Senior Project Controls Specialist - Cost & Schedule

WSP USA; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA in Columbus, OH is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. You will build and maintain program and project schedules, monitor contractor schedules, and support earned value management (EVM) to keep projects on time and on budget.

You will prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections, track costs and variances, and administer PMIS platforms such as e-Builder and Procore.

Qualifications

• 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 EVM, cost forecasting, and schedule management practices.
• PMIS/Scheduling: experience with PMIS platforms such as e-Builder, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Familiarity with Power BI and data reporting concepts to collaborate with reporting/BI teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and multi-priority management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for updates to project teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain program and project schedules; monitor contractor 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 Autodesk Construction Cloud); 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

Cost controls

Scheduling

Earned value management

Power BI familiarity

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

e-Builder

Procore

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

WSP USA in Columbus, OH is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our Project Controls team. You will build and maintain program and project schedules, monitor contractor schedules, and support earned value management (EVM) to keep projects on time and on budget.

You will prepare cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and financial projections, track costs and variances, and administer PMIS platforms such as e-Builder and Procore.