a portfolio of project controls consulting assignments, primarily in the United States. The role develops cost estimates and schedules, establishes cost and work breakdown structures, and manages earned value, risk, change, progress reporting, and project closeout. The position is based at the Mount Laurel office, may be performed remotely from home, and requires domestic travel to client offices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cost EstimatingSchedule ModelingCost EngineeringCost Breakdown StructuresWork Breakdown StructuresEarned Value ManagementProgress TrackingRisk ManagementChange ManagementCost ReportingProject Closeout

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Foreign EquivalentMaster's Degree or Foreign Equivalent10 Years' Experience8 Years' Experience

Full job description

Experience Required

10 years

Minimum Education Required

bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent

Compensation

$165,750.00 - $195,000.00 / Yearly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Shift

First Shift (Day)

Job Description

Director, Project Controls, Life Science, Project and Development Services for Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc’s at its Mount Laurel, NJ office. May work remotely from home. Must be willing to travel domestically to various client offices (25-50%).

The Director, Project Controls, Life Science, Project and Development Services will provide oversight for a portfolio of project controls consulting assignments primarily in the United States.

Primary duties and responsibilities will include the following:

  • Support the development of cost and schedule models utilizing detailed engineering design documents, equipment vendor shop drawings and P&ID sets.

  • Implement the Cost Engineering Scope: Define the project scope, time period, phases to be estimated, communication channels, and establish any boundaries for estimates or project requirements.

  • Develop the project Cost Breakdown Structure: Identify all project scope that impacts project costs.

  • Finalize the Project Cost Estimate: Finalize the cost estimate summarized by the established Cost Breakdown Structure.

  • Develop a Work Breakdown Structure and baseline project schedule for all engineering, construction and commissioning scopes.

  • Establish and oversee an Earned Value Management programs for the engineering and construction scope.

  • Track progress of the engineering and construction activities and scope milestones: Collect and monitor data, manage risks, track and control changes and communication. Measure and report on progress status.

  • Implement a risk and change management process. Work with process engineers and site team to ensure scope and changes align with project objectives.

  • Develop and implement requirements for cost recording, reporting, and analyzing engineering standards, programs, and reports.

  • Provide documentation for each cost engineering element, indicating sources of data, assumptions used and any other methodology or analysis.

  • Develop project closeout documentation. Ensure that all project costs have been accurately captured and reported for site engineering use.

Employer requires Bachelor’s Degree or foreign equivalent in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or other directly related field of study; plus 10 years of experience in the offered position or other closely related positions. Alternatively, employer will accept Master's Degree or foreign equivalent in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or other directly related field of study; plus 8 years of experience in the offered position or closely related positions. Experience may be concurrent. May work remotely from home. Must be willing to travel domestically to various client offices (25-50%).

Place of Work

Hybrid

Requisition ID

R341250

Job Type

Full Time

Application Instructions

Apply online at https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-states/careers

How this job compares

Set against the 2,665 open Project Controls jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$166–195K/yr
  • New Jersey median$90–159K/yr35 salary ranges
  • US median$90–159K/yr1,992 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $180K, is 51% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($120K) — in the top quarter of Project Controls salary ranges in New Jersey.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Project Controls jobs in New Jersey and 2,665 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Project Controls postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,394 postings).
Education
803 of the 2,665 open Project Controls jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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