Project Controls Manager

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking Project Controls Managers to join our Project Controls group. These positions are based in Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA.

You Impact

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of project controls professionals.

• Oversight of Finance, Schedule, and Document monitoring and controls

• Create schedules to support Program and Project activities.

• Review, monitor and control contractor and consultant schedules.

• Timely identification and analysis of Cost and Scheduling issues and make recommendations to resolve to the Program Manager

• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, financial reports, and other financial projections.

• Create/maintain financial models to track and allocate costs.

• Prepare and track acquisition packages for reimbursement.

• Develop regular progress reports for the Program Manager and Program Management Office (PMO)

• Demonstrate professional acumen in executive level settings.

• Administer a Cost Management System

• Develop and manage implementation of project controls processes including detailed change management processes and reporting.

• Analyze various business case scenarios and provide recommendations.

• Prepare memos, reports, briefings, proposals, and other client deliverables that include spreadsheets, complex graphs, charts, and tables.

• Provide oversight of vendor selection, progress of contractors, progress reports, change orders, completion of punch lists, project completion and review of close out documents.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline desired, but not required with applicable experience

• Project Management, schedule or cost management training or certification through Project Management Institute (PMI) or American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE) or other relevant industry organizations.

• Experience in transportation and transit industry.

• 12 years' experience in Financial Controls, Finance, or Accounting, and Scheduling including experience leading a team of professionals.

• Experience in establishing project control systems and procedures and developing project reports and documentation

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills.

• Confident self-starter with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment.

• Attention to detail and organization while working in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines and produce project deliverables.

• Ability to build and sustain relationships with team members, contractors, and clients.

• Skilled at building and sustaining relationships with all stakeholders.

• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written

• Ability to prioritize workload and deliverables.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint, Adobe Design and Publisher

• Proficient in Microsoft Projects and other Scheduling Software

Compensation and Benefits:

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career

Expected Salary: $197,190 - $240,220

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.