Project Controls Specialist

WSP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join their team in Houston, TX. This hybrid role includes managing project schedules for energy projects, developing and updating schedules, and performing earned value analysis. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field and over 7 years of experience. The role demands strong communication skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams, offering an exciting opportunity in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in developing and managing project schedules.
• Civil infrastructure or energy/transmission distribution market experience.
• Experience supporting large mega projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for schedule management to support energy projects.
• Establish baseline schedule, analyze detailed execution schedules.
• Review and integrate contractor schedules into the program master schedule.
• Act as the lead to manage scheduling team for the project.

Skills

Project financial forecasting skills

Critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera

Effective reporting and communication skills

Change Order and Extension of Time analysis

Experience working with cross‑functional teams

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

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

• 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 a 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

• 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.