Senior Project Controls Analyst

WSP Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Project Controls Analyst in Vancouver, where you'll manage project activities including cost control and budget management. This role offers opportunities to work on diverse projects and a collaborative culture. Enjoy a flexible work policy and comprehensive benefits while contributing to impactful projects across Canada.

Benefits

Flexible Work Options

Comprehensive Benefits

Virtual Healthcare

Wellness Platform

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Project Controls.
• Ability to quickly identify and understand project issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage baseline budgets and work breakdown structures.
• Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on projects.
• Coordinate with Finance and ensure budgets are maintained.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Post-secondary diploma or degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Job description

The Opportunity:

Senior Project Controls Analyst for our Bridges, Highways & Roads (BHR West) group, to support the execution of project activities, including cost control, budget management, project management, and monthly reporting. As a member of the BHR West group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on a wide range of projects with different complexities.

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.

#WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here:

• Handle complex assignments requiring business acumen, leadership, and ingenuity;
• 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 subconsultants including proposals, agreements, invoices, schedules, and deliverables;
• Develop controls to ensure that client and corporate procedures are being adhered to, active in continuous improvement;
• Management of change process including proactively identifying potential variations; preparing change orders and maintaining change logs;
• Coordinate with Finance, communicate clear instructions to ensure budgets are correctly maintained in the system and invoicing is done accurately and in a timely manner;
• Monitor and report critical path and schedule performance of the total project, assist with project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine the criticality of the schedule;
• Attend internal and/client meetings as required and maintain communications with clients and project teams;
• Review and understand contract documents and agreements to be able to identify tasks/client requests that are within or out of scope.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Post-secondary diploma or degree (project management, finance or business preferred);
• 10+ years of relevant experience in Project Controls;
• Previous relevant experience in engineering or construction industry is an asset;
• Ability to quickly identify and understand project issues and opportunities and proactively provide options for solutions;
• 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;
• Knowledge in Planning/Scheduling is an asset;
• Earned Value Management (EVM) knowledge is an asset;
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Outlook;
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and/or MS Project skills is an asset;
• Ability to identify and solve project issues proactively;
• A team player who thrives on working with other successful, energetic people.

Compensation

Salary range (in British Colombia): $ 96,200 - $132,200

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 salary range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

• We value our people and our reputation
• We are locally dedicated with international scale
• We are future focused and challenge the status quo
• We foster collaboration in everything we do
• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

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.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to 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.

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