Senior Project Controls Analyst

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

Job summary

A leading Canadian engineering consulting firm is seeking a Senior Project Control Analyst in Ottawa. You will support project activities, manage financial planning, and ensure alignment with project goals. Ideal candidates will have a degree in finance or project management, along with 7-12 years of relevant experience. This role offers competitive pay, flexible work options, and a focus on inclusion and collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Comprehensive benefits

Employee wellness platform

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of relevant experience in project control analysis.
• Previous experience in engineering industry is an asset.
• Ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity, and change.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to implement project controls plans.
• Manage baseline budgets and expenditure.
• Accurately track project performance metrics.
• Develop strategies to realign project performance.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Time management

Education

Post-secondary degree in project management, finance or business

Job description

Overview

The Opportunity:

The Senior Project Control Analyst supports the execution of project activities, including Financial Management, project management, and monthly reporting. You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain a very high quality.

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.

#WeAreWSP

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams of Project Managers, Engineers, Planners, Designers and Contract Administrators, Sub-Consultants, and other staff as required;
• Implement and execute project controls plans to support contractual requirements on a portfolio of projects;
• Support baseline budgets and work breakdown structure to manage hours and expenditure;
• Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on a project to verify planned value, actual cost, earned value and schedule;
• Assess impacts for changes to baseline / estimates and new forecasted dates / performance;
• Timely identification, notification, resolution and recording of deviations from current plan, including items that have potential for future impact within project scope; Support monthly progress reporting, timely invoicing and forecast accruals
• Build out strategies on how to realign project performance and ensure we meet or exceed on project KPIs
• Convey an understanding of project evolution and serve as a preventative mechanism for unforeseen cost and schedule impacts;
• Implement and execute methods of effective progress measurement based on size and complexity of project;
• Manage the financial health of the project, including variance reporting for both schedule and cost.
• Attend meetings, as required and prepare and distribute agenda items, take meeting actions and track minutes for follow up items;
• Assist in preparing reporting packages to project and corporate management teams;
• Prepare project plans including, work breakdown structures, cost plan, quality plan, and change management plan.

Qualifications

• What you’ll bring to WSP:
• Post-secondary degree (project management, finance or business preferred);
• 7-12 years of relevant experience;
• Previous relevant experience in 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;
• Strong interpersonal skills as the role requires continuous interaction with team members.