Program Controls Lead – Large Infrastructure Programs

WSP in the U.S.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Project Controls Manager to oversee and direct Program Controls for a large, multi-modal, bi-state program. This role can sit in Vancouver or Seattle, WA.

You will develop schedules, risk registers, and forecasts; manage cost and schedule risk assessments; coordinate with commercial teams; and present to program and executive leadership. Experience with EVM, PMIS, and BI tools is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in financial controls, finance/accounting, and scheduling on large-scale capital programs.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct program controls for a large, multi-modal, bi-state program, providing guidance to ensure adherence to strategic objectives set by executive leadership.
• Spearhead coordination across multiple projects within the program, managing cost engineering, cost estimating, cost analysis/control, risk management, document control, data/technology, and planning/scheduling activities.
• Develop the integrated master schedule, master risk register, and spend forecast using standard tools, ensuring alignment between contract-level schedules and program-level milestones, constraints, and interfaces.
• Lead cost and schedule risk assessment efforts for the program (e.g., CEVP, CSRA, FTA OP40), and support translation of capital cost estimates into state STIPs, legislative requests, and other DOT processes.
• Interpret cost reports, forecasts, and trends at the contract package level, analyzing budget movements, emerging trends, and potential cost exposure to assess delivery implications.
• Maintain and interpret program- and project-level risk registers, identifying emerging risks through trend analysis and supporting mitigation planning, contingency tracking, and confidence assessments.
• Assist with evaluation of change events and cost impacts in coordination with commercial teams; apply project controls quality standards and perform consistency/assurance checks across forecasts, schedules, risk logs, and reporting narratives.
• Lead development of monthly program reporting, delivering integrated cost and schedule narratives and presentations to program and executive leadership.
• Partner with the Technology team on data management strategy and on development/implementation of WSP-PMIS modules for change management, document control, risk management, and cost control.
• Serve as subject matter expert to senior management on schedule management, earned value management, tools, techniques, and industry best practices, preparing and delivering related reports and presentations.

Skills

Earned value management (EVM)

Cost engineering

Scheduling

Leadership

Risk management

Power BI

Microsoft Project

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

e-Builder

Oracle EBS

Primavera P6

Procore

Job description

WSP seeks a Project Controls Manager to oversee and direct Program Controls for a large, multi-modal, bi-state program. This role can sit in Vancouver or Seattle, WA.

You will develop schedules, risk registers, and forecasts; manage cost and schedule risk assessments; coordinate with commercial teams; and present to program and executive leadership. Experience with EVM, PMIS, and BI tools is required.