Senior Project Controls Manager - Power & Energy Programs

WSP USA; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible workplace

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead finance, scheduling, and document controls across power delivery programs, including transmission and substation projects, with a multidisciplinary team. You will develop schedules, manage EVM, prepare budgets and forecasts, build Power BI dashboards, and oversee PMIS systems while coordinating with client finance, treasury, and internal audit.

This role offers a path to influence executive decisions and deliver robust project controls across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• 10+ years’ experience in project controls, financial controls, finance/accounting, scheduling, or related functions on capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight of finance, schedule, and document controls across transmission, substation, and related power delivery programs, leading a multidisciplinary team of cost analysts, schedulers, risk managers, and document control specialists.
• Create and maintain program/project schedules; review, monitor, and control contractor and consultant schedules, identifying cost and scheduling issues and recommending resolutions to the Program Manager.
• Develop and implement project controls processes, including change management, cost/schedule standardization, and reporting across enterprise initiatives.
• Prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, financial models, and other financial projections; oversee project accounting and earned value management (EVM) practices.
• Develop advanced Power BI dashboards and analytics tools to provide leadership and clients with actionable insights for decision-making.
• Administer a Cost Management System (e.g., EcoSys, Procore, or similar PMIS); track acquisition packages for reimbursement and oversee invoice review and processing.
• Develop regular progress reports for the Program Manager and PMO, and demonstrate professional acumen in executive-level settings, including memos, briefings, and client deliverables.
• Provide oversight of vendor selection, contractor progress, change orders, punch list completion, and project close-out; collaborate in contract review and negotiation for regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with client Finance & Budget, Treasury, and Internal Audit functions, and support renewable energy/utility compliance efforts (RFPs, proposal evaluation, regulatory filings).
• Supervise and develop project controls staff, improving reporting accuracy and system utilization across Oracle, Primavera P6, Procore, and related platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Project controls

EVM

Scheduling

Cost accounting

Power & energy experience

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle EBS

Procore

Power BI

Maximo

Job description

WSP USA seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead finance, scheduling, and document controls across power delivery programs, including transmission and substation projects, with a multidisciplinary team. You will develop schedules, manage EVM, prepare budgets and forecasts, build Power BI dashboards, and oversee PMIS systems while coordinating with client finance, treasury, and internal audit.

This role offers a path to influence executive decisions and deliver robust project controls across