Project Controls Manager

WSP in the U.S.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Manager to oversee and direct Program Controls for large transportation programs. This role can sit in Vancouver, OR, Seattle, WA, or San Francisco, CA.

You will manage cost/schedule data, develop the integrated master schedule and risk register, and provide monthly reporting to executive leadership.

Candidates should have 10+ years in financial controls for large projects, PMP preferred, and strong EVM and PMIS experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in financial controls, finance/accounting, and scheduling on large-scale transportation and infrastructure programs, including leadership of a professional team.
• Project management experience; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost/schedule risk assessment, and integrated master scheduling.
• Familiarity with state DOT programming processes (STIP, legislative capital requests, transportation improvement programs) is a plus.
• Proficiency with Reporting & BI Tools: Power BI, Excel, Word, Outlook/PowerPoint.
• PMIS/Scheduling: PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Primavera P6, Oracle EBS, Procore, Kahua) and MS Project or similar.
• Leadership: ability to direct multidisciplinary teams across cost engineering, scheduling, risk management, document control, and data/technology.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for presenting integrated cost/schedule narratives to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct program controls for large transportation programs, guiding adherence to executive objectives.
• Coordinate across multiple projects within the program, managing cost engineering, risk management, and planning activities.
• Develop the integrated master schedule, risk register, and spend forecast aligned with contract and program milestones.
• Lead cost and schedule risk assessments and translate capital estimates into state processes and DOT requests.
• Interpret cost reports and trends to assess delivery implications at the contract level.
• Maintain program and project risk registers, performing trend analysis and mitigation planning.
• Evaluate change events and cost impacts with commercial teams; ensure forecasts and narratives meet standards.
• Lead development of monthly program reporting with cost and schedule narratives for leadership.
• Collaborate with Technology on data management and WSP-PMIS modules for change management and cost control.
• Serve as SME to senior management on schedule management, EVM, tools, and best practices.

Skills

Earned value management

Cost/schedule risk assessment

Integrated master scheduling

Leadership

Analytical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

e-Builder

Primavera P6

Oracle EBS

Procore

Kahua

Microsoft Project

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Manager to oversee and direct Program Controls for large transportation programs. This individual can sit in either Vancouver, OR, Seattle, WA , or San Francisco, CA.

Job Description

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Manager to oversee and direct Program Controls for large transportation programs. This individual can sit in either Vancouver, OR, Seattle, WA , or San Francisco, CA.

Your Impact

• Oversee and direct program controls for large transportation programs, 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 and support translation of capital cost estimates into state STIPs, legislative requests, and other DOT programming 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.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in financial controls, finance/accounting, and scheduling on large-scale transportation and infrastructure programs, including experience leading a team of professionals.
• Project management experience required; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost/schedule risk assessment, and integrated master scheduling.
• Familiarity with state DOT programming processes (STIP, legislative capital requests, transportation improvement programs) is a plus.
• Reporting & BI Tools: Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• PMIS/Scheduling: Experience with PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Primavera P6, Oracle EBS, Procore, Kahua) and Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software.
• Leadership: Proven ability to direct multidisciplinary teams across cost engineering, scheduling, risk management, document control, and data/technology functions.
• Outstanding analytical and communication skills, with the ability to present integrated cost and schedule narratives clearly to program and executive leadership.

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $185,000-205,000/yr

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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