Cost Controls Specialist

WSP
San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Austin
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Communication skills","Coordination skills"]

Support WSP’s Project Controls team for Power & Energy capital projects, including transmission line and substation work. Own project cost control processes: develop budgets/forecasts, track cash flows, commitments, accruals, change orders, invoices, and cost coding. Perform variance and trend analysis with earned value management support, and deliver recurring executive-level cost reporting and dashboards. Collaborate with project managers, finance, schedulers, contractors, and clients using PMIS tools like EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, and e-Builder.

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Job Summary

Support WSP’s Project Controls team for Power & Energy capital projects, including transmission line and substation work. Own project cost control processes: develop budgets/forecasts, track cash flows, commitments, accruals, change orders, invoices, and cost coding. Perform variance and trend analysis with earned value management support, and deliver recurring executive-level cost reporting and dashboards. Collaborate with project managers, finance, schedulers, contractors, and clients using PMIS tools like EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, and e-Builder.
Location: San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Austin
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, maintain, and monitor project cost control processes for transmission line, substation, and related Power & Energy projects.
  • •Prepare and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash flows, cost reports, accruals, commitments, and financial projections to support project performance tracking.
  • •Track actual costs, commitments, contingency, change orders, invoices, and cost coding to enable timely and reliable cost management.
  • •Conduct cost variance analysis, trend analysis, and earned value management support to identify cost risks and recommend corrective actions.
  • •Use cost management and PMIS platforms (e.g., EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, e-Builder) to manage budgets, forecasts, commitments, change orders, invoices, and cost reporting; produce regular cost reports and executive dashboards.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionDisabilityLife InsuranceRetirement Savings

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent cost controls/project controls experience).
  • •5–7 years of experience in cost controls, project controls, finance, or related functions on capital projects, preferably Power & Energy or utility infrastructure programs.
  • •Intermediate hands-on experience with forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis, cost reporting, cash flow tracking, commitments, accruals, and change control.
  • •Experience with cost management, ERP, and PMIS tools such as EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, e-Builder, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or similar platforms.
  • •Working knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost forecasting, budget baselines, cost coding structures, trend analysis, and project financial controls.
Experience:5-7 yearsPower & energyUtility infrastructureCapital projects
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Analytical skillsCommunication skillsCoordination skills
Tech Stack:EcoSysProcoreOracleE-BuilderAutodesk Construction CloudEarned value managementERPPMIS

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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