Cost Controls Specialist

WSP • South Jordan, UT

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

WSP is seeking a Cost Controls Specialist to join their Project Controls team. This individual can sit in our WSP locations in either South Jordan UT or Reno NV. This role involves maintaining the project’s cost management system, tracking commitments, incurred costs, actuals, and accruals against the control budget. The specialist will process budget transfers and approved changes, maintain the contingency drawdown log, and prepare monthly cost reports with variance analysis. They will also develop and maintain cost forecasts, ensure cost data integration with schedule and reporting dashboards, and support month-end close processes. Collaboration with schedulers and project leadership on earned value management (EVM) is a key aspect of this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or a related field or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of cost controls experience on large-scale mining, heavy civil, or EPCM projects.
• Demonstrated experience tracking commitments, accruals, and forecasts using structured cost management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for cost modeling and variance analysis.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Oracle Primavera Unifier, Procore, e-Builder, or similar cost management systems.
• Strong understanding of invoice validation processes, purchase order management, and contract cost structures.
• Experience with earned value management (EVM) methodologies and integration of cost data with scheduling systems.
• Highly detail-oriented with a strong commitment to data accuracy and auditability.

Nice To Haves

• AACE CCP/CEP or equivalent certification is a plus.
• Experience with Power BI or equivalent reporting tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the project’s cost management system, tracking commitments, incurred costs, actuals, and accruals against the control budget.
• Process budget transfers and approved changes, ensuring timely and accurate updates to the cost baseline.
• Maintain the contingency drawdown log and support contingency management reporting.
• Validate invoices and vendor cost data against purchase orders and contracts prior to approval.
• Prepare monthly cost reports with variance analysis at the work package and project level.
• Develop and maintain cost forecasts in coordination with discipline leads and support estimate-at-completion (EAC) reviews.
• Ensure cost data is correctly coded and structured to integrate cleanly with the schedule and project reporting dashboards.
• Support timely month-end close processes, ensuring cost data accuracy and auditability.
• Collaborate with the scheduler and project leadership to align cost and schedule performance metrics under an earned value management (EVM) framework.

Benefits

• Coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life
• Retirement savings
• Paid sick leave
• Paid vacation (or other personal time)
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level