Project Controls Specialist

This Opportunity 

 

WSP USA is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Transportation and Infrastructure team. The position will be based out of WSP’s Minneapolis, Minnesota office and support client programs both locally and nationally.

 

This position will be responsible for providing technical support and consultation for multiple project control functions including scheduling, estimating, cost control, document control and project management information systems. This position supports the technical aspect of project development and delivery in transportation, rail and transit and infrastructure functional areas. The Project Controls Specialist applies advanced project controls techniques to maintain scope, schedule and cost controls across large programs.  As the local project controls practice grows, you will be asked to mentor, direct, and oversee the work of earlier career staff. 

 

Our ideal candidate has strong technical capabilities, advanced client relationship skills, a commitment to quality, and a desire to expand our market offerings. This position will support across multiple projects/program and business lines, coordinate with our national project controls professionals and assist in growth of our local project controls practice to meet the needs of our client’s programs.

 

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. It is an exciting time to join our team - Come join us and help shape the future!

 

Envision. Inspire. Transform. With us, you can!

Your Impact

• Support Project Manager and Project Controls Manager for all matters relating to planning/scheduling, cost/budget control, change management and scope/change control and estimating for assigned projects 
• Resolve issues and provide consistency between the scheduling, cost control, and scope/change control functions and deliverables
• Work with project controls team, covering scheduling, cost estimating, document control, and change management
• Prepare construction cost estimates utilizing contractor style estimates using labor, materials and equipment during design and for construction change orders
• Review and assess monthly progress schedule updates on active projects and advise client on disposition of the progress schedule update
• Develop and prepare project control reports with corrective action plans when required
• Assist in the development of project controls dashboards and reporting methods
• Monitor progress and calculate performance metrics, analyze and report variances to plan based on predetermined variance thresholds

 

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, construction management or related field 
• 7+ years of relevant experience working on major infrastructure programs 
• Project Management, schedule or cost management certification through PMI or AACEi
• Project Controls experience working as client's agent providing program management or construction management services
• Knowledge of and experience in schedule preparation, schedule integration and schedule critical path
• Knowledge of cost management systems and practices
• Experience in scope/change management and claims mitigation and forensic analysis
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies
• Performs other duties as assigned

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota or ability to obtain within 3 months
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) development, implementation and analysis
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerBI, SharePoint)
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 / Microsoft Project a plus

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