Remote Program Management Jobs in Cicero, IL (NOW HIRING)

Remote (EST Hours) | Contract-to-Hire (90 Days) Location: Fully Remote (U.S.) | Client based in North Carolina

Our client, a leading technology company, is investing over $500M in capital projects across a large corporate campus environment. We are seeking a Program Integration & Controls Director to serve as the central coordination point across multiple concurrent construction and infrastructure projects.

This is not a traditional scheduler role. The ideal candidate will bring deep program controls expertise, construction project management experience, and the ability to identify risks, dependencies, and logistical conflicts across a portfolio of projects before they impact cost, schedule, or operations.

You will act as an extension of the owner's PMO, providing executive-level visibility into project performance, schedule integration, risk management, and cross-project coordination.

• Develop and maintain an integrated master program schedule across multiple active campus projects.
• Identify and manage dependencies, interfaces, risks, and conflicts between concurrent construction and infrastructure initiatives.
• Lead program-level schedule reviews and validate project assumptions, milestones, and critical path activities.
• Create and maintain program controls tools including:
  • Risk Registers
  • Dependency Registers
  • Interface Logs
  • Decision Logs
  • Milestone Trackers
  • Executive Dashboards
• Assess project impacts and communicate risks, mitigation plans, and recovery options to leadership.
• Facilitate coordination meetings with project teams, contractors, vendors, facilities, IT, and other stakeholders.
• Support executive reporting by translating detailed project information into clear, actionable insights.
• Monitor project readiness, resource constraints, operational impacts, and schedule health across the campus portfolio.

• 15+ years of experience in construction, program controls, project management, or capital program delivery.
• Experience managing complex, multi-project portfolios in a corporate campus, commercial, healthcare, manufacturing, or similarly complex environment.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Program Controls
  • Schedule Management
  • Risk Management
  • Capital Project Delivery
  • Stakeholder Management
• Ability to identify downstream schedule and operational impacts across interconnected projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining risk registers and executive-level reporting.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to challenge assumptions and drive accountability across teams.

• Experience working for a General Contractor.
• Commercial construction experience.
• PMP certification.
• Advanced CPM scheduling knowledge (Primavera P6 experience is a plus, but not required).

• A single, trusted view of program schedules, milestones, and risks.
• Proactive identification of conflicts before they become schedule delays or cost impacts.
• Clear executive reporting that supports informed decision-making.
• Effective coordination across multiple projects, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Consistent risk management and dependency tracking throughout the program lifecycle.

• Remote: Fully remote; candidates may reside anywhere in the U.S.
• Hours: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM or 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Aurora, IL.

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $55.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

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