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Project Controls Manager

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Job Summary

Seasoned Project Controls Manager leading cost, schedule, risk and reporting for large-scale programs. Builds and enforces program-wide controls, dashboards (Power BI), and governance in collaboration with clients and PMs. Acts as primary controls contact, delivering transparent reporting, proactive cost control, and data-driven insights to leadership while coordinating across engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time · Permanent

Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Seniority: Manager level

Key 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 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.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 130,000 - 175,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement SavingsParental Leave

Key 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.
•Experience with dashboard reporting.
•Extensive knowledge of cost estimating methodologies, cost control techniques, and schedule management best practices.
•Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal skills to deal with a high-pressure environment.

Experience:7-10 yearsConstructionEngineeringInfrastructure

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingTeamworkAnalytical thinking

Languages:English

Tech Stack:Power BIExcelMicrosoft Office

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

WSP

Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.

Industry: Professional Services

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Montreal, Canada

Founded: 1959

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