Senior Project Controls Specialist — EVM, Scheduling & BI

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

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