Project Controls Specialist

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Full Time

Location

Mississauga, ON

Job Description

WSP is seeking a Project Controls Specialist to join our team, located at our Mississauga office. Reporting to the Team Lead, Senior Project Controls, this position will be responsible for project cost management related tasks for various projects.

Responsibilities:

Work with multi - disciplinary teams of Project Managers, Engineers, Planners, Contract Administrators, Sub-Consultants, and other staff as required
Implement and execute project controls plans to support contractual requirements
Monitor project financials on a weekly basis as PFSR is released. Identify and address projects with accruals, WIP, WAR, margin erosion
Communicate with PMs to address these concerns, take necessary action i.e.. identify need for CO, forecast, re-baseline
Mediate any billing issues
Initiate billing if this has been neglected by Project Managers
Closing Projects
Provide ongoing assistance and education to PMs with respect to managing and maintaining healthy projects
Support baseline budgets and work breakdown structure to manage hours and expenditure
Maintain accurate reporting and tracking on a project to verify planned value, actual cost, earned value and schedule
Act as mentor to liaison to junior and intermediate team members
Assess impacts for changes to baseline / estimates and new forecasted dates / performance
Timely identification, notification, resolution and recording of deviations from current plan, including items that have potential for future impact within project scope
Build out strategies on how to realign project performance and ensure we meet or exceed on project KPIs
Convey an understanding of project evolution and serve as a preventative mechanism for unforeseen cost and schedule impacts
Implement and execute methods of effective progress measurement based on size and complexity of project
Manage the financial health of the project, including variance reporting for both schedule and cost
Attend meetings, as required, and prepare and distribute agenda items, take meeting minutes, and track minutes for follow up items
Prepare project plans including, work breakdown structures, scheduling, cost plan, quality plan, and change management plan
Coordinate with project accountant and project biller and provide clear instructions to ensure budgets are correctly maintained in the system and invoicing is done accurately and on time and all necessary backup documentation is provided to the client to avoid payment delays

Qualifications:

3-5 years of relevant experience to Project Controls.
Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems
Experience in a consulting engineering environment is required.
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, Power BI, and MS Project
Ability to quickly identify and understand project issues and opportunities and proactively provide options for solutions
Ability to multitask, set priorities, and accommodate multiple requests from various sources in any given day
A team player who thrives on working with other successful, energetic people
An excellent communicator, with strong verbal, written and presentation skills

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

About WSP Canada

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international expertise. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, landscape architects and urban designers, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Buildings, Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment, Geomatics, Energy, Resources, and Industrial sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With over 8,000 talented people across Canada, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for generations to come.