Power & Energy Cost Controls Specialist

WSP in the U.S.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Cost Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team supporting Power & Energy programs, including transmission line and substation capital projects.

This role is well suited for a cost controls professional with experience in forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and project cost reporting who enjoys working collaboratively with project managers, finance teams, schedulers, contractors, and clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent cost controls experience preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in cost controls or project controls on capital projects.
• Experience forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, cost reporting, and cash flow tracking.
• Experience with ERP/PMIS tools such as EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, e-Builder, Autodesk Construction Cloud.
• Knowledge of EVM, cost forecasting, and cost coding structures.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project cost control processes for transmission line, substation, and related Power & Energy projects.
• Prepare and maintain project budgets, forecasts, cash flows, cost reports, accruals, commitments, and financial projections to support accurate project performance tracking.
• Track actual costs, commitments, contingency, change orders, invoices, and cost coding to support timely and reliable project cost management.
• Perform cost variance analysis, trend analysis, and earned value management support, identifying cost risks and recommending corrective actions to project leadership.
• Use cost management and PMIS platforms such as EcoSys, Procore, Oracle, e-Builder, or similar systems to manage budgets, forecasts, commitments, change orders, invoices, and cost reports.
• Produce regular cost reports, budget variance summaries, forecast updates, and executive-level financial dashboards that clearly communicate project cost status, risks, and required decisions.
• Support change management, contractor progress tracking, invoice review, contingency management, and project close-out reporting from a cost controls perspective.

Skills

Forecasting

Budget tracking

Variance analysis

Earned value management

Cost reporting

Cost controls

Collaboration with PMs/Finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

EcoSys

Procore

Oracle

e-Builder

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

WSP is seeking a Cost Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team supporting Power & Energy programs, including transmission line and substation capital projects.

This role is well suited for a cost controls professional with experience in forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis, and project cost reporting who enjoys working collaboratively with project managers, finance teams, schedulers, contractors, and clients.