Financial Project Controller

WSP Canada; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Real balance

Growth opportunities

Job summary

WSP Canada is seeking a Project Controller to join our Remediation Program Management team in Edmonton, Calgary or Saskatoon. You will support delivery by managing budgets, forecasts, costs, and project performance while collaborating with PMs and accountants.

Responsibilities include variance analysis, KPI tracking, governance coordination, and ensuring financial health across multiple Canadian projects. This role offers growth within a leading national firm.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in accounting/finance, business administration, or other related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project controls, project finance, cost control, scheduling, or project management support.
• Experience supporting small to large projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project management/reporting tools.
• Familiarity with Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and schedules.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and project performance against approved baselines.
• Perform variance analysis and identify discrepancies between planned and actual performance.
• Support project setup, planning, estimating, and resource forecasting activities.
• Prepare and maintain project performance reports, dashboards, and status updates.
• Assist with tracking of project KPIs.
• Coordinate project review meetings and support project governance processes.
• Monitor project risks, issues, and changes, ensuring appropriate escalation when required.
• Review work-in-progress (WIP), accounts receivable, invoicing status, and project financial health.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Project Accountants to update forecasts and implement corrective actions.
• Support budget re-baselining, change management processes, and project closeout activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational project controls procedures and financial controls.

Skills

Project controls

Project finance

Cost control

Scheduling

Excel proficiency

Smartsheet

Education

Post-secondary diploma/degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

What if you could redefine what's possible? With us, you can.

You want Purpose. Growth. Opportunity. People who get it.

We are the home of ambitious, passionate, and innovative world shapers.

With an unmatched breadth and depth of engineering, advisory and science-based expertise, our global minds unite to power local solutions. We are pathfinders and impact makers.

We are Visioneers. We are WSP.

The Opportunity

Your Impact Starts Here

Are you ready to tackle some of the most complex and rewarding challenges in the industry? In this role, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with brilliant minds and contribute to high-profile projects that are changing the landscape of our world.

WSP's RPM team is one of the most established and exciting teams in Canada. The team consists of environmental technicians, project coordinators, project managers, technical experts, and qualified professionals. We have been providing contaminated site program management services to the worlds most technically focused companies for over 15 years. We consistently have backlog of 9 to 12 months and provide growth opportunities for our high performing team members. We specialize in health and safety, Phase I/II ESAs, risk assessment and remediation. Our team takes on the biggest Canadian projects from coast to coast to coast. The projects range in type, size and complexity, and the successful candidate will be able to utilize the team strengths to manage a large amount of field work efficiently and effectively.

WSP has a new opportunity for a Project Controller to join our Remediation Program Management team based in Edmonton, Calgary or Saskatoon area. The Project Controller will support the successful delivery of projects by providing oversight of project cost, schedule, forecasting, risk, and performance reporting. The Project Controller works closely with Project Managers, Project Accountants, and project teams to ensure projects remain on track, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.

Your Impact

• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and schedules.
• Monitor cost, schedule, and project performance against approved baselines.
• Perform variance analysis and identify discrepancies between planned and actual performance.
• Support project setup, planning, estimating, and resource forecasting activities.
• Prepare and maintain project performance reports, dashboards, and status updates.
• Assist with tracking of project KPIs.
• Coordinate project review meetings and support project governance processes.
• Monitor project risks, issues, and changes, ensuring appropriate escalation when required.
• Review work-in-progress (WIP), accounts receivable, invoicing status, and project financial health.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Project Accountants to update forecasts and implement corrective actions.
• Support budget re-baselining, change management processes, and project closeout activities.
• Ensure compliance with organizational project controls procedures and financial controls.

The Skills That Set You Apart

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in accounting/finance, business administration, or other related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project controls, project finance, cost control, scheduling, or project management support. Preferably in the environmental consulting industry.
• Experience supporting small to large projects.
  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project management/reporting tools.
  
• Familiarity with Smartsheet.
  

Why choose WSP?

We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. The brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe call WSP home.

• Proudly Canadian - we are a Top 100 Employer in Canada for 2026
• A global community of brilliant minds - your next idea, mentor, or opportunity is always within reach.
• Limitless opportunities start here. Whether it's across the country or around the globe, we'll help you tailor your role to match your ambition-because your growth drives ours.
• Flexible work, real balance - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours.

Compensation

AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YK: $ 50,500 - $ 66,800

MB & ON: $ 46,000 - $ 63,400

NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $ 45,600 - $ 60,500

Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.

Make Your Mark with WSP

#WSP_RPM At WSP, we exist to shape communities to advance humanity.

It's why we bring people together who are wired to solve complex challenges - engineers, scientists, advisors, and technical experts who are driven by a common passion - to redefine what's possible and shape what comes next. We are Visioneers.

As one of the world's leading professional services firms, we partner with clients across transportation, infrastructure, environment, buildings, energy, water, mining and metals. We pair deep local knowledge with global insights to pioneer solutions designed to leave a lasting, positive impact.

At WSP, you'll join a community of brilliant minds that push boundaries every day - applying deep expertise and fuelling innovation to help create a more connected and resilient future. Here, your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work. We empower our people to collaborate across disciplines, challenge the status quo, and shape a career with purpose.

Join us.

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. Full details here .

Some safety-sensitive positions involve fieldwork and may include 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.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Full details here .