Project Controls Analyst

WSP; Calgary; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Project Control Analyst in Calgary to manage financial and project activities. This role involves supporting project execution, mentorship opportunities, and contributing to a collaborative culture that emphasizes inclusion and professional development. Candidates should have a strong background in project management and financial oversight.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee-focused benefits

Flexible work options

Mentorship and skills development programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in the construction/engineering industry preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and manage costs, efficiency, and quality requirements.
• Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on project costs and performance.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly progress reports.

Skills

Adaptability

Time Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Post-secondary diploma or degree in project management, finance or business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Job description

The Opportunity:

As a Project Control Analyst in our Land Development & Municipal Engineering group, you will play a crucial role in supporting the execution of project activities, including financial management, project management, and monthly reporting. This position offers you the opportunity to apply your education and experience to a portfolio of projects, where you will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain high standards of quality.

You will benefit from mentorship and skills development programs designed to fast-track your professional growth. This role provides a pathway to becoming a proficient Project Control Analyst with the potential to achieve a PMP or CAPM designation.

This position is located at either our Calgary or Edmonton offices.

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Provide guidance and management advice impacting cost, efficiency, compliance, service, and quality;
• Exercise independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues and matters of significance, requiring analysis of variable factors and determining the best course of action;
• Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on projects to verify the planned value, actual cost, earned value, and assess impacts for changes to baseline/estimates and new forecasted dates/performance;
• Manage baseline budgets and work breakdown structures to manage hours and expenditure;
• Manage the change process by proactively identifying potential variations; preparing change orders and maintaining change logs;
• Coordinate with WSP’s Finance team, communicate clear instructions to ensure budgets are correctly maintained in the system and invoicing is completed accurately and in a timely manner;
• Attend internal meetings as required and maintain communications with project teams;
• Implement and execute project controls plans to support contractual requirements of a project;
• Support baseline budgets and work breakdown structures to manage hours and expenditure;
• Assess impacts for changes to baseline / estimates and new forecasted dates / performance;
• Identify, communicate, resolve, and record deviations from current plan, including items that have potential for future impact within project scope;
• Prepare and coordinate monthly progress reports;

What you’ll bring to WSP:

• Post-secondary diploma or degree (project management, finance or business preferred);
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience;
• Previous relevant experience in construction / engineering industry is an asset;
• Adaptability and flexibility including ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change;
• Ability to multi-task, work on several projects or tasks at once, manage time, organize, and set priorities;
• Ability to quickly identify and understand project issues and opportunities and proactively provide options for solutions;
• Strong interpersonal skills as the role requires continuous interaction with team members;
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal, including report writing, editing and proofreading abilities;
• Microsoft Excel skills are required and MS Project skills are an asset;
• Earned Value Management (EVM) knowledge is an asset;
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and/or MS Project skills are an asset;