Director of Project Controls, Mission Critcal

Director Of Project Controls

Ryan Companies is seeking a Director of Project Controls to join our rapidly growing Mission Critical Data Center construction team in Minnesota! This individual will be responsible for developing, documenting, and deploying standardized project and field operations systems tailored to hyperscale and mission-critical clients. The ideal candidate combines deep construction operations knowledge with strong systems thinking and change management skills.

This is a strategic role focused on establishing operational excellence, advancing digital tools, and enabling scalable, consistent delivery across multi-site programs. Your impact will directly contribute to enabling repeatable, high-performance execution and building a trusted delivery platform for our most sophisticated clients.

This role supports and enhances Mission Critical's specialized project performance tools, ensuring accurate, real-time reporting for internal teams and clients. Serving as the primary support contact for preconstruction and construction phases, the role collaborates with internal teams - construction, leadership, shared services, and Operational Excellence (OpEx) - and external tech partners to drive performance and process improvement. The position also acts as a key resource for thought leadership, tool optimization, and reporting best practices.

Some things you can expect to do :

• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) for project management, field execution, and reporting workflows. Specific focus on documenting, maintaining, and building integrations and reporting for progress tracking in the Smartsheet application.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across preconstruction, client, and field teams to train, adopt, and embed best practices.
• Work with project teams to provide client-facing progress reporting and actionable insights against internal and external benchmarks.
• Proactively identify and reduce risk points in MC construction operations.
• Identify gaps in current systems and drive the selection, customization, and deployment of technology tools (e.g., scheduling platforms, cost controls, reporting dashboards, digital commissioning tools).
• Work with Technology and software vendors to build or adapt tools for real-time field reporting, productivity tracking, and change management.
• Champion integrations across Procore, Oracle Primavera, BIM / VDC platforms, Power BI, and other enterprise systems.
• Lead the rollout of new systems and tools through structured change programs.
• Develop and deliver training programs (in concert with L&D), user guides, and onboarding sessions for internal teams and trade partners.
• Establish an ongoing support model for troubleshooting, feedback loops, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with our central Operational Excellence (OpEx) team to assess which SOPs may be applicable to non-MC operations.
• Set up and manage project performance dashboards across cost, schedule, productivity, and safety incident metrics.
• Facilitate periodic audits and retrospectives to track adherence and impact of standards.
• Roll out new processes based on applied lessons learned from prior experience.
• Partner with leadership to inform project health reviews and executive updates.
• Build and lead a centralized Project Controls team that supports multiple client programs simultaneously.
• Recruit, onboard, and mentor cost and schedule analysts and controls engineers.
• Define team workflows, expectations, and resource allocation models based on project scale and client complexity.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, data accuracy, and client responsiveness.
• Act as the senior escalation point for project controls issues across field teams and client interfaces.

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Eligibility : Positions require verification of employment eligibility to work in the U.S.

Compensation : The salary range is $130,000 to $194,000. The salary base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission and / or an incentive program.

Benefits : Competitive Salary, Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits, Retirement and Savings Benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Educational Assistance, Paid Time Off (PTO), Parenting Benefits, Long-term Disability, Ryan Foundation charitable matching funds, Paid Time for Volunteer Events.

Ryan Companies is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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