Position Overview
The National Construction Director of Major Projects will serve as the executive leader overseeing a nationwide portfolio of regional megaprojects across data centers, pharmaceutical manufacturing, high鈥憈ech industrial facilities, and semiconductor programs. This role provides strategic direction, governance, and executive oversight to four Regional Major Projects Directors, ensuring consistent delivery excellence, commercial performance, and technical integrity across all major capital programs.
The role will be accountable for enterprise鈥憀evel program strategy, client relationships, risk management, and organizational capability building. This is a highly visible leadership role requiring deep megaproject experience, strong commercial and technical acumen, and the ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams across complex, fast鈥憄aced environments. Ability to travel nationwide, frequently, is required.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Leadership & Portfolio Governance
Lead the nationwide Major Projects organization, overseeing four Regional Major Projects Directors and their respective megaproject portfolios.
Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, delivery standards, and performance metrics across all regions.
Drive alignment between regional delivery teams and enterprise strategy, ensuring consistency in execution, reporting, and risk management.
Serve as the senior escalation point for program issues, commercial challenges, and strategic decision鈥憁aking.
Program Strategy & Delivery Excellence
Shape and execute the long鈥憈erm strategy for delivering multi鈥慴illion鈥慸ollar capital programs across mission鈥慶ritical sectors.
Ensure predictable outcomes across schedule, cost, quality, safety, and operational readiness.
Oversee integration of engineering, construction, commissioning, project controls, and commercial functions across all megaprojects.
Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and best鈥憄ractice adoption across the Major Projects organization.
Client & Stakeholder Engagement
Act as the executive sponsor for key national clients in data center, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Lead executive鈥憀evel communication, steering committees, and strategic alignment sessions with clients and partners.
Build long鈥憈erm relationships that support repeat business, program expansion, and enterprise growth.
Commercial & Financial Oversight
Oversee commercial strategy, contracting models, procurement planning, and financial governance across all regional portfolios.
Ensure robust cost control, forecasting, change management, and claims mitigation processes.
Partner with finance, legal, and executive leadership to safeguard commercial performance and contractual compliance.
Risk, Compliance & Technical Assurance
Provide executive oversight of program鈥憀evel risk identification, mitigation, and reporting.
Ensure compliance with regulatory, environmental, and industry鈥憇pecific requirements across all regions.
Support technical governance, QA/QC, and commissioning strategies to ensure high鈥憆eliability outcomes for mission鈥慶ritical facilities.
Leadership, Talent & Organizational Development
Lead, mentor, and develop Regional Major Projects Directors and senior program leaders.
Build organizational capability through talent development, succession planning, and recruitment of top-tier program leadership.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and delivery excellence.
Turner & Townsend
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