Project Controls Specialist

4 weeks ago

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States WSP Full time

Project Controls Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at WSP USA as a Project Controls Specialist. As a key member of our Transportation and Infrastructure team, you 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.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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.

Requirements:

  • 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.

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.

Why WSP:

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. We provide 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

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.

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.

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