Director - Cost Management

About the role

As a Director at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset, and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us, lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

Responsibilities

• Grow the Advanced Manufacturing/Semiconductor division, managing a team of employees, including hiring, training, and performance management.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including clients, partners, and other organizations.
• Serve as a DE&I leader by being a voice for marginalized groups and create a safe and equitable working environment for everyone.
• Understand and advocate for the Linesight culture—encouraging clarity, candor, and openness at all levels.
• Manage and develop key accounts with major corporations that have significant capex and global presence.
• Achieve revenue targets, manage team costs, and meet business gross margin requirements.
• Provide regular reports to senior management on account performance, including financial performance, customer satisfaction, and other key metrics.
• Participate in Regional Senior Leadership Team meetings, providing input on initiatives and business strategy.
• Advocate and implement the highest standards of Health and Safety in everything we do.
• Advocate for innovation, engaging in global initiatives to deliver process automation, design, and data gathering.
• Act with integrity and conduct yourself in a proper, professional, and responsible manner.
• Understand and implement strict client confidentiality policies and continuously communicate these requirements to employees.
• Collaborate with E/VPs to develop and execute a regional strategy that aligns with the overall goals and objectives of the organization.
• Partner with the Linesight marketing team to develop and implement regional strategies that promote brand awareness and deliver the best ROI for the business.
• Partner with the Linesight talent acquisition team to develop a pipeline of local talent in the region.
• Partner with HR to ensure all staff hired in the region have a best-in-class onboarding experience.
• Advocate for attendance in the office and engage with and support all staff on a regular basis.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in construction/project management with increasing levels of leadership and people management.
• A degree or comparable experience in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or another construction-related discipline.
• Experience in Advanced Manufacturing and/or Semiconductor and/or large-scale industrial/mission-critical projects.
• Preferred: Cost, scheduling, and project controls experience within this market, as well as experience supporting US projects.
• PMP and LEED AP qualified or on the path to completing it (support provided).
• Passion for building a global team and developing employees through mentoring, coaching, and training on new techniques.
• Ability to thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.

Work Environment

This opportunity is open to remote or hybrid standards. If local to one of our US offices, the preferred candidate will be comfortable with a hybrid schedule of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote. If non-local, this will be a full-time remote opportunity that will require frequent travel to regional offices or project sites as needed.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $225,000.00–$250,000.00 USD, with actual salary offered dependent upon experience, education, and skillset. The role is bonus eligible.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. We’re different—our fresh thinking and focus on what matters have led to our evolution. We work in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies, delivering major projects that contribute to a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal-opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organization, accessible to all, based on a safe culture that enables all our people to be their true selves. We understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and the better our work will be. We ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application.