Project Controls Specialist

WSP in the U.S.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. This role sits in Texas, Utah, Tennessee, or Nevada and focuses on cost controls, scheduling, and EVM for large-scale capital projects.

You will build and maintain schedules, track costs, manage PMIS platforms, and generate Power BI dashboards with accurate data for project managers and PMO. Join a leading engineering firm that values analytical rigor, clear communication, and cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in cost controls and scheduling on large-scale capital projects.
• Strong working knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost forecasting, and schedule management practices.
• PMIS platforms such as e-Builder, Procore, or Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Familiarity with Power BI and data reporting concepts sufficient to collaborate with reporting/BI teams and ensure accurate data integration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain program/project schedules; monitor contractor and consultant schedules, identifying cost and scheduling issues and recommending resolutions to the Program Manager.
• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections; support earned value management (EVM) tracking and reporting.
• Track and control project costs, including change management, cost coding, commitments, and accruals across active projects.
• Monitor schedule performance, critical path changes, and float, coordinating with contractors and consultants to resolve variances.
• Administer cost management/PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Procore, or similar); track acquisition packages for reimbursement and support invoice review and processing.
• Produce regular cost and schedule progress reports for the Program Manager and PMO, ensuring data feeding into Power BI dashboards is accurate and up to date.
• Support integration of cost and schedule data with Power BI reporting tools, coordinating with reporting/BI staff to ensure dashboards reflect current project data.
• Support vendor selection, contractor progress tracking, change order management, and project close-out reporting.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Cost forecasting

Schedule management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

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

Tools

e-Builder

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team. This individual can sit in our WSP locations in either Texas, Utah, Tennessee, or Nevada.

Your Impact

• Build and maintain program/project schedules; monitor contractor and consultant schedules, identifying cost and scheduling issues and recommending resolutions to the Program Manager.


• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections; support earned value management (EVM) tracking and reporting.


• Track and control project costs, including change management, cost coding, commitments, and accruals across active projects.


• Monitor schedule performance, critical path changes, and float, coordinating with contractors and consultants to resolve variances.


• Administer cost management/PMIS platforms (e.g., e-Builder, Procore, or similar); track acquisition packages for reimbursement and support invoice review and processing.


• Produce regular cost and schedule progress reports for the Program Manager and PMO, ensuring data feeding into Power BI dashboards is accurate and up to date.


• Support integration of cost and schedule data with Power BI reporting tools, coordinating with reporting/BI staff to ensure dashboards reflect current project data.


• Support vendor selection, contractor progress tracking, change order management, and project close-out reporting.

Who You Are

• Minimum Requirements:


• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent.


• 7+ years of experience in cost controls and scheduling on large-scale capital projects.


• Strong working knowledge of earned value management (EVM), cost forecasting, and schedule management practices.


• PMIS/Scheduling: Experience with PMIS platforms such as e-Builder, Procore, or Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.


• Familiarity with Power BI and data reporting concepts sufficient to collaborate with reporting/BI teams and ensure accurate data integration.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate cost and schedule data into clear updates for project teams and stakeholders.

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.


• WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $130,000-159,000/yr

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.

www.wsp.com

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

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