Hybrid Project Controls Specialist – Scheduling & Cost Lead

WSP; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. This role can be based in either St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, or Fort Mill, and is a hybrid role.

The position focuses on managing schedules for Power and Energy projects, establishing baselines, resource loading, and integrating contractor schedules into the master schedule. You will lead monthly schedule reviews, analyze progress, and perform time impact analyses to support schedule recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years in developing and managing project schedules.
• Experienced with critical path method analysis using Primavera.
• Strong project financial forecasting skills.
• Change Order and Extension of Time analysis.
• Experience with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in large, challenging client programs.
• Excellent reporting and communication skills.
• Construction management experience.
• Team player with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain project schedules and baselines.
• Establish baselines: durations, critical path, resources, costs.
• Load resources and costs into the schedule.
• Integrate contractor schedules into the master schedule.
• Facilitate monthly schedule review meetings with the client team.
• Conduct bi-weekly schedule update calls with discipline leads.
• Develop monthly project progress.
• Review subcontractor schedules and monitor performance.
• Manage schedule changes.
• Perform time impact analyses to determine delays and recovery actions.

Skills

Schedule management

CPM analysis

Primavera

Forecasting

Change orders

Cross-functional teams

Client programs

Reporting

Documentation

Construction management

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. This role can be based in either St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, or Fort Mill, and is a hybrid role.

The position focuses on managing schedules for Power and Energy projects, establishing baselines, resource loading, and integrating contractor schedules into the master schedule. You will lead monthly schedule reviews, analyze progress, and perform time impact analyses to support schedule recovery.