Job Description

Job Category: Project and Program Management
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The Opportunity:
As a Project Controls Specialist with us, you'll be part of our dynamic team, providing essential project controls services to multiple project delivery teams and projects.
Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.
#WeAreWSP
What you can expect to do here:

• As a Project Controls Specialist with us, you will provide essential project controls services to multiple project delivery teams and projects.
• You will leverage your in-depth understanding of operational issues to support the project team, assisting with compiling and regularly updating forecasts to ensure project completion.
• Your expertise in Earned Value Management (EVM) and progress measurement will be crucial as you perform regular earned value analysis to monitor project health and highlight variances.
• You will be responsible for preparing and assessing the accuracy of internal and external project reports, managing and maintaining an accurate and up-to-date project budget and performance metrics. Additionally, you will manage subconsultants, including handling proposals, agreements, invoices, schedules, and deliverables. Your role will involve evaluating current project status to ensure the most accurate forecasts and inclusion of all cost categories.
• Developing controls to ensure adherence to client and corporate procedures, you will be active in continuous improvement. You will manage the change process, including preparing change orders and maintaining change logs. Your responsibilities will also include developing, tracking, and monitoring budgets, providing regular forecasts, and proactively identifying potential variations.
• You will coordinate with Finance, ensuring clear communication to maintain accurate budgets in the system and timely invoicing. Reviewing project deliverables to ensure requirements are fulfilled, you will attend internal and client meetings as required, maintaining communications with clients and project teams. Understanding contract documents and agreements will enable you to identify tasks and client requests that are within or out of scope.
• Working with a national team across different time zones, you will demonstrate adaptability and flexibility, managing deadlines, changes, and multiple projects or tasks simultaneously.
• Provide Project Controls service to multiple project delivery teams and multiple projects.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Intermediate Cost Analyst with 5-7 years of relevant experience in Project Controls; with experience as cost analyst.

• Scheduling experience using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project knowledge is an asset

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Outlook.

• Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadlines, manage change. Work on several projects or tasks at once
• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills

• Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) experience and knowledge is an asset

• Post-secondary diploma or degree (project management, finance or business preferred)

Posting closing on 07-18-2025
About Us:
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.
We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.
At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:
Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.
Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).
WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.
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