Project Controls Specialist

WSP Global Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Houston, TX is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team in a hybrid role.

The position focuses on managing project schedules for energy projects, establishing baselines, updating execution schedules, and integrating contractor schedules into the master plan. The role requires 7+ years of experience with CPM analysis (Primavera), earned value reporting, and strong cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in developing and managing project schedules.
• Civil infrastructure or energy/transmission distribution market experience.
• Experience supporting large mega projects
• Experienced with critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
• Project financial forecasting skills.
• Change Order and Extension of Time analysis.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working within large and challenging client programs with one or more project teams.
• Effective reporting and communication skills.
• Experience in preparing project reports and documentation.
• Building construction and or project management experience
• Team player and Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Responsible for schedule management to support energy projects.
• Establish baseline schedule: durations, critical path, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, resource histograms.
• Responsible for updating and analyzing detailed execution schedules for major programs.
• On monthly basis, review and integrate contractor schedules into the program master schedule
• Act as the lead to manage scheduling team for the project
• Organize and chair monthly schedule review meeting with client team
• Chair bi-weekly schedule update calls with different discipline leads
• Develop and update project progress monthly.
• Review subcontractor’s schedules and monitor their performance.
• Perform Earned Value analysis reports
• Schedule Change Management.
• Perform time impact analyses (TIA) to determine the extent of the impacts of potential delays and provide recommendations for schedule recovery.
• Assess and provide recommendations to resolve scope changes or delays to the Project Team and Executive Management.

Skills

Schedule management

Critical path method

Earned Value

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

This Opportunity

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team in Houston, TX. This is a hybrid role.

Your Impact

Job Duties:

• Responsible for schedule management to support energy projects.
• Establish baseline schedule: durations, critical path, logic, resources, costs, cost curves, resource histograms.
• Responsible for updating and analyzing detailed execution schedules for major programs.
• On monthly basis, review and integrate contractor schedules into the program master schedule
• Act as the lead to manage scheduling team for the project
• Organize and chair monthly schedule review meeting with client team
• Chair bi-weekly schedule update calls with different discipline leads
• Develop and update project progress monthly.
• Review subcontractor’s schedules and monitor their performance.
• Perform Earned Value analysis reports
• Schedule Change Management.
• Perform time impact analyses (TIA) to determine the extent of the impacts of potential delays and provide recommendations for schedule recovery.
• Assess and provide recommendations to resolve scope changes or delays to the Project Team and Executive Management.

Who You Are

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in developing and managing project schedules.
• Civil infrastructure or energy/transmission distribution market experience.
• Experience supporting large mega projects
• Experienced with critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
• Project financial forecasting skills.
• Change Order and Extension of Time analysis.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working within large and challenging client programs with one or more project teams.
• Effective reporting and communication skills.
• Experience in preparing project reports and documentation.
• Building construction and or project management experience
• Team player and Strong communication skills

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