Workspire · 1 day ago
Director of Project Controls
Denver Metropolitan Area
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $240K/yr
13+ years expWorkspire is partnering with a nationally scaled industrial infrastructure services organization seeking a senior leader to establish and lead enterprise project controls strategy. The Director of Project Controls will be responsible for building best in class controls across the project lifecycle and ensuring alignment between project execution and financial performance.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Joseph Fischer
Responsibilities
Establish, implement, train, and audit project controls standards across the organization
Serve as subject matter expert supporting project teams and regional leadership
Drive alignment between project execution, financial performance, and reporting discipline
Lead and mentor project controls personnel and centralized support resources
Partner with sales leadership to enforce opportunity tracking standards
Support lead handoff processes from qualification through estimating engagement
Ensure bid data integrity and win rate tracking visibility
Review estimating workflows and contribute risk, productivity, and costing feedback
Participate in bid reviews to ensure alignment with historical production and margin expectations
Support development of regional rate structures and cost benchmarks
Develop, train, and audit SOPs across: Project setup including budgeting and accounting interface, Execution planning and work plan discipline, Scheduling, costing, and production tracking, Procurement coordination and long lead planning, Document and contract management, Change order governance, Forecasting and financial reporting, Customer invoicing discipline, Closeout execution including punch lists, demobilization, and postmortems, Ensure regional compliance with established standards and reporting cadence, Direct creation of job records and lessons learned documentation
Maintain oversight supporting margin performance targets across service lines
Monitor accrual discipline and billing timeliness
Develop new KPI frameworks tied to training progression and audit pass rates
Guide project teams toward measurable execution improvement
Support labor and equipment leveling initiatives
Contribute to capital planning visibility where required
Provide escalation support to projects experiencing margin or client challenges
Participate in strategic client interactions when beneficial
Qualification
Required
13+ years of industrial construction or infrastructure project experience
4+ years serving as a Project Manager or similar leadership role
Deep familiarity with project controls across full lifecycle delivery
Experience implementing or auditing execution standards across multiple teams
Strong financial and margin performance awareness
Experience with job costing platforms such as HeavyJob or comparable systems
Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Primavera P6 or equivalent
Experience with accounting integration platforms such as Viewpoint or similar
Exposure to estimating platforms such as HeavyBid or equivalent
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
Strong technical writing and documentation capability
OSHA 30 or equivalent safety training
Valid driver's license and ability to travel as required
Demonstrated leadership presence, humility, and collaborative mindset
Benefits
Comprehensive Benefits
Company
Workspire
Workspire is a specialized recruitment firm dedicated to connecting top-tier professionals with industry-leading companies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC), Environmental, and Data Center sectors.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase