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Lead, Project Controls (Estimating)

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119K-140K Annually
Senior level
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Hiring Remotely in United States
119K-140K Annually
Senior level
Leads project controls for complex capital projects, coordinating cost estimating and schedule workstreams. Interfaces with clients, analysts, and schedulers; identifies cost and schedule risks; supports reporting and delivery oversight; and ensures compliance with project controls standards. Requires expertise in cost and schedule management software, strong communication skills, and experience across design, construction, and testing phases in a complex matrixed environment.
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Job Title

Lead, Project Controls (Estimating)

Job Description Summary

Acts as the project controls lead for large or high-risk projects. Responsible for coordinating cost and schedule activities and serving as the primary point of contact for project-level controls delivery.

Job Description



Essential Job Duties

  • Lead cost, estimating, and/or schedule workstreams on complex projects.
  • Coordinate inputs from analysts and schedulers.
  • Interface directly with client stakeholders.
  • Identify and communicate cost and schedule risks.
  • Support Managers with reporting and delivery oversight.
  • Ensure alignment with project controls standards.

Education/Experience/Training

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related field.
  • Eight or more years of related experience in working as a cost or schedule management expert on capital projects, including design, construction and testing phases.
  • Direct experience working on teams within a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Expertise using cost and schedule management software.
  • Experience within one or more of the following industries required: construction, life sciences, data centers, industrial or related technical field.
  • Must possess exemplary communication skills – both oral and written.




Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.


The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.


The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.


The compensation for the position is: $ 119,000.00 - $140,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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