Project Controls Manager

WSP is an engineering and professional services firm serving communities through engineering, planning, technical advisory, and construction management services. The company is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead program-wide cost, schedule, risk, reporting, governance, financial controls, dashboards, forecasting, and change control activities.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the Project Controls function across the program, ensuring effective integration of cost, schedule, risk, and reporting disciplines to support program objectives
• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of program-wide project controls processes, procedures, governance frameworks, and systems in collaboration with the client and Program Manager
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all project controls matters, aligning closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure consistency and transparency in reporting and controls
• Develop and oversee enterprise-level dashboards (e.g., Power BI) to monitor program cost, schedule, and performance health and provide real-time insights into key performance indicators (KPIs), risk exposure, trends, and variances
• Establish and enforce robust cost control procedures across all projects and program elements, enabling proactive tracking of budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and identification of cost optimization opportunities
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to evaluate design and execution options, providing strategic recommendations to improve cost-effectiveness and value delivery
• Integrate cost and schedule management practices, ensuring accurate earned value management (EVM), performance measurement, and predictive analytics across the program lifecycle
• Provide clear, timely, and actionable reports and presentations on cost and schedule performance to senior leadership, stakeholders, and the client, enabling data-driven decision-making
• Chair and contribute to project and program-level meetings focused on risk, change control, performance, and strategic planning, ensuring alignment with controls best practices
• Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial reporting across all work packages and subprojects, including roll-up reports, cash flow analysis, and funding status
• Monitor funding allocations and procurement plans to ensure alignment with approved budgets and program funding strategies
• Manage the program’s change control processes, including assessment of cost and schedule impacts of proposed changes, and provide guidance on mitigation strategies
• Oversee the preparation and validation of program estimates, budgets, forecasts, cost trends, and estimates to complete (ETC), ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and funding profiles

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or equivalent
• 7-10 years of combined field and office project controls experience involving large-scale projects
• Ability to work in a hybrid office/field environment and must be a self-starter
• Experience with dashboard reporting
• Extensive knowledge of cost estimating methodologies, cost control techniques, and schedule management best practices
• Ability to interface with clients and participate in business development initiatives
• Expert ability with Microsoft Office Suite primarily Excel
• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment
• The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States
• Candidates with advanced degrees or professional certifications and accreditations in Engineering, Construction Management and related fields are preferred