Global Program Manager, Construction Programs

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and commission/bonus plan
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
• On-the-job/cross-training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What You Will Do

The Global Program Manager, Construction Programs, provides program-level governance, oversight, and reporting for a portfolio of active construction projects across multiple regions. This role focuses on integrated scheduling, financial governance, risk management, and executive-ready visibility rather than direct, start-to-finish project execution.

The ideal candidate delivers data-driven insights, aligns cross-project activities, and enables timely decision-making by executives and sponsors.

How You Will Do It

• Program governance and framework: establish and maintain the program management framework, including Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), work breakdown structure (WBS), change control, risk and issue management, and standardized reporting templates.
• Integrated schedule management: own and continuously refine the IMS across all active projects; identify cross-project dependencies, critical paths, and milestones; maintain schedule integrity and provide cross-project schedule dashboards.
• Portfolio risk and issue management: maintain a program-level risk/issue register, develop mitigation plans, track risk trends, and escalate critical concerns to executives as needed.
• Financial governance across the portfolio: consolidate budgets and baselines, forecast as-built vs. forecasted spend, perform cost-to-complete analyses, apply Earned Value Management (EVM) at the program level, manage procurement strategy, and oversee major contract changes impacting multiple projects.
• Reporting and analytics: design and deliver executive dashboards and cadence for monthly/quarterly program reviews; provide trend analysis, variance explanations, scenario planning, and data-driven recommendations.
• Stakeholder and governance management: coordinate with owners, sponsors, design teams, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, vendors, regulators, and internal leadership; facilitate governance forums and provide clear, concise status updates.
• Interface and integration management: ensure constructability alignment, consistency of standards, BIM coordination, and alignment with commissioning and handover requirements across all sites.
• Resource and PMO coordination: allocate program controls resources (scheduling, cost, risk, reporting) across projects; monitor overall capacity; enable cross-project knowledge transfer and standard methodologies.
• Quality, safety, and compliance oversight at the portfolio level: promote safety culture and regulatory compliance across sites; align QA/QC approaches and metrics.
• Change management at the program level: evaluate scope changes that impact multiple projects; coordinate with design and procurement to quantify schedule and cost impacts; maintain cross-project change logs.
• Benefits realization and handover readiness: ensure programs deliver intended operational readiness, complete closeout documentation, warranties, and capture lessons learned for future programs.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 8 + years of construction project management experience; 5+ years in program or portfolio oversight, preferably with global or multi-region exposure.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Demonstrated experience governing multi-project capital programs with complex stakeholders and global considerations.
• Proficiency in program controls and scheduling tools (Primavera P6 and/or MS Project), EVM, risk management, cost management, and reporting.
• Strong financial acumen: budgeting, forecasting, cost-to-complete analyses, procurement strategy, and change control at the program level.
• Experience with BIM coordination, design-build concepts, and construction technology platforms (e.g., Procore, PlanGrid, Tableau/Power BI for dashboards).
• Thorough knowledge of building codes, safety regulations (OSHA), quality standards, and regulatory permitting processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills; ability to operate effectively with executives and cross-functional teams across time zones.
• Strong analytical mindset; ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights and actions.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities in a program-analytic context.
• Resilient leader who can manage ambiguity, drive accountability, and influence across functions.
• Collaborative, with the ability to mentor and align diverse teams and interfaces.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of presenting to executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving, conflict resolution, and decision-making aptitude.
• Willingness to travel globally as program needs dictate (e.g., 25–40%).

Preferred

• LEED AP or other sustainability certifications; experience with energy-efficient or greenfield/retrofit projects.
• PMI certifications and/or Program Management Professional (PgMP) or equivalent experience.
• Experience with modular/prefabricated construction and alternative delivery methods (design-build, design-assist).
• Industry sector experience in healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, or public sector programs.
• Background in PMO setup, governance, and maturity improvement across multi-site programs.